Children of Dune
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Summary
Book three in Frank Herbert's magnificent Dune Chronicles--one of the most significant sagas in the history of literary science fiction。
The Children of Dune are twin siblings Leto and Ghanima Atreides， whose father， the Emperor Paul Muad'Dib， disappeared in the desert wastelands of Arrakis nine years ago。 Like their father， the twins possess supernormal abilities--making them valuable to their manipulative aunt Alia， who rules the Empire in the name of House Atreides。
Facing treason and rebellion on two fronts， Alia's rule is not absolute。 The displaced House Corrino is plotting to regain the throne while the fanatical Fremen are being provoked into open revolt by the enigmatic figure known only as The Preacher。 Alia believes that by obtaining the secrets of the twins' prophetic visions， she can maintain control over her dynasty。
But Leto and Ghanima have their own plans for their visions--and their destinies。。。。
Includes an introduction by Brian Herbert
The Children of Dune are twin siblings Leto and Ghanima Atreides， whose father， the Emperor Paul Muad'Dib， disappeared in the desert wastelands of Arrakis nine years ago。 Like their father， the twins possess supernormal abilities--making them valuable to their manipulative aunt Alia， who rules the Empire in the name of House Atreides。
Facing treason and rebellion on two fronts， Alia's rule is not absolute。 The displaced House Corrino is plotting to regain the throne while the fanatical Fremen are being provoked into open revolt by the enigmatic figure known only as The Preacher。 Alia believes that by obtaining the secrets of the twins' prophetic visions， she can maintain control over her dynasty。
But Leto and Ghanima have their own plans for their visions--and their destinies。。。。
Includes an introduction by Brian Herbert
Reviews
Michael Kim
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Much better than the 2nd book， slightly anticlimactic but great continuation of the Dune mythology
Kajetan Walczak
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So many questions without the answer。 Still waiting for the movie。
Roman Kurys
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Finally， I got me a 5 star read。 I keep being scared that Frank Herbert will run out of steam at some point in the Dune series。 He does not。 This was an amazing read。 I paused nearly every 10 pages to just sit there and think about life。 The text brings up a full portfolio of philosophy， theology， psychology and is a great crash course on leadership。 This text， all 3 books I have read so far， resonates very deeply with me on so many levels。 I rarely read a book that is immersive and induces cont Finally， I got me a 5 star read。 I keep being scared that Frank Herbert will run out of steam at some point in the Dune series。 He does not。 This was an amazing read。 I paused nearly every 10 pages to just sit there and think about life。 The text brings up a full portfolio of philosophy， theology， psychology and is a great crash course on leadership。 This text， all 3 books I have read so far， resonates very deeply with me on so many levels。 I rarely read a book that is immersive and induces contemplation at the same time and Herbert hits the spot Just Right。 Oh and also the story is phenomenal as well。 Picks up right after Book 2 finishes and， as you would guess from the title， focuses on the life of Paul’s children and them coming to terms with who they are and what course they want to pursue next。 If you ask me， this is beyond a recommendation， this is a “Must Read” series。 Definitely going to be moving on to the next one。 Roman 。。。more
Nick Burdick
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All of the Dune books so far have leaned on philosophical exploration more than on action， and this one more than most。 I can understand why some might like it less than the first book， but I tend to enjoy philosophy。 There’s lots to love here。
Grant Wharton
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Definitely better than the second， not quite as good as the opener。The plot is probably the most challenging of the three to follow， but the characters were more appealing。 Leto & Ghamima， what spoiled little know-it—all twerps they are。 Thought that Paul’s death was a bit cheap， he deserved something much more grand imo。 But have come to realize Herbert’s action sequences are far from his strength when it comes to writing。 And then Leto pretty much bangs a sandworm to pretty much become some hy Definitely better than the second， not quite as good as the opener。The plot is probably the most challenging of the three to follow， but the characters were more appealing。 Leto & Ghamima， what spoiled little know-it—all twerps they are。 Thought that Paul’s death was a bit cheap， he deserved something much more grand imo。 But have come to realize Herbert’s action sequences are far from his strength when it comes to writing。 And then Leto pretty much bangs a sandworm to pretty much become some hybrid god？ Bravo on that outlandish choice I guess。 Realllyyyy hope that loser gets Julius Caesar’d in the next book。 。。。more
Sarah Van Kuiken
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These books get weirder and weirder， but I’m here for it。
Jeremy Duke
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This book was incredible - easily my favorite of the series so far。 Coming off of the incredibly dry and， dare I say nearly plotless Dune Messiah， Children of Dune follows Paul Atriedes twins Leto and Ghanima， both blessed with Paul's prescience but both fully aware of the dangers this prescience caused their father。 The novel is full of all the politics and palace intrigue you'd expect after reading the first two， with each of the characters hatching complicated schemes against， in alliance wit This book was incredible - easily my favorite of the series so far。 Coming off of the incredibly dry and， dare I say nearly plotless Dune Messiah， Children of Dune follows Paul Atriedes twins Leto and Ghanima， both blessed with Paul's prescience but both fully aware of the dangers this prescience caused their father。 The novel is full of all the politics and palace intrigue you'd expect after reading the first two， with each of the characters hatching complicated schemes against， in alliance with， or using each of the others to obviously varying results。 Beyond that， each character is pushed to the limits of their tropes， taking each of their views and characteristics to their logical ends and exposing the dangers of moral absolutism。There isn't quite as much action in the novel as in the first （though far more than the drowsy second）， but the action scenes that do occur have enormous implications and are both fascinating and exciting to read。 Reading Children of Dune has me incredibly excited to continue the series - something I was worried about after Messiah - and also has me thrilled to check out the upcoming adaptation of the original Dune。 。。。more
