Not a fanI've tried to read stuff from him that isn't Dune, and I just have never done well with it, including Dune Messiah.
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Dune Messiah (1969)
Others: Mixed Book Two in the Magnificent Dune Chronicles—the Bestselling Science Fiction Adventure of All Time 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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- 9780593548448
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- 256 pages
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Not a fan
Loved itI really enjoyed it there were parts that I thought do I you know do you really need to include this. But then by the end you know the ending was hot enough to melt Stone.
Loved itmy favorite rereads I guess Dune and dune Messiah because that was the first time I ever reread them
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MixedI liked it almost as much as the original June but not quite I think it did some interesting things thematically I thought it sort of capped off some of the ideas from the first dune book but the plot was kind of told in an emotionally flat way
Loved itI'm gonna say the trilogy Dune Doom Messiah Children of Dune these three are everything that science fiction can be it holds up a mirror to who we are
Not a fandude messiah goes into unenjoyable yeah was unenjoyable i actually would put it in so bad because it was kind of so bad
Mixedi'll be honest when i first read this i was disappointed ... doing messiah after more contemplation i was less disappointed and more intrigued by what herbert did in the narrative