Children of Dune
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Summary
A deluxe hardcover edition of Children of Dune， the third novel in Frank Herbert's magnificent science fiction saga。
This deluxe hardcover edition of Children of Dune 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
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。。。。
This deluxe hardcover edition of Children of Dune 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
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。。。。
Reviews
Gio03
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Allora。Insomma。Bello eh。 Però la trasformazione in verme gigante si poteva evitare。Intrigante anche il colpo di scena finale， peccato che il libro successivo sia ambientato 4000 anni dopo。
Christopher Selmek
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"Dune" was the origin story for the man described in "Dune: Messiah"， and "Children of Dune" is the story of his legend。 Every loose thread left by Emperor Paul Atreides Muad'Dib is tied up and handed to his successor in this superb sci-fi/fantasy。I have said before that Frank Herbert wrote "Dune" in response to Isaac Asimov's "Foundation"， but the first two books didn't offer enough information to precisely locate Herbert's Galactic Empire within Asimov's。 This book is much more expansive in it "Dune" was the origin story for the man described in "Dune: Messiah"， and "Children of Dune" is the story of his legend。 Every loose thread left by Emperor Paul Atreides Muad'Dib is tied up and handed to his successor in this superb sci-fi/fantasy。I have said before that Frank Herbert wrote "Dune" in response to Isaac Asimov's "Foundation"， but the first two books didn't offer enough information to precisely locate Herbert's Galactic Empire within Asimov's。 This book is much more expansive in its dealings outside of Arrakis， and I've concluded Herbert is writing about Asimov's Second Empire。 Hari Seldon predicted humanity's First Galactic Empire would collapse， but that his Foundation would lead to the formation of a Second Empire after 1，000 years。 At the end of Asimov's three novels The Foundation was halfway through this Interregnum。 Herbert would have read these and extrapolated elements from Asimov's books as though 2-3 thousand more years had passed。 "Children of Dune" refers to the Battle of Corrin - the definitive space battle that secured the throne of the Empire for House Corrino。 I believe this battle was the last Seldon Crisis， establishing the Second Empire。 Asimov made no predictions about that Empire， but Herbert took the leap forward to turn the merchant princes into the CHOAM company and the secretive Second Foundation into the Bene Gesserit。"Children of Dune" is also the first in this series to directly address questions about God and devils， instead of referring to drug-induced omniscience as a kind of spirituality。 There is a lot to look into here， but I'm especially impressed that the sand worms of Dune were originally introduced to the planet on accident， developed into an organism that creates spice， and now that spice runs the Galaxy。 The spice created， then， by an act of God cannot be manufactured artificially and is produced only on one planet。 That seems like an obvious bottleneck any civilization should be more anxious about。 I'm also irritated by the royal kids who so resent being treated like they are not already adults - which makes them the same as all kids。 And now they have no restraints on their behavior at all。 God save the Galaxy。 。。。more
Nevyn M
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The first book was so interesting to read， the style， the flow， the content… The second book was different， almost boring but this third book… would ‘unreadable’ be a good word…？ Too many long descriptions of the many lives that ‘live’ in the twins… There’s merely action。 At a point that it becomes seriously boring。 I never abandon a book I started so I kept reading but it seriously was painful…And then there’s the end regarding Leto II…。 On which I even won’t comment。 I am not sure whether I wi The first book was so interesting to read， the style， the flow， the content… The second book was different， almost boring but this third book… would ‘unreadable’ be a good word…？ Too many long descriptions of the many lives that ‘live’ in the twins… There’s merely action。 At a point that it becomes seriously boring。 I never abandon a book I started so I kept reading but it seriously was painful…And then there’s the end regarding Leto II…。 On which I even won’t comment。 I am not sure whether I will read the next book。 。。。more
Dagmar Rokita
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Unpopular opinion but that's my favourite part of Dune Unpopular opinion but that's my favourite part of Dune 。。。more
Tracy M
