Heretics of Dune | Heretics of Dune (Dune Chronicles)

Best book since the first Dune | Heretics of Dune (Dune Chronicles) | Frank Herbert

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	• Heretics of Dune (Dune Chronicles) Frank Herbert Ace Hardcover, 2009 - 448 pages average customer review:based on 77 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

Herirtices of Dune.

I have enjoyed the books fo the Dune series for years and finally have the full set.

Heretics of Dune

Not as good as the God Emperor but interested enough to finish the chronicles of Dune. I am about 1/2 way through.

Best book since the first Dune

Heretics opens into a period of time completely new to the series. All the familiar characters are gone with one exception (Duncan Idaho, and by this point in the series readers shouldn't be that surprised.) When telling people about the Dune series I always tell them it can be broken down into three segments: books 1,2,3; book 4; and books 5 and 6. In Heretics, we really start to see the effects of Leto II's Golden Path unfold before us. While events technically started in God Emperor, Heretics really sees everything set in place and start to bloom.

Heretics splits the focus between the Bene Geserit (the primary protagonists), a girl named Sheeanna who can communicate with sandworms, the Tleilaxu, the Rakian priesthood, and the Honored Matres (a new faction.) Everyone becomes intertwined as we watch the story unfold, with much of the beginning of the book setting the scene of this new time period. The middle and end of the book however are packed full of events. Of all the Dune books, this one is probably the most eventful, culminating in a surprising ending.

Heretics is my personal favorite of the series after the original because it really sees the overall story of the series come to fruition. While some say it is in Chapterhouse that the series blooms, to me Heretics is truly when we realize why Leto II did everything that he did, and everything falls into place.

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Bored with the series

Through no fault of the seller, I have grown bored with the Dune series. I could barely get through the book. Therefore, I will not order another book from this series.

Herbert was a madman!

A Mad Man in the best sense. This book wasn't as captivating as the the first 3 Dune books, and God Emperor did drag on for a bit as did this book. But once you get to know the new characters and, of course the Duncan Idaho Dejour - the plot drew me in. I loved the Teg charachter and the witches take on a new life of their own as developing characters.
The Dune Audio books have the best readers I've ever heard - the readers are distributed throughout the reading just enough to provide a refreshing change of voice now and then.
For the die-hard Dune lovers that are debating whether or not to go on after God Emperor I'd say it's worth it. For those that thought they'd had enough after dredging through God Emperor - you may or may not want to end it there or read/listen to it again before moving on to this one.

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Leto Atreides, the God Emperor of Dune, is dead. In the fifteen hundred years since his passing, the Empire has fallen into ruin. The great Scattering saw millions abandon the crumbling civilization and spread out beyond the reaches of known space. The planet Arrakis-now called Rakis-has reverted to its desert climate, and its great sandworms are dying.

Now, the Lost Ones are returning home in pursuit of power. And as factions vie for control over the remnants of the Empire, a girl named Sheeana rises to prominence in the wastelands of Rakis, sending religious fervor throughout the galaxy. For she possesses the abilities of the Fremen sandriders-fulfilling a prophecy foretold by the late God Emperor...

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