Read: 2008With Paul supposedly dead, his children, the twins Leto II and Ghanima, are left under the regency of Alia who is suspected to have become an Abomination. The Empire has come under attack from a mysterious blind Preacher who some suspect may be Muad'Dib. With Dune becoming green and the worms dying, with a multiple of forces trying to shape Leto and Ghanima to their own desires, the children must find a way to work with their inner voices and find a future of their own.
I liked this book, but not as much as the first two in the Dune series. I felt that it turned the series in a new direction (which makes sense since it's all about Leto trying to change the path his father had started). I also found it far more confusing in parts than the first two, though this might have been because I read it on and off over a few months.
All in all, I did enjoy it and I'll definitely continue reading the series.
Other books in the Dune series:
- Dune
- Dune Messiah
- Children of Dune
- God Emperor of Dune
- Heretics of Dune
- Chapterhouse: Dune
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ReplyDeleteThe series goes massively downhill after this one -- sadly.... The God Emperor of Dune is the worst of the bunch -- virtually unreadable...
ReplyDeleteI'm glad to read you write that! I finished God Emperor somewhat recently and I've been putting off reading the next because it was so very "meh." But if that's the worst, it makes me feel better about continuing.
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The final installment is the best of the sequels...
ReplyDeleteHave you read any of Herbert's non-Dune works? I've read perhaps 6 non-Dune novels and none of them really stay in my mind -- argh, somewhat of a one hit wonder I guess.
I haven't, no. I'd heard good things about Hellstrom's Hive and thought about giving that a try - is it not worth it?
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