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Summary: Here we go again...
Review: I've been following the Dune Saga for some years now. The first book, "Dune", was by far the best of them all. Frank Herbert introduced us to the intrigueing world of great families fighting on a small but crucial planet called Dune, home of the spice. When I finished "Dune" I couldn't wait to see what would happen to Paul Atreides "Muad'Dib", Chani, etc. Unfortunately, "Dune Messiah" was so disappointing. It seemed as if the author, run out of ideas, wished to "kill" Paul as quickly as possible. And so he did. "The Children of Dune" was enjoyable and "God Emperor of Dune" was by far the worst of the Saga. However, despite the fourth one, I decided to read "Heretics of Dune". Now that I finished it, I must say that this book is almost as good as the first one. Thousands of years have passed since the death of Leto II and the humanity must cope with the consequences of the "Big Dispersion". All the characters in this book are new, which is a good point. This time, the author chose to focus on the Bene Gesserit Order. The description of the order is much more interesting and deeper than in the previous books. Soon we, the readers, discover that the Bene Gesserit are facing a new enemy, the Honoured Matres, who are in fact a branch of the BG that came back from the "Big Dispersion". The conflicts between the two of them and the plot are highly intrigueing, thus contributing to make this book a real page turner. It is a real fun to read about Rakis, where each corner is carring the memory of the Baron, Jessica, Paul and his children. Another good point is the arrival of a new character, Miles Teg, the Bashar of the Bene Gesserit. Herbert largely describes the old Teg: his thoughts, feelings, victories and loyalty to the order of the BG. While reading about Teg, I had the feeling that the author wanted to compensate his failure with "Dune Messiah". Teg is the image of Paul: a warrior, a lover and a father, who grew old and now has to face many inner conflicts, that each one of us has to face when our life is about to end. As a matter of conclusion, I would say this book is very good. It has got all the usual stuff: action,love, friendship, philosophy, interesting characters and so on. Pity that it does not come right after "Dune". I can assure you that you can start with "Dune" and skip right to "Heretics of Dune". Trust me. The three previous ones are not as good and you won't miss a thing!
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Summary: One of the best in the series
Review: Its herbert again with the dune. If you have read this far in the series I soppose that you will have to read this one and the next. Amazing book with lots of good stuff in it to read stay tuned to the series
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Summary: A REALLY KEWL BOOK!
Review: THIS BOOK REWLS IT HAS LOTS OF ACTION AND THE STORY LINE HAS LOTS OF INTERESTING PEOPLE IF YOU CAN HANDLE THIS YOU CAN READ OTHER THINGS THAT ARE VERY INTERESTING LIKE FOUCAULTS PENDULUM BY UMBERTO ECO THAT WILL OPEN YOUR MIND TOO THIS IS THE BEST BOOK OF THE DUNE BOOKS AND THE ONLY ONE THAT I HAVE READ OR WILL EVER READ BECAUSE IT IS THE BEST AND I LIKE THAT LOL
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Summary: Great read
Review: The first Dune was great... then, it seemed, that the further the series went on, the action was replaced by philosophical rantings. Well, Heretics of Dune returns to the style of the original Dune... plenty of action, not too much philosophy. All of the characters from the first four books (except the constantly recurring Duncan Idaho) are dead, but Herbert brings in a host of cool new characters, such as bashar Miles Teg, the Bene Gesserit Sisters Odrade, Lucilla, and Taraza, and the Tleilaxu Master Waff. Even though I really didn't like the Bene Gesserit before reading this book, Herbert gets you to like them in this one. He also elaborates a LOT on the society of the Tleilaxu, who were only briefly mentioned for the Face Dancers and the Idaho gholas in the other books. If you liked the original Dune, you'll love this one.
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Summary: What's This? Finally, A GOOD Dune sequel!
Review: The progression went like this. First we had the great Dune, then the lame Dune Messiah, then the slightly better Children of Dune. And God Emperor of Dune was the worst of the series. Some claim that from there, the series became just a bunch of philosophical rants. Well, this is true for God Emperor, but if ANYONE tries to say this about Heretics, I'll tell them to actually READ the book, THEN say that! There is about as much philosophy here as there was in the first Dune... theres some every once in awhile, but usually its used meaningfully in a discussion, and besides doesn't happen often anyway. Heres another new one: the Characters' personality traits are ESTABLISHED, for once! No more random personality-changes! Herbert actually seemed to of planned this one! In fact, there was only one, ONLY ONE, event in the whole book that seemed like random conjecture... Near the end when Teg, by coincidence, meets alot of old military comrades who are extremely loyal to the point that they overlook that they retired and come under his command again. Also, the Tleilaxu, which were simply plot devices in the earlier books, actually have some IMPORTANCE, and their Axlotl tanks are part of a sub-plot. This book ain't quite perfect though. One, The Bene Gesserit have a new enemy to worry about... the Honored Matres, who conquer by being seductive. What's the problem? Teg, Lucille, and some other chaarcters alone manage to defeat a good amount of them... and rather easily. The Matres don't seem like much of an enemy to me. Also, all the chaarcters except Duncan Idaho are all-new. However some of them seem more like resurrections of older characters than anything else (Miles Teg=Paul Atreides). I personally thought this book would have been alot better if, instead of taking place a millenia later, We were still on ARrakis follwing Paul, not the after-effects of the faceless drone known as Leto II. Another thing I hate is the renaming of all the planets and cities. Arrakis is now Rakis, Caladan is now Dan. Giedi Prime is now Gammu, Arrakeen is now Keen. What the hell is up with this? This is explained in a one-liner: "Time tends to shorten titles" oh please. Colorado is Colorado, you don't see it shortened to "Rado" do you? But anyway, none of these flaws are big enough to really lower it down to Dune Messiah level (Two Stars) or God Emperor level (One star). They do, however, keep it from being perfect. Read the first one, get a Dune fan to sum up Messiah, Children, and God Emperor for you (Actually I could do all three right now) and skip to Heretics. Now, I really must get through with Chapterhouse....
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Summary: Best book yet.
Review: This is the first book of the series that I have read, and it is also the best of the series. It is one of the only books that I have read in the past 3 years that I would even consider re-reading, and I dont like books. LOL. Enjoy, lord knows I did.
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Summary: Promising
Review: This one picks up the action a bit from God Emperor and promises more action for the last in the series. Definitely worth reading.
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Summary: More philosophy than Sci-fi...
Review: HERBERT thought deeply and had the talent to incorporate it into a remarkable series. This book is very good in its own right, with more in depth characterisations. It "humanises" the Bene Gesserit sisters, allowing readers to care abou their fate. Great read.
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Summary: A much needed pick up to a drowning saga
Review: We sacrificed the grand awe of the Kwisatz Haderach and gained actual character development in return. Even trade. Sort of. And ah! Clearly established motives! Someone new to believe in... the little girl Sheeana. And a new question... Bene Gesserit vs. Honored Matres: Which witch is worse? Although I must admit I was quite confused about this "Scattering" thing... a welcome return of a relevant Duncan Idaho and a feisty new lover. All in all... a return to glory.
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Summary: Another great book in the Dune saga.
Review: Now that the Great Worm is dead, the green paradise world of Rakis has been left to fall back into the barren desert planet Arrakis or Dune, and the Bene Gesserit now control all on its surface. This episode in the Dune saga mainly focuses on the Bene Gesserit's struggles with the Bene Tleilaxu fanatics, and a small Fremen girl who can talk to sand worms. A good read, and a pivotal piece of the story.
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