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Children of Dune (The Dune Saga)
by Frank Herbert
Product Group: Book
Publisher: Berkley Publishing Company (1984-10-18)
ISBN: 0575035420
EAN: 9780575035423
Hardcover: 410 pages
SKU: 42180
Condition: Very Good
Comments: THE HARDCOVER BOOK! Berkley, 1967: THE UNABRIDGED EDITION. EARLY PRINT. Hardcover & Jacket are in EXCELLENT condition! Pages tight & clean. FREE TRACKING & UPGRADE TO PRIORITY when you pay for standard mail.
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Editorial Reviews
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Product Description
The science fiction masterpiece continues in the “major event,”( Los Angeles Times) Children of Dune.
With millions of copies sold worldwide, Frank Herbert’s Dune novels stand among the major achievements of the human imagination and one of the most significant sagas in the history of literary science fiction.
The Children of Dune are twin siblings Leto and Ghanima Atreides, whose father, the Emperor Paul Muad’Dib, disappeared in the deserts of Arrakis. Like their father, they possess supernormal abilities—making them valuable to their aunt Alia, who rules the Empire. If Alia can obtain the secrets of the twins’ prophetic visions, her rule will be absolute. But the twins have their own plans for their destiny.
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Customer Reviews
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I got bored with it
Rating  (2)
Date: 2008-11-10
"Children of Dune" is not a bad book, but I got bored with it and with the whole series. I remember starting the fourth book of the series and putting it down after 5 or 10 pages because I could not take it any longer. However, "Children ..." is decent enough and does help wrap up some of the story threads that started with "Dune" Unfortunately, I found it to be work to get done with it.
I always am amazed that this series has been so popular. In my opinion the first three books start with a great book, then fade. I could not take some of the sillyness of the rest of the series.
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Wonderful
Rating  (5)
Date: 2008-09-21
1 out of 1 customers found this reveiw helpful
Who doesn't love this series that is a Sci-Fi Geek. OMG I saw one stars on this- What? Ummm Frank Herbert Rocks.
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Hero of Classic Sci-fi
Rating (5)
Date: 2008-07-08
Rarely has a book been as beautifully and poniontly written as Children of Dune, Frank Herbert's third book in the Dune Chronicles. Filled with all of the original cast and several new charecters, Children of Dune explores like its predecessors the creation of Gods and Messiahs from men, albeit prodigal men, but men nonetheless; the creations of empires and the development of societies; and the relationships that bind people together throughout the ages.
In short, a wonderful book that I highly recommend.
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Even better than Dune Messiah!
Rating (5)
Date: 2008-06-29
After writing a sci-fi novel on the order of Dune, it was understandably tough to follow it up with anything that would come close in Dune Messiah. While it wasn't a bad book at all, Dune Messiah? Even better. Continuing from Dune Messiah, the theme is a dark one as the Atreides twins are essentially orphans after Paul's final descent into the Arrakeen Desert and Chani's death in childbirth.
The twins hold the key to the Atreides Empire and throughout the book are plotted against, subject to manipulation, and trying to figure out how to stay a step ahead of their foes. House Corrino, the former displaced Emperor Shaddam's Great House, is looking for a return to power on Arrakis and intends to do away with the twins to get this measure accomplished by putting the Emperors grandson Farad'n on the throne.
Readers of the Dune Series up to this point will thoroughly enjoy this book as more than a few familiar faces from the Atreides household come back, including an awesome surprise from a mysterious character that preaches against Paul's empire. Who is this strange character known as The Preacher and why is he doing this?
Overall, Children of Dune takes many twists and turns as the unstable Aunt Alia of the twins becomes more and more like the Abomination that the Bene Gesserit sisterhood predicted as she succumbs to being taken over by the spirit of a past family member and becomes more and more tyrannical over the Dune Empire that Paul worked so hard to build.
The Empire is unstable on Dune, as the religious government that Paul setup is being constantly abused and tightened by Alia. The twins know that a change is in order, the question is what sacrifices will they both have to make to ensure humanities survival not only on Dune, but throughout the galaxy?
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STILL RELEVANT AFTER ALL THESE YEARS
Rating (5)
Date: 2008-06-06
Just replace the product in this novel from spice to oil. Now pick up a news paper or go to a gas station to fill your car, Frank had an amazing vision. Who is the evil Baron now?
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