Dune Messiah (Dune Chronicles, Book 2)

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Summary: Not worth the money
Review: While Dune was rich in historical and sociological vision (a pun), Dune Messiah is a poorly executed commercial sequel. Readers of Dune can explore age old conflicts based upon wealth, power, and religion. Herbert uses the planet Dune to retell the story of religious incarnation and to explore the conflict between religion and power without the baggage of historical and religious bias. While Dune Messiah promises to continue the brillant story telling of Dune, the characters become one dimensional. Instead of exploring religious conflict, Dune Messiah wastes the time of its readers in living Paul's drug induced hallucinations.

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Summary: like lost world compared to jarisic park
Review: This book was disiponting with Paul as emporer he was to powerful and he did not do much himself it was more ploys and counter-ploys. With not as much done in the book it was like polotics today, boring and uneventful. The idea of him going blind and still being able to see was kinda of tacky and wierd. Do better on the next one.

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Summary: a worthy sequel
Review: I had always heard that Dune Messiah was not supposed to be nearly as good as Dune. I was surprised then at how much I liked Dune Messiah. Though Herbert does not introduce nearly as many ideas or trends that he does in Dune, he does clarify many that he conceived in the original. A worthy read!

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Summary: A good book for fans of the DUNE series
Review: The 2nd book in the Dune cronicles, Dune Messiah changes the tone of the series. One of the most dissapointing things about this book is how Paul Maud'Dib is shown. He is not the hero of the first book, but an actual human that has (many) flaws. 3rd favorite of the 4 I have read so far. Best in this series: Dune Second: Children of Dune

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Summary: Awesome
Review: Is this book great, or what? But seriously, it is a rare insight into the bitter rewards of power, along with all the other levels this book has to offer. Religeon; how much of this is created, & how much is self-creating. Economics; Muad'Dib - the supreme energy eater. Politics: Bene Tlalaxu, Bene Gesserit, House Atredies, The House of Ix, The Fremen, The Guild, oh yeah. Finally, this concludes the story of Paul Atredies (The Preacher is another story...) who sought to make his future, only to find his future made him.

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Summary: Does't live up to the original DUNE--but how many works do?
Review: Dune Messiah is an engrossing tale, returning to the world of Dune, Paul, Duncan Idaho, and Stilgar. Where the original DUNE was an epic, DUNE MESSIAH takes the story further. Although it does not compare to the excellence of the original, it is still a very interesting and exciting story of intrigue, mystery, and suspense. Frank Herbert has the ability to immerse the reader in his tale, having them constantly wanting to read more and more. The term "page turner" comes to mind. It was almost two years between the time I read DUNE to the time I read DUNE MESSIAH. I can say that I eagerly await reading the next chapter of the series, CHILDREN OF DUNE, which I hope to begin this week.

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Summary: Good, but not that good
Review: Although a literary achievement in the ordinary world of fiction, Dune Messiah can't be judged with those premises. It is the sequel one of the greatest novels of all time. Messiah failed to keep pace and continuity with the climatic and geograph pretense of the planet. Politics and religion showed strong potential for a monumental struggle, but didn't really collide as I figured they had to. The role of Paul seemed to be a bit misguided and without a positive stand for or against his sister's corruption. The marriage to Alia showed the farce of power that Paul had to escape. All in all, the themes of this book had to live up to the original but stand up on its own, which it failed to do.

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Summary: Wonderful
Review: This book is grandiose! While it isn't "Dune", sowhat? It's still an incredible journey that takes the reader on aride he/she will NEVER forget! Frank Herbert is the master.

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Summary: The book of life
Review: When Paul followed shai-hulud's fotstep , and let the desertmake him to a god . I cried for the firts time . This book and theother books on Dune has change my life , my way of thinking and to see things as they are . The slepper has awaken inside me . Frank Herberts books has become more like a bibel for me . May you rest in peace Frank . Mathias

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Summary: A worthy succesor to the magnificent Dune
Review: Dune Messiah is an excellent sequel to Frank Herbert'smasterpiece Dune. The plot centers around a conspiracy to usurp thepower of Muad'dib (though there are side plots galore). Although the scope seems limited compared to Dune, there is plenty of intrigue to captivate readers of Dune. While not as gripping as Dune itself, Dune Messiah features new faces and new places, as well as old friends (some of whom are now enemies!!!), and enough fare to engross any reader. Read on!!!