Mitchel Broussard
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DNF - I should have stopped at book two， even reading just half of this was insufferable。
Erin Brodwin
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meh
Mirko Liang
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So far my favorite Dune。
Valeria
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 3，5: This entertained me， but I didn’t love it。 I could tell Children of Dune was made with a lot of thinking put into it but honestly I feel like there were so many things that could’ve been taken out and the story would’ve been the same/more enjoyable。 I really liked Duncan Idaho in this book and Ghani too。 I also like how Children of Dune reinforces that the Bene Gesserit （and the spice） are truly the ones/things controlling everything in this world。 There were lots of great quotes which is s 3，5: This entertained me， but I didn’t love it。 I could tell Children of Dune was made with a lot of thinking put into it but honestly I feel like there were so many things that could’ve been taken out and the story would’ve been the same/more enjoyable。 I really liked Duncan Idaho in this book and Ghani too。 I also like how Children of Dune reinforces that the Bene Gesserit （and the spice） are truly the ones/things controlling everything in this world。 There were lots of great quotes which is something I have come to expect from these books， but I’m still amazed when I see a great quote。 （view spoiler）[ I’m really sad that Idaho died because he was starting to become my favorite character。 Also sad that Alia was no longer herself and instead the Baron Harkonen， that was heartbreaking。 Now for the final spoiler: WHY IS LETO MARRYING GHANI？？？ THEYRE SIBLINGS！！！ And the gross part isn’t that they’re marrying each other， it’s that they’re leading anyone outside their circle to believe that they’re going to have kids together。 GROSS。 Also it’s so weird to remember Leto and Ghanima are kids and when they talk about adult stuff。 I can’t see this becoming a movie unless they change their ages to make it more appropriate because it’s really weird and definitely gross。 （hide spoiler）] 。。。more
Sena
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Ich gebe drei und halb stars
Evin McQuistion
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This closes out what many consider to be a trilogy of Dune books that goes from the original novel to this one。 Like Dune and Messiah， Herbert's endings aren't so much culminations where everything is wrapped up as much as the place he stops telling the story。Where Dune and Messiah are frequently about the terrors of the future and the anxieties of navigating it， Children focuses on the past。 Where the last two novels agonize over avoiding One Specific future， Children believes in the value of k This closes out what many consider to be a trilogy of Dune books that goes from the original novel to this one。 Like Dune and Messiah， Herbert's endings aren't so much culminations where everything is wrapped up as much as the place he stops telling the story。Where Dune and Messiah are frequently about the terrors of the future and the anxieties of navigating it， Children focuses on the past。 Where the last two novels agonize over avoiding One Specific future， Children believes in the value of keeping your options open。 Appropriate given this is the series first title with a plural。 。。。more
Stefan Vrhovac
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Near the end， all I could wonder was: "Is this where the initial inspiration for the Venom symbiote in Spider-Man came from？" Near the end， all I could wonder was: "Is this where the initial inspiration for the Venom symbiote in Spider-Man came from？" 。。。more
Tait Keller
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Series is getting a little big and ponderous for its britches but I'm still enthralled Series is getting a little big and ponderous for its britches but I'm still enthralled 。。。more
Edward Elford
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Spellbinding。Spellbinding， I loved every word。 I had a hard time putting it down。 This was my second read- through。 Will read again sone day。
Ryan Sherwood
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Top tier sci-fi， expertly weaves together many different perspectives and stories into an incredible finish
Thomas
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Cooked ending ！！！
Emily Jacobson
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These are getting more and more complex
Andreas
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This was my favourite so far from the series。 Many good plot twists and the universe described just feels more and more real because of the deeper descriptions。
Jake
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wow this book is amazing， and weird， and great。 it offers so much in terms of political and philosophical intrigue， as well as amazing characters， locations， action， and story beats。 absolutely lives up to the first novel。 took some turns i was not expecting and stuck the landing on basically everything for me。 excellent read， and great conclusion to the trilogy！ i definitely am going to read the other 3 books in the future。
Jack
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Better than the second one but still not as good as the first。 Still really good though。 One aspect of it just gets a little out there towards the end but I enjoyed the early parts
Sargunvir Saddhar
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the worldbuilding is fun but i missed the first book。
Emma Stitt
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reject modernity embrace w o r m
Mark Thompson
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A second read - I like how it expands the universe while tackling the motion of how Paul would exist as a God
