Dune: The Duke of Caladan
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Summary
A legend begins in Dune: The Duke of Caladan， first in The Caladan Trilogy by New York Times bestselling authors Brian Herbert and Kevin J。 Anderson。
Leto Atreides， Duke of Caladan and father of the Muad’Dib。 While all know of his fall and the rise of his son， little is known about the quiet ruler of Caladan and his partner Jessica。 Or how a Duke of an inconsequential planet earned an emperor’s favor， the ire of House Harkonnen， and set himself on a collision course with his own death。 This is the story。
Through patience and loyalty， Leto serves the Golden Lion Throne。 Where others scheme， the Duke of Caladan acts。 But Leto’s powerful enemies are starting to feel that he is rising beyond his station， and House Atreides rises too high。 With unseen enemies circling， Leto must decide if the twin burdens of duty and honor are worth the price of his life， family， and love。
Leto Atreides， Duke of Caladan and father of the Muad’Dib。 While all know of his fall and the rise of his son， little is known about the quiet ruler of Caladan and his partner Jessica。 Or how a Duke of an inconsequential planet earned an emperor’s favor， the ire of House Harkonnen， and set himself on a collision course with his own death。 This is the story。
Through patience and loyalty， Leto serves the Golden Lion Throne。 Where others scheme， the Duke of Caladan acts。 But Leto’s powerful enemies are starting to feel that he is rising beyond his station， and House Atreides rises too high。 With unseen enemies circling， Leto must decide if the twin burdens of duty and honor are worth the price of his life， family， and love。
Reviews
Dianna Neilsen
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was good
PrestonCreed
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If the act of paint drying were translated into words， this would be it。
Angela
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。。。first time I found a Dune novel boring and pointless。。。
Romulus
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Nie jestem obeznany z twórczością obydwu panów。 Po tej powieści jestem niemal pewien， że monetyzują klasykę。 Co nie jest niczym złym co do zasady。 Szkoda， że robią to tak słabo。 Chodzi mi głownie o bohaterów。 Są strasznie prości i wymęczeni。 O księciu Leto dowiadujemy się wszystkiego już na początku。 Że szlachetny， dobry i mądry。 Aczkolwiek na koniec wychodzi także na to， że - wbrew intencjom autorów - także bucowaty。 Z kolei Paul to większy badass niż w „Diunie”。 Jessica może jako jedyna wypada Nie jestem obeznany z twórczością obydwu panów。 Po tej powieści jestem niemal pewien， że monetyzują klasykę。 Co nie jest niczym złym co do zasady。 Szkoda， że robią to tak słabo。 Chodzi mi głownie o bohaterów。 Są strasznie prości i wymęczeni。 O księciu Leto dowiadujemy się wszystkiego już na początku。 Że szlachetny， dobry i mądry。 Aczkolwiek na koniec wychodzi także na to， że - wbrew intencjom autorów - także bucowaty。 Z kolei Paul to większy badass niż w „Diunie”。 Jessica może jako jedyna wypada nieźle。 Ale nie będę się o to spierał。 Generalnie， wszystko tu jest papierowe。 O tym， że Bene Gesserit mają tajemnicze plany i pociągają za sznurki nie trzeba chyba za często przekonywać？ Zresztą， tak jest ze wszystkim。 Dużo tu obwieszczania i wykładania czytelnikom na stół， żeby sami nie musieli główkować。 Żadnej tajemnicy， która rozpaliłaby na dłużej wyobraźnię。 Pod koniec dopiero， ale to oczywiste， skoro to pierwsza część trylogii i musi być jakieś „wyjście” na ciąg dalszy。 Tylko nie wiem po co。 Ta trylogia to bezpośredni prequel „Diuny” i czegokolwiek autorzy by nie wymyślili i tak wiadomo， do którego miejsca to wszystko doprowadzi。 I najgorsze， że nic nie zapowiada， aby to mogło jakoś zaciekawić。 Generalnie， to powieść dla wyjątkowych fanatyków oryginalnej „Diuny”。 Ja do nich nie należę。 。。。more
Lyn
