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The only books i read from Kevin J. Anderson were the dune jihad prequels which he wrote together with herbert. these were first entertaining (butlerian jihad), then boring (machine crusade) and at last become total crap (battle for corin).
Win 6 Books from Kevin J. Anderson's "The Saga of Seven Suns" Series 2007
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The last three books however (Butlerian Jihad, Machine Crusade, Battle for Corrin) did try to tell a new story, that of the butlerian jihad.
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I am a butlerian jihadist of sorts, and believe that people will not tolerate technology they believe to be fundamentally immoral.
Ethical Technology IEET 2010
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"the coming war with sentient machines is such a science fiction trope that the question no longer seems to be whether computers will ever vie with humanity for control of the planet's resources, but whether the conflict will have a matrix/terminator 'we're doomed' feel to it, or a slightly more optimistic 'whew that was close! we'd better ban machines that can think' feel of herbert's butlerian jihad."
mordicai: crown me king! mordicai 2003
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It’s where I was working when … It’s gold,” I finished weakly, to his well-hidden, butlerian amusement.
A Letter of Mary King, Laurie R. 1996
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It’s where I was working when … It’s gold,” I finished weakly, to his well-hidden, butlerian amusement.
A Letter of Mary King, Laurie R. 1996
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