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It was at the point where he spent three pages discussing the "House ferrets" that I thought， "well， I'm done here。" But in retrospect I think I might go on， though I'll need a good long break first。 I just feel like Frank Herbert was so smart and did so much research and it all made sense in his head， but he just couldn't translate it into threads that a normal human could follow。 The most frustrating thing about these books （mostly 2 & 3） is that it's really hard to follow the political machin It was at the point where he spent three pages discussing the "House ferrets" that I thought， "well， I'm done here。" But in retrospect I think I might go on， though I'll need a good long break first。 I just feel like Frank Herbert was so smart and did so much research and it all made sense in his head， but he just couldn't translate it into threads that a normal human could follow。 The most frustrating thing about these books （mostly 2 & 3） is that it's really hard to follow the political machinations， which are crucial to the thread of the book。 Yet by the end I still feel compelled to see where the Golden Path actually leads， so there's that。 。。。more
Victoria
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I feel like I'm not being taken along the story's journey by any of the characters。 Everyone is off on their own mad plots， which I'm sure make sense to themselves and Mr。 Herbert， it would be great if he shared that with the reader。 There's no central hero or villain， when things are revealed it's so anti-climatic because there was no investment in the story and characters。 Forget about the character arcs and growth we saw in the first 2 novels。 To make matters worse， characters were constantly I feel like I'm not being taken along the story's journey by any of the characters。 Everyone is off on their own mad plots， which I'm sure make sense to themselves and Mr。 Herbert， it would be great if he shared that with the reader。 There's no central hero or villain， when things are revealed it's so anti-climatic because there was no investment in the story and characters。 Forget about the character arcs and growth we saw in the first 2 novels。 To make matters worse， characters were constantly repeating themselves， people saying the same things over and over， people engaged in repetition。 That is to say people are reiterating points for no good reason。 The only reason I continued reading was the hope of reaching some kind of conclusion which I was seriously disappointed by。I've already purchased 'God emperor of dune '。 I hope it's a better read。 If it's like this I may not get through it 。。。more
Leonardo
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4。5 I liked it slightly less than Dune & Dune Messiah， but it was still a fantastic read and a good conclusion to the Paul Atreides saga。 The politics in this were good and the plot with Alia and her nephews and Jessica was really captivating， I read this book in two sittings。 However I didn't really like the ending （like the last 3-4 pages）， the conclusion with Leto didn't really connect with me。 Otherwise I'm so glad I read the Dune trilogy， one of my favourite series of all time now。 4。5 I liked it slightly less than Dune & Dune Messiah， but it was still a fantastic read and a good conclusion to the Paul Atreides saga。 The politics in this were good and the plot with Alia and her nephews and Jessica was really captivating， I read this book in two sittings。 However I didn't really like the ending （like the last 3-4 pages）， the conclusion with Leto didn't really connect with me。 Otherwise I'm so glad I read the Dune trilogy， one of my favourite series of all time now。 。。。more
Gabriel Luck
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The finale to Frank Herbert's original trilogy。 This book is the culmination of everything put to page in the previous books。 Each faction begins to make their power play for the throne， and each goes about it using methods unique to them。 In addition， every Atreides returns to Arrakis during these turbulent times and attempts to further their goals as well。 The book introduces 3 new characters， each with a personality and goal that challenges the old rule of the empire。 We also start learning m The finale to Frank Herbert's original trilogy。 This book is the culmination of everything put to page in the previous books。 Each faction begins to make their power play for the throne， and each goes about it using methods unique to them。 In addition， every Atreides returns to Arrakis during these turbulent times and attempts to further their goals as well。 The book introduces 3 new characters， each with a personality and goal that challenges the old rule of the empire。 We also start learning more of Fremen culture/history and the origin of the sandworms that populate the now sparce desert。 Like the first Dune this one contains some pacing issues which I attribute to the time skips present in the book。 However， the issue is not large enough to cause anything more than the slightest confusion。 。。。more