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I think Boz Scaggs may have been a Frank Herbert / Dune fan:Leto missed the boat that dayHe left the shackBut that was all he missedAnd he ain't comin backAt a tombstone barIn a jukejoint carHe made a stopJust long enoughTo grab a handle off the topNext stop Chi townLeto put the money down let em rollHe said one more job ought to get itOne last shot 'fore we quit itOne for the roadLeto。。 woah oh oh ohHe's for the moneyHe's for the showLeto's waiting for the goAnyway。We come to Brian and Kevin’s I think Boz Scaggs may have been a Frank Herbert / Dune fan:Leto missed the boat that dayHe left the shackBut that was all he missedAnd he ain't comin backAt a tombstone barIn a jukejoint carHe made a stopJust long enoughTo grab a handle off the topNext stop Chi townLeto put the money down let em rollHe said one more job ought to get itOne last shot 'fore we quit itOne for the roadLeto。。 woah oh oh ohHe's for the moneyHe's for the showLeto's waiting for the goAnyway。We come to Brian and Kevin’s latest Dune novel， Duke of Caladan， which takes place immediately before the events of Frank’s original。 This is the first in a trilogy and I really think that as we turn the page on the third book here， The Heir of Caladan due out in 2022， we will be able to open up Frank’s 1965 masterpiece and keep going。I very much liked the last trilogy， the Schools of Dune， which takes place 10，000 years before this setting and was epic in scale and very well written。This one … eh … not bad， but a little low on originality。 While this does spend time with Leto and Jessica on Caladan and provides more backstory， especially about the year or two preceding Dune， it was somewhat thin。Actually， noteworthy was that this took a darker tone。 Fans of the various fantasy operas have always known that the Dune Universe is darker and more mature than the others。 Brian and Kevin up the ante here and get downright murky as some nefarious plots are planned， executed and investigated。Did I like it？ Yes。 It’s Dune， I’m gonna like it and I’ll read the next two as well。 They’re too good not to read and I am thoroughly invested。On to The Lady of Caladan。 。。。more
Daniel
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Good intro to the pre-Arrakis scenery
Tara D'Acci
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 This is the only book in the series that I’ve read and I randomly picked it up while browsing the library shelves。 It was written in such a way that you wouldn’t have to have read all of the other books to enjoy it。 Although， I do think having seen and enjoyed the movie may have made me somewhat bias。 I really liked learning more about Imperium politics and what leads the Duke to eventually be stationed on Arrakis。 I also liked the pace and how it was written from many perspectives。 Now I guess This is the only book in the series that I’ve read and I randomly picked it up while browsing the library shelves。 It was written in such a way that you wouldn’t have to have read all of the other books to enjoy it。 Although， I do think having seen and enjoyed the movie may have made me somewhat bias。 I really liked learning more about Imperium politics and what leads the Duke to eventually be stationed on Arrakis。 I also liked the pace and how it was written from many perspectives。 Now I guess I have to read The Lady of Caladan。 。。。more
Sal Villarreal
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Thrilling addition the Dune Series。
Bravebook
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"Książę Kaladanu" to powieść zdominowana przez politykę i rozterki głównych bohaterów， które również o politykę się ocierają。 Zagrywki polityczne bywają wyrachowane i bezwzględne， a tkane intrygi są wciągające。 Akcja jest przez to mało dynamiczna， ale i tak potrafi dostarczyć emocji。 Mamy tutaj mnóstwo różnych powiązań， skutków pewnych decyzji， działań poszczególnych bohaterów， które mają na siebie wzajemny wpływ。 Wiele osób obawia się sci-fi przez wzgląd na dużo terminów związanych z technologi "Książę Kaladanu" to powieść zdominowana przez politykę i rozterki głównych bohaterów， które również o politykę się ocierają。 Zagrywki polityczne bywają wyrachowane i bezwzględne， a tkane intrygi są wciągające。 Akcja jest przez to mało dynamiczna， ale i tak potrafi dostarczyć emocji。 Mamy tutaj mnóstwo różnych powiązań， skutków pewnych decyzji， działań poszczególnych bohaterów， które mają na siebie wzajemny wpływ。 Wiele osób obawia się sci-fi przez wzgląd na dużo terminów związanych z technologią i niezrozumiałymi opisami， jednak w przypadku tej książki nie ma się czego bać。 Elementy sci-fi są bardzo delikatne i w dobrym guście， więc moim zdaniem jest to książka dla tych， którzy trochę boją się tego gatunku， bo tutaj mogą zostać w niego gładko wprowadzeni。Książę Kaladanu - Leto Atryda， to bohater， którego łatwo polubić， jest szlachetny i bardzo dba o swoich poddanych oraz bliskich。 Nie jest zbyt ambitny， stara się być ugodowy i żyje sobie bezpiecznie na swoim Kaladanie。 Pozostałe postaci również można szybko polubić， a ich kreacje są bardzo dobre。 Przede wszystkim czuć， że bohaterowie są po prostu ludzcy。 