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Dune Messiah

Dune Messiah

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  • Author：Frank Herbert
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A deluxe hardcover edition of Dune Messiah， the second novel in Frank Herbert's magnificent science fiction saga。

This deluxe hardcover edition of Dune Messiah includes:
- An iconic new cover
- A stamped and foiled case featuring a quote from the Litany Against Fear
- Stained edges and fully illustrated endpapers
- A beautifully designed poster on the interior of the jacket
- An Introduction by Brian Herbert

Dune Messiah continues the story of Paul Atreides， better know--and feared--as the the man called Muad'Dib。 As Emperor of the known universe， Paul possesses more power than a single man was ever meant to wield。 Worshipped as a religious icon by the fanatical Fremen， Paul faces the enmity of the political houses he displaced when he assumed the throne--and a conspiracy conducted within his own sphere of influence。

And even as House Atreides begins to crumble around him from the machinations of his enemies， the true threat to Paul comes to his lover， Chani， and the unborn heir to his family's dynasty。。。。

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Reviews

Vicki Bushnell ，

A solid follow-up book to Dune。

Lauren Richards ，

Frank Herbert is a fantastic writer and a great world builder and I enjoy the concepts of Dune greatly… it’s so much world-building that a decent chunk of this book went right over my head lol， and not nearly as exciting as the first

Bernardo Pina ，

Dune doesn't seem to stop surprising me。 This is a sci-fi book published in 1969 and is still this good。This second book is really slow compared to the first one， but still。。。 Really worth reading。 Dune doesn't seem to stop surprising me。 This is a sci-fi book published in 1969 and is still this good。This second book is really slow compared to the first one， but still。。。 Really worth reading。 。。。more

Leonardo ，

Perfection。 I'm so glad I've found the courage to read Dune （it does have the reputation of being complicated）。 Dune was great and Dune Messiah just continues on the same level。 The political intrigue in this book is so good， but what made this book shine was Paul's character development。 When you think back on where he started in Dune， and where he ends here。 Perfection。 On to read Children of Dune。 Perfection。 I'm so glad I've found the courage to read Dune （it does have the reputation of being complicated）。 Dune was great and Dune Messiah just continues on the same level。 The political intrigue in this book is so good， but what made this book shine was Paul's character development。 When you think back on where he started in Dune， and where he ends here。 Perfection。 On to read Children of Dune。 。。。more

Jesse ，

Hmm。 This book is a hard one。 I don’t feel I fully understood what it was trying to do， and thus it fell a bit flat for me。

Anna Wiktoria ，

Na przekór życiu dotrwałam。 Tu się nic nie działo。 Autor popełnia zamach na życie czytelnika， można umrzeć z nudów w morzu niezrozumiałego patosu。 Wizje， Czas， Los， Przeznaczenie。 Same wielkie słowa z wielkich liter。 Powieść ukryła się w dialogach gdzie nikt nie mówi nic wprost i wszystko jest tak tajemnicze， że połowy nie zrozumiałam。 Nie dam nawet punktu za dobrą końcówkę。 Bo zakończenie jest prawie na miarę pierwszej części。 Ale ja nie z tych co docenią bieg przez gnój， bo na końcu jest tort。 Na przekór życiu dotrwałam。 Tu się nic nie działo。 Autor popełnia zamach na życie czytelnika， można umrzeć z nudów w morzu niezrozumiałego patosu。 Wizje， Czas， Los， Przeznaczenie。 Same wielkie słowa z wielkich liter。 Powieść ukryła się w dialogach gdzie nikt nie mówi nic wprost i wszystko jest tak tajemnicze， że połowy nie zrozumiałam。 Nie dam nawet punktu za dobrą końcówkę。 Bo zakończenie jest prawie na miarę pierwszej części。 Ale ja nie z tych co docenią bieg przez gnój， bo na końcu jest tort。 Polecam przeczytać gdzieś podsumowanie tej książki - dałoby się zmieścić w jednym akapicie。 I przejść do kolejnej części。 。。。more

Deanne Davies ，

Sublime！

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Well， that was weird。

Abigail Lynn ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Frank Herbert is saddened by his fame and is slightly attracted to Duncan Idaho

Otto Nilson ，

Filosofi， LSD och de smartaste i universum。 Man märker att Herbert var deep i det psykadeliska