Jack B
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Better than the second， some pretty cool ideas woven in
Nora
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This was less “brilliant commentary on religion， corporate greed， and climate change” and more “unhinged chaos with a hint of melange，” but I loved it nonetheless。
Canan
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Dune serisini burada bitiriyorum sanırım。 Kitap yer yer heyecanlanıyor， büyük bir olay bekliyorsunuz。 Sonra bir anda çok ağır felsefi bir metne dönüyor。 Yazar sanki sıkıştıkça kitapta daha önce hiç referans verilmemiş yeni bir olay/karakter üretip devam ediyor。 Ama bunların hepsinin ucu da bir yere bağlanmıyor。 Ben mi kaçırdım diye düşünerek yorumlara göz attım ama başka benzer yorumlar da gördüm， dolayısıyla yalnız olmadığımı sanıyorum。 Yarıda bırakmış olmamak için bitirdim。
simon mall gift card customer
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Messiah was hard to get through。 But I'm glad I did。 This is now one of my favorite scifi books ever Messiah was hard to get through。 But I'm glad I did。 This is now one of my favorite scifi books ever 。。。more
umik
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serinin en başarılı kitabı olduğunu düşünüyorum
Sevim Bayraktar
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Tam sıkıldığımı düşündüğüm anda hızlanan olay örgüsü sayesinde elimden bırakamadım。 Son bölümde birden fazla kez yüksek sesle şaşırma ünlemleri kullandım。 Fazlasıyla sürükleyici bir kitap。
Lydia
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The conclusion of this trilogy has enough growth that it holds up well。 My favorites: #1， #3 and then #2。
Nick Holevar
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Children of Dune starts off great but gets a little too complicated than it needs to be。 The end is a bang and feels a little rushed。 It perfectly sets up the final three books but leaves with ultimate dread。 Finished as part of a trilogy and it feels like a trilogy ending。 Not sure if I will go on past this one but it's one hell of a way to go out。 Children of Dune starts off great but gets a little too complicated than it needs to be。 The end is a bang and feels a little rushed。 It perfectly sets up the final three books but leaves with ultimate dread。 Finished as part of a trilogy and it feels like a trilogy ending。 Not sure if I will go on past this one but it's one hell of a way to go out。 。。。more
Kieran Summers
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Honestly found it to be rubbish。 Though as a trilogy I liked how it subverted a traditional narrative for a book series like this but just really didn't like how it was done。 Honestly found it to be rubbish。 Though as a trilogy I liked how it subverted a traditional narrative for a book series like this but just really didn't like how it was done。 。。。more
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read
Kassidy Gregory
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they don’t have half stars but i would give this 4 1/2 if i could。 absolutely absolutely loved it。
Edwin
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It was just bad。 Characters made inexplainable choices。 It was boring and so many things just didn’t make sense。
Mauricio Becerra
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El niño que rehúsa viajar en el arnés del padre， ese es símbolo de la capacidad más singular del hombre。 « Yo no debo ser lo que fue mi padre。 Yo no tengo que obedecer las reglas de mi padre， ni siquiera creer en todo lo que él creía。 Mi fuerza como ser humano es que puedo tomar mis propias elecciones sobre lo que debo y no debo creer， sobre lo que debo y no debo hacer» [Leto Atreides II]Disfruté de esta novela。 A través de sus personajes el autor contrasta diferentes ideas sobre temas como el d El niño que rehúsa viajar en el arnés del padre， ese es símbolo de la capacidad más singular del hombre。 « Yo no debo ser lo que fue mi padre。 Yo no tengo que obedecer las reglas de mi padre， ni siquiera creer en todo lo que él creía。 Mi fuerza como ser humano es que puedo tomar mis propias elecciones sobre lo que debo y no debo creer， sobre lo que debo y no debo hacer» [Leto Atreides II]Disfruté de esta novela。 A través de sus personajes el autor contrasta diferentes ideas sobre temas como el determinismo， el libre albedrío， la teoría del caos y el destino。 La angustiante historia de Alia y su lucha interior， la esperanza que sentí al conocer al Predicador y el emocionante surgimiento de Leto II y el inicio de su transformación hacen que quiera darme la oportunidad y continuar con la segunda trilogía de esta historia， comenzando con Dios emperador de Dune。 Resalto， al igual que en las dos entregas anteriores， el estilo del autor al centrar la narración en los conflictos internos de los personajes y poco en la descripción de la “acción” que sucede en el exterior。 。。。more