Mają swoją głębię， wady i zalety， przeżywają różne rozterki， popełniają błędy， jedni pożądają władzy， a inni czegoś zupełnie innego。 Ja wczułam się w przeżycia postaci z tej powieści i sprawiły one na mnie wrażenie wiarygodnych ludzi。Podczas lektury "Księcia Kaladanu" śledzimy losy kilku postaci i tych głównych możemy poznać całkiem dobrze。 Realia uczciwego władcy planety， członkini zgromadzenia Bene Gesserit， prawej ręki Imperatora， przywódczyni dużej organizacji， nie do końca prawowitego dziedzica planety czy władcy， który chce trochę zarobić na boku zostały bardzo dobrze nakreślone。 Czytelnik może poznać konkretne role， przywileje i obowiązki z nimi związane， a dzięki temu wszystkiemu lepiej się wczuć w uniwersum Diuny。 Nie wszystko zostało napisane wprost， wiele informacji można wyciągnąć po prostu z opisywanych sytuacji czy wydarzeń， a to jest najlepszy sposób na poznanie danych postaci czy wykreowanego świata。Styl autorów bardzo mi się spodobał， jest piękny i cały czas czułam， że stoi po prostu na wysokim poziomie。 Sposób opisywania różnych spraw czy sytuacji nadawał powieści poważniejszego charakteru， wyrafinowania。 Nie jest to lekki i prosty styl wyjęty z jakiejś młodzieżówki。 Jest naprawdę bardzo dobry i dzięki temu książkę czytało mi się wyśmienicie。 Osoba， która od "Księcia Kaladanu" chciałaby zacząć przygodę z tym uniwersum myślę， że może to zrobić i bez problemu zrozumie fabułę， a pewne sprawy， jak specyfika Arrakis czy pozyskiwania przyprawy po prostu nadrobi podczas lektury Diuny。 Ale jeśli ktoś już czytał "Diunę" to będzie mógł pełniej doświadczyć uniwersum i światów występujących w tej książce。"Książę Kaladanu" to powieść， którą przeczytałam z prawdziwą przyjemnością。 Jej tempo akcji nie jest dynamiczne， bowiem fabuła poświęcona jest polityce。 Jednak przepiękny styl （trzeba to podkreślić， bo dla mnie była to literacka uczta）， kreacje bohaterów z głębią， przedstawienie różnych i ciekawych perspektyw w tym interesującym uniwersum sprawiło， że całość była dla mnie wyjątkową i miłą lekturą。 。。。more
Don
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Yet another tale of the seemingly endless Dune saga。
Tonia Parker
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Plans within plansThe authors continue to do a good job of remaining faithful to the original work of Brian Herbert's father， Frank Herbert。 The story has a lot of moving parts and largely sets up the plots to continue in the next book of the trilogy。 I'm curious to see where it goes next。 Plans within plansThe authors continue to do a good job of remaining faithful to the original work of Brian Herbert's father， Frank Herbert。 The story has a lot of moving parts and largely sets up the plots to continue in the next book of the trilogy。 I'm curious to see where it goes next。 。。。more
Bob
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Prequel Did Not DissapointA found this to be an enjoyable read。 The characters are consistent with "Dune" and this books adds dimension to both the characters。 It also paints and even more complex political situation than In "Dune" I will read the next in the trilogy as well。 Prequel Did Not DissapointA found this to be an enjoyable read。 The characters are consistent with "Dune" and this books adds dimension to both the characters。 It also paints and even more complex political situation than In "Dune" I will read the next in the trilogy as well。 。。。more
Jan Franek
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Truly an epic tale combining the beauty of Game of thrones aristocratic machinations， feudalism and plotting with endless diversity of Star Wars many many worlds。 While the technology not way out of hand。 What is out of hand tho is CHOAM， one corporation with monopoly on almsot everything there is。 Looking forward to read more。Note 1 : Why cant I stop comparing Leto Atreides to Ned Stark？？ （please dont die yet you gotta get back to Jessica）Note 2 : Bene Gesserit is the most unique thing， never h Truly an epic tale combining the beauty of Game of thrones aristocratic machinations， feudalism and plotting with endless diversity of Star Wars many many worlds。 While the technology not way out of hand。 What is out of hand tho is CHOAM， one corporation with monopoly on almsot everything there is。 Looking forward to read more。Note 1 : Why cant I stop comparing Leto Atreides to Ned Stark？？ （please dont die yet you gotta get back to Jessica）Note 2 : Bene Gesserit is the most unique thing， never heard of anything similar。 Cool 。。。more
Bob Pitman
