Children of Dune
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- Author：Frank Herbert
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Summary
The epic that began with the HUGO and NEBULA Award-winning classic DUNE -- now a major motion picture from the director of Blade Runner 2049 and Arrival -- continues 。。。
The sand-blasted world of Arrakis has become green， watered and fertile。 Old Paul Atreides， who led the desert Fremen to political and religious domination of the galaxy， is gone。
But for the children of Dune， the very blossoming of their land contains the seeds of its own destruction。 The altered climate is destroying the giant sandworms， and this in turn is disastrous for the planet's economy。
Leto and Ghanima， Paul Atreides's twin children and his heirs， can see possible solutions - but fanatics begin to challenge the rule of the all-powerful Atreides empire， and more than economic disaster threatens 。。。
The sand-blasted world of Arrakis has become green， watered and fertile。 Old Paul Atreides， who led the desert Fremen to political and religious domination of the galaxy， is gone。
But for the children of Dune， the very blossoming of their land contains the seeds of its own destruction。 The altered climate is destroying the giant sandworms， and this in turn is disastrous for the planet's economy。
Leto and Ghanima， Paul Atreides's twin children and his heirs， can see possible solutions - but fanatics begin to challenge the rule of the all-powerful Atreides empire， and more than economic disaster threatens 。。。
Reviews
Pamada
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DNF'd at 6%。 I just didn't care？ Wasn't interested。。 honestly bored。 It felt like a ton of rambling。 I liked book 1 and book 2 was decent enough。 I think maybe my interest just stopped there。 Won't be continuing the series。 Also not leaving a rating since I DNF'd it so early。 DNF'd at 6%。 I just didn't care？ Wasn't interested。。 honestly bored。 It felt like a ton of rambling。 I liked book 1 and book 2 was decent enough。 I think maybe my interest just stopped there。 Won't be continuing the series。 Also not leaving a rating since I DNF'd it so early。 。。。more
Hannah Lyons
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Welp I finished this book more confused than when I started it。 Seems like this author brings every character he kills off back to life， and also did we really need to finish things off with incest？ I feel like I have given this series a fighting chance… but it’s just bad。
Emily Gibson
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Frank Herbert does it again。 At first I was worried I wasn't going to enjoy this one as much， but as the story went on I got super into it and the whole Dune universe once again。 I think I enjoyed this more than Dune Messiah？ Still haven't decided but am excited to see where he takes it from here！ Frank Herbert does it again。 At first I was worried I wasn't going to enjoy this one as much， but as the story went on I got super into it and the whole Dune universe once again。 I think I enjoyed this more than Dune Messiah？ Still haven't decided but am excited to see where he takes it from here！ 。。。more
Forrest Chai
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More philosophy than I was prepared for
Brad Pretty
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The general consensus is that the series begins to lag almost immediately after Dune - and I bought into that after Messiah just missed a couple of notes here and there。 And this starts in much the same way。 The world building feels bloated， the philosophical meanderings seem tangential。 But it all matters - the plotting is so precise， the narrative pillars and conflicts so well developed that you easily forget being cast into heavy exposition。 It ends up weaving back together seamlessly。 I don' The general consensus is that the series begins to lag almost immediately after Dune - and I bought into that after Messiah just missed a couple of notes here and there。 And this starts in much the same way。 The world building feels bloated， the philosophical meanderings seem tangential。 But it all matters - the plotting is so precise， the narrative pillars and conflicts so well developed that you easily forget being cast into heavy exposition。 It ends up weaving back together seamlessly。 I don't know if it's as good as the first - which had the benefit of clarity。 But it's a hell of a book。 。。。more
Nick Gunn
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Herbert does an amazing job painting a narrative based on a concept no human can experience。 His concept of prescience。 While the language can get verbose and difficult to track it helps give the feeling that something truly magnificent is happening in the story。It is interesting to see him take such a turn for the progression of the series， away from Paul and all in on Leto。 It seems like just yesterday Paul was overthrowing the Empire。 Ending leaves me wanting more and looking forward to pushi Herbert does an amazing job painting a narrative based on a concept no human can experience。 His concept of prescience。 While the language can get verbose and difficult to track it helps give the feeling that something truly magnificent is happening in the story。It is interesting to see him take such a turn for the progression of the series， away from Paul and all in on Leto。 It seems like just yesterday Paul was overthrowing the Empire。 Ending leaves me wanting more and looking forward to pushing onward。 。。。more
Adrika_G
