Yes, they were interesting, too. I thin it was the density of the plot and characters as well as the setting that made the Frank Herbert books the best of the series. Herber&Anderson just didn’t have the flare for mixing all the element as well as Frank. Although, they did keep the sectioning of the themes at the same level as Frank did. Humm …. It has been long enough since I read them—are the Honored Matres Frank’s or Herbert&Anderson’s. Having a tough time remembering, I should probably look at the books, themselves.