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The book is OK as a story， theres nothing much to add to Duke Letos already known character （from Dune）。 Duncan Idaho gets a lot of the text， theres some interesting sight of the Atriedes military during the action section of the book。。。 I'm not sure what the Butlerian prescritptions of computer intelligence would affect it but its hard to credit that a spacefaring civilisation thats been living on Caladan for millenia didnt put a satelite up to survey and map the planet fairly soon after arrivi The book is OK as a story， theres nothing much to add to Duke Letos already known character （from Dune）。 Duncan Idaho gets a lot of the text， theres some interesting sight of the Atriedes military during the action section of the book。。。 I'm not sure what the Butlerian prescritptions of computer intelligence would affect it but its hard to credit that a spacefaring civilisation thats been living on Caladan for millenia didnt put a satelite up to survey and map the planet fairly soon after arriving！For all that I read it and it wasnt bad*。 It was interesting to see the set up moving towards the Atreides taking over Dune from the Harkonnens。 Paul， Leto， Jessica， Gurney and Duncan are all there but we dont really learn anything new about them。 Letos honourable， jessica loves Leto， Paul is a bit special as the product of the BG breeding program， beyond that its a story leading to the main event。I dont think they got the Bene Gesserit right， fear is everywhere in the sisterhood and the first thing I remember about jessica and Paul was the sisterhoods teaching of the Litany Against Fear which none of them seem to be practicing （although it was mentioned）。CHOAM gets a lttle more coverage through the story of Malina Aru and her son which is interesting。*Except for one word near the beginning， its stuck in my head， it sticks out from the whole of the Dune series like a sore thumb， a beacon screaming "NOT A DUNE UNIVERSE WORD"。 That word is "Posh"。 Its so out of universe and it plagued me every time I opened the book， just knowing that word was in there。 I cant even remember whether it was a character that said it or a descriptive passage but it has no business in the Dune Universe。 。。。more
Melanie
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A good lead up to the events that will event unfold in Dune… still a bit shocked by the ending。 Can’t wait to read the next two in the series。
David Burkam
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I always welcome any opportunity to return to the Dune universe。 These books may not be great literature， amorality is widespread， and redemption is rare （the evil revel in their brutal violence while the good stoop to evil to further their righteous causes）， but the plots are always fast-paced。 Everyone and everything is firmly rooted in manipulation。
George C。 Kerr
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Dune continuesI have read all of dune so far and am very happy it's being continued。 No one can touch upon the Seminole work of frank but the continued series are great in my mind and I think Dad would be proud Dune continuesI have read all of dune so far and am very happy it's being continued。 No one can touch upon the Seminole work of frank but the continued series are great in my mind and I think Dad would be proud 。。。more
David Sastre
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I was getting a little Dune fatigue with the Schools of Dune trilogy， but this entry was a real delight and a great introduction to the Caladan trilogy！
Andreas Sekeris
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Terrible book。 It tells us and doesn’t show。 It tells us about the characters of dune。 It tells us the backstories we already knew from the original books。 Then it repeats it again and again。 Then it has the characters act the opposite to what we have been told。 Did you know that Jessica gave birth to a boy instead of a girl？ That she loves the duke more than the bene gesserit？ Apparently she loved him so much she had a boy。 And so on。 Also the duke loves his people and his planet。 He loves them Terrible book。 It tells us and doesn’t show。 It tells us about the characters of dune。 It tells us the backstories we already knew from the original books。 Then it repeats it again and again。 Then it has the characters act the opposite to what we have been told。 Did you know that Jessica gave birth to a boy instead of a girl？ That she loves the duke more than the bene gesserit？ Apparently she loved him so much she had a boy。 And so on。 Also the duke loves his people and his planet。 He loves them so much that he doesn’t care for interplanetary politics。 Loves them so much that he’s never been to a place a few hours travel from his castle。 Loves them so much that he destroys something they hold dear， finds out later he made a mistake and thinks to himself。 Oops。 Was a bit impetuous there。 If only he didn’t love his people so damn much。 Also had you heard Paul is having dreams？ Dreams of a desert planet。 Dreams of a battle on said planet。 Wonder what that could be about。 Awful。 Awful book。 It was a terrible book that made me despair of the time I’d spent reading it。 Time better spent reading the original books。 。。。more
Dustin the wind Crazy little brown owl
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Although not as rich in wisdom as the writing of Frank Herbert， the action and intrigue more than make up for what might be absent。 It took a little warming up to and then I became hooked。In Dune， we hardly got to know Leto， Duke of Caladan， so it's nice to have some backstory leading up to the events of the novel that started it all。This is an easy-to-read Dune story and I look forward to experiencing the other two books in the trilogy。Favorite Passages:When do dreams become reality， and when d Although not as rich in wisdom as the writing of Frank Herbert， the action and intrigue more than make up for what might be absent。 It took a little warming up to and then I became hooked。In Dune， we hardly got to know Leto， Duke of Caladan， so it's nice to have some backstory leading up to the events of the novel that started it all。This is an easy-to-read Dune story and I look forward to experiencing the other two books in the trilogy。Favorite Passages:When do dreams become reality， and when does reality slip into dreams？_______The Emperor sighed。 "Speak to me， Mentat， and be efficient with your words。 My time is valuable。""A Mentat is always efficient with words，" Dardik retorted。 "My time is valuable as well。"_______When you listen to the voices of power， do not heed only the loudest。 Those that whisper may yield greater knowledge。_______Some people want to know the future so they can prepare for it。 But I prefer not to know。 I would rather prepare myself for eventualities and move forward with the confidence that I am strong and ready to face whatever may come。_______The difference between delirium and insight is only a matter of perspective。_______There is joy in discovery， an intellectual euphoria that comes from grasping a complex concept or uncovering a thing previously unknown。 But some discoveries bring with them a burden and a curse。 Be careful what you seek。_______Freedom of choice implies that one is willing to make a given choice。 But what if every option is disastrous？ Is it better to make no choice at all， or to choose and then face the consequences， whatever they may be？_______"I want you to consider impossible choices， young Master。 That is today's lesson。"_______No matter how compelling the argument， an evil justification is still evil。_______Historically， great progress comes about through bold visions。 Only weak leaders make decisions upon the phrase "Thus it has always been done。"_______"We see safe paths through space，" said the surreal inhuman voice， "as well as safe paths into the future 。 。 。 and this is very dangerous terrain。"_______Risks are managed through careful training and observation。 And yet the trickster universe presents us with an unavoidable fact - life itself poses a risk that will one day become fatal。 For everyone。 No one survives forever。_______In its most logical form， all life can be viewed as a decision chart of positive and negative influences， as we attempt to reach an optimal determination。 But not all decisions are logical， and it is on that path that trouble often lies。_______The person who appears to be stark raving mad， especially a Reverend Mother with an ocean of Other Memories churning inside her head， might be much more than what she seems。 Rather， she could have a sharper grasp on sanity， because she sees things no one else can see。_______This sort of damage， once done， cannot be undone。 I can only hope for forgiveness。_______For a strong person， defeat is merely a matter of perspective。 What some would consider a setback， others view as inspiration。 Thus， I have been "inspired" many times。_______Supreme， death-defying challenges are never merely physical。 They are mental as well， and the more severe the challenge， the more thought processes are required to overcome the obstacle and survive。There are casualties beyond number on the battlefields of the human heart。_______A life spent taking no chances was not a life。 Paul wanted experiences， to know the joy and the danger。 He didn't want to sit back and listen to others describe exhilarating experiences and not seek them out himself。 。。。more