Tony ，

Dune Messiah is an interesting work of science fiction that explores two themes I have not previously encountered。 First， it attempts to show how one with the power of prescience would view the world and make decisions。 Second， it portrays an emperor who is wildly successful in the traditional sense， but who is not at all pleased with the actions that have been， and continue to be， done in his name。 These topics transform what would otherwise be a very average story into something far more worth Dune Messiah is an interesting work of science fiction that explores two themes I have not previously encountered。 First， it attempts to show how one with the power of prescience would view the world and make decisions。 Second， it portrays an emperor who is wildly successful in the traditional sense， but who is not at all pleased with the actions that have been， and continue to be， done in his name。 These topics transform what would otherwise be a very average story into something far more worthwhile。 。。。more

Cameron Maxworthy ，

Different in tone and scope to the first book， but still enjoyable。 Quite short， but did a good job of bridging the story and setting the scene for the rest of the series to come。

Nikos ，

In some way， better than the first book

Karine ，

After a slow start， Dune Messiah develops into a chess match between Paul and those conspiring against him。 The narrative is disrupted by musings on power and the difficulty of appreciating the present when you know the future。  Nevertheless， I was sad when it ended。 

Ben Haile ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I like to think of this as sort of a long epilogue to the first classic Dune novel by Frank Herbert。 Here， we see the end of Paul Atreides' story。 He's been the。。。"Messiah" of the Sand Planet， Dune for so long， that he's pretty much become corrupt by it。 He essentially sees himself as a god after being worshipped so long。 It is said he can see the future， which---and I loved this scene--is proven wrong when Chani bears two children。 There is a part of the book where he and Chani are discussing h I like to think of this as sort of a long epilogue to the first classic Dune novel by Frank Herbert。 Here， we see the end of Paul Atreides' story。 He's been the。。。"Messiah" of the Sand Planet， Dune for so long， that he's pretty much become corrupt by it。 He essentially sees himself as a god after being worshipped so long。 It is said he can see the future， which---and I loved this scene--is proven wrong when Chani bears two children。 There is a part of the book where he and Chani are discussing her being with child and Paul implies in his communication that he thinks Chani is only pregnant with one child and Chani thinks to herself， "well， that can't be。 Paul can sense and see everything in the future。 He definitely knows I'm having twins。" But him having found Chani had two children， was essentially him coming to the realization that he's only human。 He is no god。 At least that's what I got from it。 The novel itself is about half as long as the first Dune and while lacking any sort of action （besides one stab scene）， the book is definitely not boring， at least to me。 There's a lot of politics involved with the lead and hearing somebody else say this made me think reading it would be an absolute drooze-fest， but Frank Herbert really knew how to write it in an easy-to-follow way that didn't put me to sleep （or seem tired for that matter）。 。。。more

AJ Nolan ，

Excellent gripping novel。

Josh Kelley ，

Solid Sequel。 The story was a bit slow at some points but other than the sus relationship between Duncan and Alia， I liked just about everything about this book。

Alex ，

This book gets a lot of hate for not living up to the quality of the first Dune， but I think it’s a great sequel。

Matthew Land ，

just kind of struggled to get into this one compared to the first

Suleman Dawood ，

Dune was an epic space opera about a relatable teenage protagonist on his quest for revenge which gave the original book a more human feeling。 Dune Messiah forks away with a much more unique plot。 The obstacles are political and psychological rather then emotional like the first book。 Paul's all grown up and the burden of the Imperium has changed him and that is for the better。 Dune Messiah takes a risk by painting the events of the first book as a tragedy and a loss。 It outlines the horror of r Dune was an epic space opera about a relatable teenage protagonist on his quest for revenge which gave the original book a more human feeling。 Dune Messiah forks away with a much more unique plot。 The obstacles are political and psychological rather then emotional like the first book。 Paul's all grown up and the burden of the Imperium has changed him and that is for the better。 Dune Messiah takes a risk by painting the events of the first book as a tragedy and a loss。 It outlines the horror of religious fanaticism and war in the name of religion。 A prophet is acting as the head of the state and uses his godhood to influence the universe achieving more power than any entity is history。 It is harder to understand the motivations of Paul and Alia in Dune Messiah because of how relevant their oracular abilities are to the plot which makes the plot a bit untidy。 In fact， I found myself more invested when the narration was done by Hayt or Scytale maybe because they are not walking gods lol。 However， keep reading because the book eventually delivers。 The ending is quite satisfying and gives appropriate sendoffs to many characters while setting the stage for future characters and plots。 Like the first book， the reader gets to decide if it is time to say goodbye to the universe of Dune or they can carry on。My favorite character award goes to Paul Atreides。 He is much more bad ass in Dune Messiah and it was interesting to have a protagonist trying to stop himself from losing his position rather than gain a higher one。 。。。more

Lavita Lakmita ，

This book will crush you， you will be torn about your own propose and the kind of will you need to be your true self