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3，5*Neviem čím to je a viem， že tým viacerých fanúšikov asi pobúrim， ale na to， že Deti Duny sú všeobecne vychvaľované， mňa moc neoslovili :（ Bol to úskok v úskoku v úskoku a kto sa v tom má vlastne vyznať？ Plus to čo sa stalo na konci z Leta je proste。。 ble。 Pre mňa to skončilo Spasiteľom Duny。 Prvá kniha， Duna， bola masterpiece; druhá kniha čerešnička na torte a obe si budem v sebe s láskou niesť。 Verím， že milovníkovi science-fiction ulahodí celá séria， ale ja ako čitateľ všehochuť mám už ter 3，5*Neviem čím to je a viem， že tým viacerých fanúšikov asi pobúrim， ale na to， že Deti Duny sú všeobecne vychvaľované， mňa moc neoslovili :（ Bol to úskok v úskoku v úskoku a kto sa v tom má vlastne vyznať？ Plus to čo sa stalo na konci z Leta je proste。。 ble。 Pre mňa to skončilo Spasiteľom Duny。 Prvá kniha， Duna， bola masterpiece; druhá kniha čerešnička na torte a obe si budem v sebe s láskou niesť。 Verím， že milovníkovi science-fiction ulahodí celá séria， ale ja ako čitateľ všehochuť mám už teraz dosť。 。。。more
Andreia GD
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I think I need a break from this series after this book。I truly don't know how I feel about this one。 I just got the sense of repeatability。 Nothing added much to the story。 But I think that was on purpose。 They are building a new government in a different world。 It involves politics and religion as well。 And it's a big mess。 And in every government there is always corruption。 Nothing escapes from it。From the first book the story felt a little abstract to me， so I've struggled to keep up with it I think I need a break from this series after this book。I truly don't know how I feel about this one。 I just got the sense of repeatability。 Nothing added much to the story。 But I think that was on purpose。 They are building a new government in a different world。 It involves politics and religion as well。 And it's a big mess。 And in every government there is always corruption。 Nothing escapes from it。From the first book the story felt a little abstract to me， so I've struggled to keep up with it。 But all in all， it was a good story。 。。。more
Ollie Hale
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78/100
Gino Canales Rengifo
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Lectura entusiasta， enfebrecida por momentos。 Brillante， intrigante libro。
Megan M
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Very mid
Jack Armstrong
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shit crazy
José Alfredo Mayes
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Este libro rescató los elementos de ciencia ficción que se perdieron en la segundo parte。No tenía pensado leer mas allá， pero ciertamente me hizo cambiar de opinión。
Julieta
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Honestly I wish I'd just read Dune and called it a day。 This book had a lot of potential too！ Honestly I wish I'd just read Dune and called it a day。 This book had a lot of potential too！ 。。。more
Efe
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Okuduğum her sayfada "Bu son olsun" diye yalvardım fakat bitmek bilmedi。 Belki ilk 3 kitabı art arda okuduğumdandır bilemiyorum ama inanılmaz bunaldım。 Herbert'in o kadar monoton bir dili var ki sayfanın ortasında tüm karakterler öldü kitap burda bitti dese şaşırmazsınız。 İlginç bir şekilde seri ilerledikçe kurgu zayıflıyor。 Koca evren hikayenin etrafında şekilleniyor。 Neredeyse 1500 sayfa olmuş ve biz hala önceki kitaplarda hiç bahsedilmeyen şeylerle karşılaşıyoruz。 Kurgunun derinliğinden falan Okuduğum her sayfada "Bu son olsun" diye yalvardım fakat bitmek bilmedi。 Belki ilk 3 kitabı art arda okuduğumdandır bilemiyorum ama inanılmaz bunaldım。 Herbert'in o kadar monoton bir dili var ki sayfanın ortasında tüm karakterler öldü kitap burda bitti dese şaşırmazsınız。 İlginç bir şekilde seri ilerledikçe kurgu zayıflıyor。 Koca evren hikayenin etrafında şekilleniyor。 Neredeyse 1500 sayfa olmuş ve biz hala önceki kitaplarda hiç bahsedilmeyen şeylerle karşılaşıyoruz。 Kurgunun derinliğinden falan da değil， tamamen Herbert o an uydurduğu için。 Keşke sadece ilk kitabı okuyup bıraksaydım da Frank Herbert ve Dune aklımda güzel bir anı olarak kalsaydı。 。。。more
Tom
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Good enough and certainly better than Book 2 of the series。 Here is where I will take my leave of the Dune universe， however。The greatest mysteries have been revealed， the universe is opening up， and the secrets within secrets are becoming a bit like a TV series run a few seasons too long。
Conn Desax
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Ljudbok， va inte så bra som ljudbok。
Matt Barker
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I really loved this book。 The first Dune book really hooked me to the world of Arrakis， the Fremen， and the power struggle over Melange。 Dune Messiah， while I didn't like as much as the first， was an interesting departure from its prequel and bridged the continuation of themes from Dune and Children of Dune。Character-wise， the twins take center stage。 Leto and Ghanima are the driving forces behind much of the plot， even though much of it feels behind-the-scenes。 Everyone else has their own machi I really loved this book。 The first Dune book really hooked me to the world of Arrakis， the Fremen， and the power struggle over Melange。 Dune Messiah， while I didn't like as much as the first， was an interesting departure from its prequel and bridged the continuation of themes from Dune and Children of Dune。Character-wise， the twins take center stage。 Leto and Ghanima are the driving forces behind much of the plot， even though much of it feels behind-the-scenes。 