Mikey mozarelles
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Took me ages to get through， but ultimately glad I did
Jakub
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Thrilling mystique， captivating intrigues。。。feint within feint within feint。。。
Chris
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Blew me away。 Herbert’s writing is extraordinarily thought provoking， my favorite of the Dune Saga so far。
Brunella McCann
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What a pacing NIGHTMARE。 The stakes got so high that “stakes” lost all meaning and things just continued to happened beyond my threshold to care。 Soooo the first two books and their characters don’t matter？？ They were all just context to this new generation？ Nah dune you’re still cool it’s just the killing off main characters and leaving us with children with the memories of thousands of years that threw me off a little。
Becca Boyes
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Frank Herbert I’m sorry but I am leaving dune there。 I have seen enough。
James Molloy
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Much better than book 2， lots of fun and original Sci fi ideas without all the navel gazing philosophical ponderings
Nadia Medina
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Why is it always so difficult to get through the first 2/3 of Dune books and then the ending goes hard？ Also 🪱
Victoria Sene
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Good， but not great。 First book was hard to beat。
Robert
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Interesting
tpg0
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As an AI language model， I don't have personal opinions or preferences。 However， "Children of Dune" is a science fiction novel by Frank Herbert， the third in his "Dune" series。 It continues the story of Paul Atreides， the former emperor of the known universe， and his son， Leto Atreides II， who has unique abilities due to his exposure to the spice melange。 The novel explores themes of power struggles， leadership， religion， and the consequences of genetic and social engineering。 Overall， it is considered a popular and notable addition to the "Dune" universe。
tpg1
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As an AI language model， I do not have personal preferences or opinions。 However， I can provide a brief summary of the book "Children of Dune" by Frank Herbert。 "Children of Dune" is the third novel in the "Dune" series by Frank Herbert。 The story follows the children of Paul Atreides， the former ruler of the desert planet of Arrakis。 The twins Leto and Ghanima have inherited extraordinary abilities from their parents， including prescience and the ability to communicate with each other telepathically。 As the children grow， they must navigate political intrigue and power struggles among the ruling families on Arrakis， as well as their own internal battles with the legacy of their father's rule。 "Children of Dune" explores themes of power， religion， and the role of fate in human affairs。 The novel builds on the world-building and political intrigue of the previous books in the series and is seen as a pivotal point in the overarching narrative of the "Dune" saga。
tpg2
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As an AI language model， I don't have the ability to read books nor have opinions or emotions。 However， I can provide you some information about the book 'Children of Dune' by Frank Herbert。 'Children of Dune' is the third novel in the 'Dune' series， which was written by author Frank Herbert。 It was first published in 1976 and is set many years after the events of the second book。 The novel follows the lives of the children of the former Emperor， Paul Atreides， and his consort， Princess Irulan。 The novel explores political intrigue， fanatical religious movements， and the struggle for power in a universe where resources are limited and water is scarce。 It also delves into the complex relationships between various factions， including the Bene Gesserit sisterhood， the ruling class， and the oppressed Fremen people of the desert planet Arrakis。 'Children of Dune' is often praised for its intricate world-building， its exploration of complex themes， and its vivid and memorable characters。 It has been adapted into several forms of media， including a television miniseries and an audio drama。
Reference
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