fane
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“Good governance never depends upon laws， but upon the personal qualities of those who govern。 The machinery of government is always subordinate to the will of those who administer that machinery。 The most important element of government， therefore， is the method of choosing leaders” Children of Dune， takes place nine years after the events portrayed in Dune Messiah。 Set within an Arrakis dealing with the loss of Muad'Dib and a changing green environment， Children of Dune follows the twins G “Good governance never depends upon laws， but upon the personal qualities of those who govern。 The machinery of government is always subordinate to the will of those who administer that machinery。 The most important element of government， therefore， is the method of choosing leaders” Children of Dune， takes place nine years after the events portrayed in Dune Messiah。 Set within an Arrakis dealing with the loss of Muad'Dib and a changing green environment， Children of Dune follows the twins Ghanima Atreides and Leto Atreides II and their rise to power。 It also follows the conflict between the Lady Jessica and Alia Atreides， who is now possessed by the memory-consciousness of the long dead Baron Vladimir Harkonnen。Children of Dune， if I could summed it up in one word， it would be tragic。 I’m not going to lie， the first part of it did kind of bore me。 I find Herbert writing is somehow repetitive。 I do appreciate the repetitiveness whenever I need a refresher as this book is pretty hard to read but sometimes it does get tiring。 This book was not even as thick as the first book but it did numbers on me。 I had a reading slump and took a break from reading for a day， I picked up a graphic novel and finished it in one sitting， then I picked up this book again。Maybe that’s what I needed， a break from all the heavy reading。 After that I passed the 300-pages mark and finally things picked up。 I was heavily invested in the schemes。 Sometimes I do get tired of all these scheming and politics involved but that’s what makes Dune series unlike the others， this book revolves heavily around the science in its world， the environment and even the faith/beliefs of its people。 The fact that those elements are somehow well-blended along with these mischievous plot and tragic stories， are amazing。 I was so close to give this book another 3⭐️ but as I passed the 300-pages， the pace went a lot better than I expected and things finally got interested， which is why I’m going to give this one a solid 4⭐️ instead。 As I’ve been into three books in the world of Dune already， I’m still fascinated by their culture and their way of thinking， not to mention the amazing dialogues exchange between the characters。 I low-key pity Alia thought but I also adore Lady Jessica mind。 I love how the women are as interesting as the men in this book。 Intriguing and daring！ 4/5⭐️ 。。。more
Mia
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I'm so conflicted on how I should rate this book。。 the last 50 pages were a mess but honestly fun too。 I think I might need a dune dictionary every time I read a book from this series。 I'm so conflicted on how I should rate this book。。 the last 50 pages were a mess but honestly fun too。 I think I might need a dune dictionary every time I read a book from this series。 。。。more
Santi Ruiz
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better than Dune Messiah， more plot driven。 a little too long + Herbert really goes wild with the aphorisms
JasperKazai
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Did not like this book。 While some aspects of it could have been entertaining， and perhaps even begin to live up to the shadow of Dune， it falls short every time。 Reading about two children-who-are-mentally-adults talk in vague terms about following future paths multiple times does not become interesting， no matter how many times it happens。 And that shit happens over and over again。 So much talk about following paths， my god。 We get it！ You're following a path！ Just go do it already。Then there' Did not like this book。 While some aspects of it could have been entertaining， and perhaps even begin to live up to the shadow of Dune， it falls short every time。 Reading about two children-who-are-mentally-adults talk in vague terms about following future paths multiple times does not become interesting， no matter how many times it happens。 And that shit happens over and over again。 So much talk about following paths， my god。 We get it！ You're following a path！ Just go do it already。Then there's the complete and utter character assassination， followed by literal assassination， of Paul。 Frank Herbert really fucking hated Paul， and wanted to drive home that no one should've liked him。 Two books now where he's basically reduced Paul to a whiny child。 Not to mention that Paul's presence in this book is dumb as it is。 At the end of Messiah， we're led to believe Paul is walking off towards his death， but aren't given confirmation。 In this book， we're introduced to this "Preacher" character， and it's almost immediately brought up that people think he's probably Paul， but no one knows for sure。 Felt like it's setting up for some kind of misdirection in that field。 But nope， it actually is just Paul， nothing special about it。 And not only that， but we have to sit through three separate characters making that revelation over the course of the story。 It wasn't even impactful the first time， and we're forced to repeat the process twice。And， of course， the sandworm mutant god transformation。 Absolutely ridiculous， but then again， this is a science fiction novel。 The main problem with it for me is that it's not presented at face value， but rather you are getting the importance behind the philosophy and the future paths and the other nonsense drilled into your head over and over and over in relation to Leto's transformation。 What could have possibly been cool is instead made quite dry， boring， and absurd。All that being said， I'll still probably continue on with the series， because in spite of it all I'm still somewhat interested in where the hell this goes。 But I'm definitely giving it a break for the time being。 。。。more
Imre Toth
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Not as great as the first two books but it was great nonetheless。 The ending shows potential for a great sequel。
Reference
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