Everyone else has their own machinations， but they 9-year-olds with the memories of thousands of years of ancestors are the ones with the true plans。 They are like Alia in that they are wise beyond their years， but they seem to have a better grasp on the knowledge that is within them。 Still， though， they have brief instances of being children--Ghani moreso than her brother--which makes them almost feel tragic。 （view spoiler）[ Leto does become more of a tragic character towards the end when he must become the true "messiah" of Dune， overshadowing his father and becoming something that is no longer human。 And the twist of walking away from the "Golden Path" ended up being such a cool inversion。 （hide spoiler）]Speaking of Alia， I found her to be such a tragic character throughout the books。 In the first， she is nearly shunned because of her pre-born knowledge。 In Messiah， she is treated much the same way but comes to struggle more with herself and her responsibilities。 She is offered some comfort with Duncan， however。 （view spoiler）[But as we see in this book， she betrays Duncan due to vile influence from her grandfather， ultimately betraying herself in the end and dying。 As I write this， I think she became one of my favorite （if not my favorite） characters in the series。 When she came through in the end， pleading with her mother， who even feared her， it broke my heart。 I hope in some way she found peace in the end。 （hide spoiler）]I was happy to see the return of Jessica and Gurney。 I like Jessica but felt she was rather cold in this book。 I found her to be intriguing， however， as she continued her struggle with her alliances between her family and her duties。 I've never been a huge fan of Gurney， to be honest。 I've never really liked Gurney-esque characters all that much。 They remind me too much of the old John Wayne， Lawful Good people that I knew growing up that tried to instill their own values in me and try to make me see how I need to "take things like a man"。 However， I was glad to see him in this， still faithful to Jessica。 If I were in her position， I couldn't think of anyone better to have protecting me。Other returning characters like Duncan， Stilgar， and even Irulan ended up being some of my favorites。 All three were just good people trying to do the right thing。 In some cases， it helped and in some， it hurt。 （view spoiler）[ In Duncan's case， I appreciated how his story was just as tragic as his wife/lover Alia。 But his ultimate demise in killing Javid was a fitting end。 Again， I hope he found some measure of peace。 （hide spoiler）] It was nice to see Irulan have more to do and she did keep to her word in caring for the twins。 And Stilgar， who is tied with Alia at this point as my favorite， poor Stilgar。 Caught between his old school rules and a changing world。I didn't care for Farad'n。 Maybe it was because his mother was trying to kill children or maybe it was because he was because is was Corrino but I just didn't care about him。 I didn't want him to be emperor and I didn't care for his scenes with Jessica all that much。 To me， he just felt like Diet Paul: a reminder of what once was but not nearly as good。Finally， there's the Preacher。 What an intriguing character。 I loved his scenes， where he would just show up and give his sermons。 He was in danger from Alia， but he didn't care。 （view spoiler）[I believe in my review of Dune Messiah， I mentioned how I didn't think Paul was really dead and so I wasn't too surprised to find he didn't。 However， maybe of his ideals had， it seemed。 So much of him was gone due to being fed the spice so much that he truly was The Preacher and not Muad'dib。 In the end， however， he still served his purpose。 Paul needed to truly die so that the cult around Muad'dib could as well。 （hide spoiler）]Now that I've gotten most of the characters out of the way， let's move on to the story。 （FYI， this will get spoiler-y）。 It almost feels as epic as the original Dune: multiple characters spanning multiple allegiances as well as planets。 But what I really loved about this was that it wasn't just a re-hash。 It almost felt like this was going to be an inverse Dune， with Farad'n trying to seize back control of the planet and the Empire， but it wasn't that really。 However， it still felt like an inverse of Dune thematically。 This book is about the flaws in the Messiah stories and Paul's own flaws。 Yes， he became emperor and even a god to many， but by following the "Golden Path"， he was ultimately going to bring the destruction of Dune and the universe as they knew it。 The Preacher sees this， to a point， in his criticisms in Alia and how she governs things， but he doesn't quite get it all right。 Only Leto in his turning away from the Golden Path， can save the planet and the spices。I think what I enjoyed about this was that it felt like the Star Wars Sequel series but done right。 The inversions that we saw were always seeded throughout the previous two books。 We don't get these weird heel-turns just for the sake of it。 For 1） we know that the Bene Gesserit breeding program is flawed and ultimately manipulative。 Paul became a messiah， but it was never going to be perfect。 2） Anyone who knows anything about the environment knows that with massive ecological change comes change for the animals。 Of course turning Arrakis from a desert planet to one that is lush with water and vegetation would ultimately kill off the worms and with it the source of Melange。 3） It also makes sense that the pre-born could be influenced by the memories of their ancestors， leading to Alia becoming an "Abomination"。I feel like I am rambling at this point， so I will just end it here。 Frank Herbert was a masterful storyteller and the way he weaves themes with character development and plot comes to a head in this book。 Children of Dune was a fitting way to end this trilogy。 I'm undecided if I will try to continue with the series as a whole， but if I didn't， then I think I can accept that this was a fitting end to this era of Arrakis。 。。。more
