Children of Dune - BookWyrm

Mass Market Paperback, 408 pages

English language

Published April 7, 1977 by Berkley Publishing.

ISBN:: 978-0-425-04075-1
ASIN:: 0425040755

The science fiction masterpiece continues in the "major event,"( Los Angeles Times) Children of Dune. With millions of copies sold worldwide, Frank Herbert's Dune novels stand among the major achievements of the human imagination and 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 deserts of Arrakis. Like their father, they possess supernormal abilities—making them valuable to their aunt Alia, who rules the Empire. If Alia can obtain the secrets of the twins' prophetic visions, her rule will be absolute. But the twins have their own plans for their destiny.

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Caffeinated Book Dragon reviewed Children of Dune by Frank Herbert

Sprawling much like it's landscape, plans within plans, and yet, you want to know more...

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It took me several tries to start and re-start this book because life just got in the way and I know I'd forgotten some characters and plot points after a while, so I'd just re-start a month later or something. I only took about a month to read it this time, which is long for me, but life is still in the way. But it was close enough that I could remember much of the story as things went along.

I'd heard enough about the Dune universe to know that Leto II was gonna make a significant change to become the God Emperor later on, and this book does a slow build in revealing how that path was coming. I'm still unclear on a few things, but this series is captivating enough and the characters so fleshed out that I'll re-tackle it after I finish this first run through …

It took me several tries to start and re-start this book because life just got in the way and I know I'd forgotten some characters and plot points after a while, so I'd just re-start a month later or something. I only took about a month to read it this time, which is long for me, but life is still in the way. But it was close enough that I could remember much of the story as things went along.

I'd heard enough about the Dune universe to know that Leto II was gonna make a significant change to become the God Emperor later on, and this book does a slow build in revealing how that path was coming. I'm still unclear on a few things, but this series is captivating enough and the characters so fleshed out that I'll re-tackle it after I finish this first run through of the original 6 books. I think it boils down to the ecology Frank Herbert spends so much time with, to make it make sense in this very distant, crazy universe of his.

I'm maybe 90% sure I got the gist of what I'd learned (again, too distracted for focus, damned ADHD), but the major threads and events made sense, so I'm prepared enough for the next book. I'll rate the book later when I've had a chance to revisit.

Subjects

Science Fiction
Space Opera