Children of Dune (Dune Chronicles, Book 3)

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Summary: disappointing
Review: The first dune novel was fantastic. Exciting, well paced, great characters, amazingly creative. However, the follow books I find become very vague, and needlessly complicated. As the story progresses I found that too many concepts had to be filled in by the reader, as herbert refuses to explain them. I struggled through god emporer, and now can't manage to sit through the remaining two books. My advice, read Dune, and just use your imagination to fill in what happens afterwards, it'll be more rewarding that way

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Summary: Child of Dune might have been a better title
Review: This book is way better than the second book, but it still does not fulfill the expectations left from the first book. Leto and his sister "spoils of war" are growing up and dealing with all the political intrigue and double crossing that Dune readers are familiar with. I really liked Alia befor this book, but Herbert ruined her here. This whole book screams "man strong, woman weak!" It almost seems as if Herbert writes himself into a hole and has to dig himself out. This book like the second lacks the vision of the original. It was interesting though and is not a waste of time. Recommended to those whom really want more Dune.

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Summary: Child of Dune might have been a better title
Review: This book is way better than the second book, but it still does not fulfill the expectations left from the first book. Leto and his sister "spoils of war" are growing up and dealing with all the political intrigue and double crossing that Dune readers are familiar with. I really liked Alia befor this book, but Herbert ruined her here. This whole book screams "man strong, woman weak!" It almost seems as if Herbert writes himself into a hole and has to dig himself out. This book like the second lacks the vision of the original. It was interesting though and is not a waste of time. Recommended to those whom really want more Dune.

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Summary: Best Dune Book Yet
Review: This is the best Dune book writen so far. After Messiah some poeple were turned off from the seris, I was one of them. But I read on hoping that it would get better. It did, it go a lot better. In COD Leto II and Ghani who are Paul's twin children, try to keep from becoming an Abonamation. Alia has already become an Abonination and has been taken over by a familar enemy to the Atradies. The Lady Jessican comes back in this book and she and Alia don't get along very well. There is also another new character, The Preacher. Some of the Fremen believe he is Maud'Dib come back from the desert. And there is a conspiracy to kill the twins coming from the Corrino family. But it seems the leader of the Corrino family doesn't even know about it. There is a lot of plotting and thinking going on in this book which I think gives it depth. Leto II is the most fancinating Sci-Fi character ever. And twords the end of this book something really cool happens to him. I won't say what it is cuz it might ruin the book but let me tell you, IF YOU THINK THE BOOK IS DULL IN THE BIGGINNING READ ON. IT WILL GET BETTER.

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Summary: Better than 2, not than the original
Review: This one was alright...By this time, you must be a fan to sit through Dune Messiah as it was kinda slow.