Michael M
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So ends my reading of Dune books for a while！ After doing a fair bit of research， I realised that the trilogy was mostly what I wanted out of Dune。 I've read synopses of the others and may get to them one day， but I need to be selective with my reading now！ I might go for God Emperor some time later this year。 The first book is one of my all time favourite books， and Messiah is a worthy read。 'Children' was a good way to cap off the trilogy。 I really， really liked it。 Definitely picks up toward So ends my reading of Dune books for a while！ After doing a fair bit of research， I realised that the trilogy was mostly what I wanted out of Dune。 I've read synopses of the others and may get to them one day， but I need to be selective with my reading now！ I might go for God Emperor some time later this year。 The first book is one of my all time favourite books， and Messiah is a worthy read。 'Children' was a good way to cap off the trilogy。 I really， really liked it。 Definitely picks up toward the end。 Could have done with a bit better pacing and some cuts， but overall a very cool Dune book and I'm glad I read it。 。。。more
Hannah Belyea
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As Alia desperately holds the Atreides House together， battling for control of the inner voices in her mind， child twins Leto and Ghanima realize that they must decide the fate of the galaxy in place of their long lost father Paul - even if it means giving up what little humanity they cling to。。。Herbert weaves an addictive web of political intrigue， an engaging series of feints and betrayals that will hook fans until its grandiose end。 Will all these crumbling alliances and broken minds finally As Alia desperately holds the Atreides House together， battling for control of the inner voices in her mind， child twins Leto and Ghanima realize that they must decide the fate of the galaxy in place of their long lost father Paul - even if it means giving up what little humanity they cling to。。。Herbert weaves an addictive web of political intrigue， an engaging series of feints and betrayals that will hook fans until its grandiose end。 Will all these crumbling alliances and broken minds finally bring an end to the House of Atreides？ 。。。more
Chama
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Love， love this series。 The charchters， the expanded worldbuilding & the unique plot。
Xienna Mari
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Although Herbert has not failed to deliver a staple in science fiction， some plot points from this novel seemed to be rehashes from the first two novels。 However， the repeating plot patterns can be dissuading for some readers to continue on with the series。
Juliana Linares
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Que maluquice？？？？
Nicholas
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It was amazing！ The beginning is very gripping， it drags a bit in the middle， but that end really brought it all home。 These books may be separate but this is truly one long overarching story broken down into 6 books。 It’s all so meticulously thought out and it shows。 The Golden Path is coming together before my eyes！
Edgar Montaño
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Después del mal sabor de boca que me dejó el segundo libro de la serie， este mejoró un poco la historia pero hay muchas partes del libro que están de más y se siente cómo el autor quiso extender la historia y le metió muchas partes que， a mi parecer， están de más。Las últimas 50 páginas tienen mucho valor y complementan bien la historia， pero se me quitó el interés de seguir con los libros posteriores。
Tish
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Oh wow， that turned
Kristen Melton
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3。5⭐️
Christopher Funk
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I dont think ive ever read such a long， self-indulgent， and nonsensical mess before。 This book spent far too much time with platitudes and musings which were shallow and boring。 I hoped that there was more to this series than the empty world created in the first two books。 I'm sad to have been proved wrong。。。 I dont think ive ever read such a long， self-indulgent， and nonsensical mess before。 This book spent far too much time with platitudes and musings which were shallow and boring。 I hoped that there was more to this series than the empty world created in the first two books。 I'm sad to have been proved wrong。。。 。。。more
Maya
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Magic fish suit
Dream Brother
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3。5 stars rounded down。 This took me forever to read！ The middle just kinda sagged， I guess？ I liked the ending and want to continue the Dune saga， but I might put a hold on it for a bit。
Reference
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The British Library https://bll01.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/search?query=any,contains,Children of Dune&tab=LibraryCatalog&search_scope=Not_BL_Suppress&vid=44BL_INST:BLL01&lang=en&offset=0