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"A monumental piece of imaginative architecture... indisputably magical."
-Los Angeles Herald Examiner
"Gripping...Fascinating detail, yet cloaked in mystery and mysticism."
-Milwaukee Journal
"Herbert weaves together several fascinating storylines with almost the same mastery as informed Dune, and keeps the reader intent on the next revelation or twist."
-Challenging Destiny
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-Los Angeles Herald Examiner
"Gripping...Fascinating detail, yet cloaked in mystery and mysticism."
-Milwaukee Journal
"Herbert weaves together several fascinating storylines with almost the same mastery as informed Dune, and keeps the reader intent on the next revelation or twist."
-Challenging Destiny
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With more than ten million copies sold, Frank Herbert's magnificent Dune books stand among the major achievements of the human imagination. In this, the fifth and most spectacular Dune book of all, the planet Arrakis--now called Rakis--is becoming desert again. The Lost Ones are returning home from the far reaches of space. The great sandworms are dying. And the children of Dune's children awaken from empire as from a dream, wielding the new power of a heresy called love...
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3.0 out of 5 stars
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This review is from: Heretics of Dune (Mass Market Paperback)
The fifth in Herbert's Dune series, Heretics sums up the shortcomings and accomplishments of the series. Long-winded and large scope, it misses the mark in creating tension for the reader, but we'll give it a break out of love. Heretics delivers on the promises made by Book 1, but do we really care anymore? Our hero Paul Atreides is long dead and his descendants are involved in a power struggle between the Bene Gesserit and the Tleilaxu. The problem is, either we don't have all of the pieces of the puzzle, or this puzzle is not complex enough to be worthy of settling the matter of universal domination.If it comes out of nowhere that planet Rakis (formerly Arrakis or Dune) is destroyed in part of the Mother Superior's plans, it's because the solution was unforeseeable in its over-simplicity. We were looking too hard for something really clever and the simple answer went right under the radar. I did enjoy the book in that it delivers on promises made in Dune. Paul Maud'dib has become a name of legend and we can finally understand the timelessness of that legend and the grand scope of his effect on the known universe. Dune is similar to A New Hope in that while it has an excellent stand-alone plot, it is part of a greater whole and has to be appreciated as such. Even if we agree that these introductory pieces are superior to all sequels, one is not complete without the other. That's the only merit I can see to reading Heretics of Dune - that and completing what you've started. The Golden Path is long, but once you start down it, you might as well stay through to the end. Or you can save yourself the time and effort by reading the Wikipedia plot summary instead. Your choice.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Good book,
By A Customer
This review is from: Heretics of Dune (Mass Market Paperback)
Good book. The only thing I've read that impressed me more was The System by Roy Valentine. I got it here at amazon. You have to read this book.
4.0 out of 5 stars
Herbert's Got His Touch Back,
By S. (Boston, MA USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Heretics of Dune (Mass Market Paperback)
'Heretics' brings us back to the suspenseful, never-slow pace that 'Dune' had. Unlike the books in between, 'Heretics' begins with a fresh start, as it should 1,500 years after the last book. The ending was a bit rushed and left me wanting more, but the ride to the end was lots of fun with surprises and great plots. It also provides an inside look to the workings of the Bene Gesserit and how clever they are at managing and controlling through the ages. It's a relief from the slow and tedious style of 'God Emperor.' At first I missed the original cast when reading 'God Emperor,' but Herbert created new characters for 'Heretics' who are intriguing and more complete than Siona and Hwi Noree of the previous book; Duncan Idaho (again), Miles Teg and Darwi Odrade bring back admirable Atreides qualities. I'm looking forward to 'Chapterhouse,' but would have loved it if Herbert had explained one thing: What exactly is a chairdog?
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