Dune Messiah

di Frank Herbert

Brossura, 283 pagine

lingua English

Pubblicato il 07 Luglio 2020 da Ace.

ISBN:: 978-0-593-20173-2
ASIN:: 0593201736
Goodreads:: 53169182-dune-messiah

Dune Messiah continues the story of Paul Atreides, better known—and feared—as the man christened Muad’Dib. As Emperor of the known universe, he possesses more power than a single man was ever meant to wield. Worshipped as a religious icon by the fanatical Fremen, Paul faces the enmity of the political houses he displaced when he assumed the throne—and a conspiracy conducted within his own sphere of influence.

And even as House Atreides begins to crumble around him from the machinations of his enemies, the true threat to Paul comes to his lover, Chani, and the unborn heir to his family’s dynasty…

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Pierre ha recensito Dune Messiah di Frank Herbert

Lost in the Spice Trance

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I read dune Messiah a few months back and am taking time to reflect as I just finished Children of Dune (the third book in the series). Overall, I was pretty disappointed in Dune Messiah. To me, the plot and characters marked a stark departure from the first book and I was pretty much lost the whole time. Herbert’s prose even though aesthetically pleasing, especially to me since he tends to borrow a lot of french words to describe the etiquette or customs related to the emperor and empire, gets really confusing especially in passages describing the spice melange and spice trance. I was taken aback by seeing a character, Paul Atreides, stuck in his progression. Maybe that’s what Herbert wanted to convey in Dune Messiah, but I felt like the character had phenomenal power and super powers yet the story failed to show how he was using them and to which end he wanted to use them. It also felt to me like the characters lacked individual personality. They seem to all speak in the same way and interact in similar fashion.

I’m rating 3/5 for the world building and the lore but overall was not pleased by the general plot.

Chris J. Karr ha recensito Dune Messiah di Frank Herbert

Thinky Sci-Fi

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Interesting sequel to "Dune". It's much more political than war drama, picking up 12 years after its predecessor.

I enjoyed the contrast to the adventure and fighting in the last one (It certainly subverts expectations!), and I'm interested in seeing where this story heads next.

Interesting sequel to "Dune". It's much more political than war drama, picking up 12 years after its predecessor.

I enjoyed the contrast to the adventure and fighting in the last one (It certainly subverts expectations!), and I'm interested in seeing where this story heads next.