Kayla ，

The quality of writing feels much lower。 More of a daytime Emmy vibe。 Idk。

Nilüfer ，

Gücün artışının siyasi kararlara nasıl yansıdığını ve laiklik kavramını sorguluyor。 İlk kitabı kadar heyecanla okumasam da Dune evreni beni kendine bağladı bir kere！ Seriyi okumaya devam edeceğim。

Mirham ，

Man people are gonna be piiiiiiiiiiissed when the new movie comes out

Elzbeth ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I really did not like the first book， but this one wasn’t bad。 It was， however， weird。 Overall a good read and far more interesting than the first （not to mention much shorter）， but so WEIRD。 Like when Alia decided to train naked， Paul saw her and felt…uh…stirrings。 Or when they insisted on getting Alia a “mate” or when she fell in love with Duncan Idaho who’s wwaaaaaay too old for her。 Or when Chani died because it let her escape from the prophecy or when Paul went blind so just went off to die I really did not like the first book， but this one wasn’t bad。 It was， however， weird。 Overall a good read and far more interesting than the first （not to mention much shorter）， but so WEIRD。 Like when Alia decided to train naked， Paul saw her and felt…uh…stirrings。 Or when they insisted on getting Alia a “mate” or when she fell in love with Duncan Idaho who’s wwaaaaaay too old for her。 Or when Chani died because it let her escape from the prophecy or when Paul went blind so just went off to die in the desert。 Just…weird 。。。more

Mateusz ，

3。5

Alessita ，

Me destrozó emocionalmente 😭

Natalie Schloss ，

so much easier to get through than the first one omg

Travis S ，

So。。。。 nothing really happens。 Basically just all talking。 Talk a little in location A， then talk more in location B， then even more talking in location C！ Riveting。

Isabelle Danen ，

A bit of a disappointment compared to the first book。 12 years is a pretty big time jump between books and I wish we got to see some of that， especially considering how little action we actually got in this book。 Very dialogue/exposition heavy。 The first book was a very fun， hopeful kind of space adventure feeling， while this one was definitely a bit more doom and gloom。 Which isn’t necessarily a bad thing， just not my personal favourite。 I’ll read the next in the series since I’ve heard it make A bit of a disappointment compared to the first book。 12 years is a pretty big time jump between books and I wish we got to see some of that， especially considering how little action we actually got in this book。 Very dialogue/exposition heavy。 The first book was a very fun， hopeful kind of space adventure feeling， while this one was definitely a bit more doom and gloom。 Which isn’t necessarily a bad thing， just not my personal favourite。 I’ll read the next in the series since I’ve heard it makes up for the sequel。 Just wish Dune Messiah had a little less talk and a little more action。 。。。more

tpg0 ，

As an AI language model， I cannot personally review books， but I can provide some information about the book 'Dune Messiah'。 'Dune Messiah' is a science fiction novel written by Frank Herbert， published in 1969。 It is the second book in the 'Dune' series and continues the story of Paul Atreides， the messiah or savior figure of a desert planet of Arrakis。 The book explores themes such as power， politics， religion， environmentalism， and human nature。 Some fans consider it to be a darker and more complex sequel than the first book 'Dune'。 However， opinions on the book are divided， and some readers find 'Dune Messiah' less compelling than the first or the later books in the series。 It is recommended to read the original book， 'Dune，' before starting 'Dune Messiah。'

tpg1 ，

As an AI language model， I don't have personal opinions， but I can provide you some information about the book 'Dune Messiah。' 'Dune Messiah' is a science fiction novel written by Frank Herbert， published in 1969。 It is the second book in the 'Dune' series， which is one of the most popular and influential science fiction series of all time。 The story takes place twelve years after the events of the first book。 It follows the life of the protagonist Paul Atreides， who has become the Emperor of the known universe。 Paul faces several challenges in his new role， including rebellion， assassination attempts， and political intrigue。 The book also explores Paul's inner turmoil as he struggles with the consequences of his actions and the burden of his newfound power。 The novel received mixed reviews upon its release， but it has since become a cult classic and an essential read for fans of science fiction。 It is known for its complex characters， intricate plot， and philosophical themes。 Some readers may find it challenging to follow the intricate plot and the complex web of relationships between the characters。 Overall， 'Dune Messiah' is a great sequel to the original book， and it offers an even deeper exploration of the themes and ideas that made the first book so popular。

tpg2 ，

As an AI language model， I don't have personal opinions or preferences。 However， "Dune Messiah" is a science fiction novel by Frank Herbert， published in 1969。 It is the sequel to "Dune" and the second book in the Dune series。 Some readers might find its philosophical themes and complex plot compelling， while others may not enjoy it as much as the first book in the series。 Overall， it has received mixed reviews， but it remains a significant work in the science fiction genre。

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