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| Original Title: | God Emperor of Dune |
| ISBN: | 0593098250 (ISBN13: 9780593098257) |
| Edition Language: | English URL https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/301811/god-emperor-of-dune-by-frank-herbert/ |
| Series: | Dune #4, Dune Universe #15 |
| Characters: | Leto Atreides II, Duncan Idaho |
| Setting: | Arrakis |
| Literary Awards: | Locus Award Nominee for Best SF Novel (1982) |
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Book four in Frank Herbert's magnificent Dune Chronicles--one of the most significant sagas in the history of literary science fiction. Millennia have passed on Arrakis, and the once-desert planet is green with life. Leto Atreides, the son of the world's savior, the Emperor Paul Muad'Dib, is still alive but far from human. To preserve humanity's future, he sacrificed his own by merging with a sandworm, granting him near immortality as God Emperor of Dune for the past thirty-five hundred years. Leto's rule is not a benevolent one. His transformation has made not only his appearance but his morality inhuman. A rebellion, led by Siona, a member of the Atreides family, has risen to oppose the despot's rule. But Siona is unaware that Leto's vision of a Golden Path for humanity requires her to fulfill a destiny she never wanted--or could possibly conceive.... Includes an introduction by Brian HerbertDeclare Containing Books God Emperor of Dune (Dune #4)
| Title | : | God Emperor of Dune (Dune #4) |
| Author | : | Frank Herbert |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Ace premium edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 587 pages |
| Published | : | June 4th 2019 by Ace Books (first published May 28th 1981) |
| Categories | : | Science Fiction. Fiction. Fantasy |
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Ratings: 3.85 From 62995 Users | 1471 ReviewsAppraise Containing Books God Emperor of Dune (Dune #4)
Katarina wrote: "But still... A half human WORMGOD! LOOVE THIS IDEA, So SURREAL!! 🤗♥🌿"From this point of view, yes the boo khas an interesting idea.A deep and unflattering meditation on the human condition and whether near absolute tyranny can free mankind from certain of these trappings, Frank Herbert's God Emperor of Dune is my favourite novel of what is a monumental series and one of the greatest in all of science fiction.This review offers an excellent and concise summary of what the book does for the story.Be warned however that this novel doesn't offer a smooth silk thread of a plot where characters are affixed colourful and
God Emperor of Dune is one of those books you can measure inner growth and change by.As a child, I hated it. I got bogged down in what I felt was a lack of story and plot. I hated the characters which I felt were very, very one dimensional and boring. I hated the protagonist, Leto II, who I thought was stuffy and pretentious.Then, as an adult, I rediscovered it and it is now my favorite book of the Dune series (the original Dune is right behind it) and indeed one of my favorite books in the
Thirty five hundred years has passed since the end of the previous book. Leto II (I will just call him Leto for the sake of brevity) has been the God Emperor of the known Universe practically all this time. He is not shy about using pure despotic methods of governing when he feels like it. Unfortunately with all his infinite wisdom he forgot the most important one: a smart despot knows when to leave; the stupid one remains in power until his subjects remove his head against his wishes
Please, make it stop.
For a book with such a great title, I sure am less than whelmed. Im certain Leto Atreides II, God Emperor of the known universe, would chide me for my inability to fully understand the truths that he pontificates on so just call me stoo-pit. That's what most of this book is: Leto pontificating and berating people for being too stupid to understand his prescient brilliance.This is a book I cant possibly review properly. Ill need to re-read once or twice more to really get it. Too bad the
It's not until the end of this book that you begin to understand Herbert's grand plan for his series. DUNE is really about shaking man out of an evolutionary cul-de-sac, showing a frustrated civil(?) society that despite its technological and social superiority is stagnating. The inventions of the Bene Gesseritt, the Guild, the Mentats, all of these are bulwarks against the decline of man that are failing. And the only one to understand this is Leto II, God Emperor of the Known Universe. In his
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