Daniel Pitterman
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Shit！
Mirna
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I didn’t like the movie， but was curious and decided to give the books a chance。 As a fantasy aficionado I cannot say I hated it， but I was definitely not impressed， not by the story and definitely not by the style。 I read it in the Italian translation so I am not sure if the original was actually that dull， but as a translator myself I couldn’t help but spot a few mistakes and some really cringe renditions。 It’s rather a 2。5 ⭐️
Dakota
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The first responsibility of a sequel is the safety of its source material。
Laura
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Oh man。This book is not good， folks。 I dont have the energy to write an in depth review so let me just say this。 Leto is super honourable so they tell you every 5 mins how honourable he is。 He is so honourable that he doesn't mind killing a whole bunch of drug harvesters because he thinks they suck。 There is no nuance。 He goes into situations guns blazing。 It's ok tho cause he's honourable。 Also Jessica forges a document that could be super easily verified。 Then it is。 And she's like， oh yeah I Oh man。This book is not good， folks。 I dont have the energy to write an in depth review so let me just say this。 Leto is super honourable so they tell you every 5 mins how honourable he is。 He is so honourable that he doesn't mind killing a whole bunch of drug harvesters because he thinks they suck。 There is no nuance。 He goes into situations guns blazing。 It's ok tho cause he's honourable。 Also Jessica forges a document that could be super easily verified。 Then it is。 And she's like， oh yeah I did it。 Why bother being raised by the Bene Gesserit if you're going to be that bad at subterfuge？There are so many cringeworthy examples in this book that I could write forever。 The only saving grace is that the plot is at least sometimes interesting。 And then it's not。 I wasted 15 hours of my life on this， lol。 。。。more
Mary
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This is the first book in The Caladan Triology that tells the story about events occurring after the Prelude to Dune trilogy and immediately before Frank Herbert's Dune。 The book introduces some new characters but there are plenty of familiar faces so this is both a good introduction as well as a refresher to those acquainted with the Dune universe。 For those Dune readers who know the story well， some important story lines are being fully explained and events that occur in Dune become tragically This is the first book in The Caladan Triology that tells the story about events occurring after the Prelude to Dune trilogy and immediately before Frank Herbert's Dune。 The book introduces some new characters but there are plenty of familiar faces so this is both a good introduction as well as a refresher to those acquainted with the Dune universe。 For those Dune readers who know the story well， some important story lines are being fully explained and events that occur in Dune become tragically clearer。 And not surprising， there's a lot left dangling 。 。 。 so on to the next book。 。。。more
Wendy
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“Dune: The Duke of Caladan” begins to fill in the background to the popular “Dune” series with an introduction to Leto Atredies， Duke of Caladan and father of the Muad’Dib the fourteen-year-old Paul in this book as well as his concubine Jessica。 Threads of the story follow Duke of Caladan’s search for a match for his teenage son Paul rather than fostering his own political union; the struggle of his loving concubine Lady Jessica who’s position is threatened not only by the politics of the variou “Dune: The Duke of Caladan” begins to fill in the background to the popular “Dune” series with an introduction to Leto Atredies， Duke of Caladan and father of the Muad’Dib the fourteen-year-old Paul in this book as well as his concubine Jessica。 Threads of the story follow Duke of Caladan’s search for a match for his teenage son Paul rather than fostering his own political union; the struggle of his loving concubine Lady Jessica who’s position is threatened not only by the politics of the various Houses but also the Bene Gesserit order; as well as his discovery of the sale of a deadly illegal drug in Calahan。 The atmosphere darkens as the plot heats up with intensity and suspense when the Duke is invited by Shaddam IV with the other royal houses and the whole of Landsraad to a celebration of the newest Corrino family creation， the museum of Otorio。 Hated by Jaxon Aru， son Malina Aru the head of the major commerce monopoly， the event is sabotaged leaving the Duke fleeing a massacre with Shaddam IV。 Rebellion quickly escalates with Malina Aru move to thwart her son’s disastrous action as well as Arrakis’s Baron Harkonnen’s plans to thwart the surtax imposed by the Emperor。 As the background story progresses with Paul and Leto Atreides， familiar faces surface like Count Fenring， Emperor Shaddam IV， Baron Harkonnen， Duncan Idaho， Gurney Halleck bringing this story to life as rulers and tyrants struggle for power and even to survive。Well-developed and intriguing I enjoyed “Dune: The Duke of Caladan” although would have enjoyed more character development in the story。 Yet I would recommend this book and the ones to follow to all those that loved the Dune series。 。。。more
Vit Vomacko
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Surprisingly still good as first Dune books！
Jen
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If this were not a prequel to Dune but instead a new continuation of some form or a separate book， I perhaps would have rated it higher。 Perhaps。 However， being a prequel there are certain expectations I hold which this book did not meet。 A prequel is a great way to expand the written universe， open up new sides of characters or plot points， and lay the foundation of an already established book。 While this book did add to the Dune universe， I felt like some of those expansions actually took away If this were not a prequel to Dune but instead a new continuation of some form or a separate book， I perhaps would have rated it higher。 Perhaps。 However， being a prequel there are certain expectations I hold which this book did not meet。 A prequel is a great way to expand the written universe， open up new sides of characters or plot points， and lay the foundation of an already established book。 While this book did add to the Dune universe， I felt like some of those expansions actually took away from the original Dune。 Personally I liked the Prelude to Dune trilogy when I read them years ago and enjoyed the way it introduced and expanded the backgrounds of the Dune characters many years before Dune。 In contrast， this book is set only one year before Dune is set。 That was a very risky choice， begging the question of why the many very large events that occur wouldn't be mentioned in Dune。 How would the large scale production， use， and black market of "The Caladan Drug" not come to mind of characters learning about melange？ How could no one mention the planet-altering terrorist attack on House Corrino by someone from CHOAM not be brought up？ Or Paul's almost-engagement？ Or the entire situation between Leto and Jessica and her rejoining the Sisterhood within the last year？ Big events are often needed to create drama， but prequels have to be consistent with the originals。 The entire plot with The Sisterhood and Sister Coo-Coo-for-cocoa-puffs was just a pile of yikes。 They did do a good job of portraying Paul as a 14-year-old boy though。 。。。more
Martin Vacek
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A pleasant extension of existing universe。 Was a bit concerned by the fact they wanted to squeeze in another story between original novel and the "Houses prequels" books。 It fits and expands the story why Jessica is a suspect in the eyes of Tufir Hawat。 It is not as deep as the Schools， Jihad or Houses prequel， yet I do not regret reading it。 For fans that are ok with the expanded universe， I definitely recommend it。 A pleasant extension of existing universe。 Was a bit concerned by the fact they wanted to squeeze in another story between original novel and the "Houses prequels" books。 It fits and expands the story why Jessica is a suspect in the eyes of Tufir Hawat。 It is not as deep as the Schools， Jihad or Houses prequel， yet I do not regret reading it。 For fans that are ok with the expanded universe， I definitely recommend it。 。。。more
Mika
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