Dune Messiah Kindle Edition

Frank Herbert is something else. While reading this book my mind is drawn and quartered a thousand times. It is pushed and pulled this way and that. I am like a child grasping for meaning, knowing it is there but just out of reach. On the edge of understanding, I sit, in awe of what might be on the other side. Comprehension, just out of reach and yet in the back of my mind, it has been there the whole time. The words are new but they make sense, like some dream that tries to incorporate elements that seem, at first, to be disconnected, only to discover later, maybe after a day or two of contemplation, that the meaning was there amidst the confusion. Then, he brings you back. Frank Herbert, the man that sent you down the rabbit hole is there holding your hand and makes everything clear.Dune Messiah is the second in the Dune series and it is a wonderful rollercoaster. One minute I'm trying to follow the story and figure out what is happening, what might happen, and then the next minute I'm lost in the jargon and intrigue of a world I barely know. The internal ruminations of the characters, the dialogue, and the world that Frank Herbert created is so thoroughly it's own that it is like turning on a documentary from an alien world at an alien time. As much as it is unfamiliar it is just familiar enough to cause a fury of excitement and suspense. The intrigue is palpable and enticing. It keeps you going and gives you hope.In this, the second story about the desert planet known as Dune, we take up the story of Paul Atreides, AKA Muad 'Dib AKA Usul, AKA the ruler of the known universe. The book starts about twelve years after the end of the first Dune book. We find that with the help of violence, religious ideology, his prescient sister Alia, his Fremen soldiers, and his monopoly over the invaluable resource known as melange, Paul has brought his form of justice and leadership to all. He is known by some as a god and by others as a devil. He is not unaware of this duality and is plagued by his own doubt about the legacy that he is creating.Paul tackles internal and external threats to his dynasty but with his powers of foresight, he seems to be one step ahead of his enemies. While he attempts to root out the spies in his midst he is also dealing with the matter of his succession plan. Chani, his concubine and true love, is pregnant and there are many who want to take advantage of her vulnerability and Paul's potential weakness toward her. He knows who to trust but he doesn't always know if he can trust himself and by the end, the true plot is revealed. Will Paul fall to the wiles of his enemies or will he continue his violent conquest? Read to find out!

I’m interested to see what kind of movie can be made from this one. It was a strange plot and even stranger characters, but the story and the way it ends are compelling and interesting.

This book is an absolute masterpiece; Frank Herbert finished the story of Paul Atreides, a God-emperor who’s only true wish was to escape the jihad he inevitably executed. It’s a great tale of a man bound to fate, unable to escape it no matter his efforts. Great read.

A great book. Moisture from my eyes. People will not like the movie. Not what they expect. Read the book. Consumer spice when you see the movie. Watch the movie 25 times. Read the book twice

“A creature who has spent his life creating one particular representation of his selfdom will die rather than become the antithesis of that representation.”Alright so I'm just going to say it... this one is a far cry from the first. I don't hate it and I know why it was necessary... I totally get it. However, it was just not it. I spent so much of this one confused about what was happening and nothing felt like it made any sense or went together in any way. We have a 12 year time jump from the last book and a Paul who is very different from the one we remember. Somehow all things that Paul didn't want to unfold have and now he's literally viewed as a god by a sect of Fremen and then another set seem very anti all things Maud'Dib and wish to return to the ancient ways of life.This book is full of a lot of scheming from some familiar characters but also some new ones. They are all determined to destroy Paul in some way or another. They want to discredit him to his people, they want to make him destroy himself, they want to kill the person he loves, or they want to end his monopoly on spice. However, it takes about 200 pages for all of this to become even remotely understandable. And each layer of the conspiracy just becomes more and more confusing and then seems to fizzle out. Paul is already at war with himself and the future that he has seen with no different outcome has virtually destroyed his will to do anything.The ending of this one tries to make sense of the previous 300 pages and it clears up a little. I know this one was a necessary transition book for what is to come in the series but I just felt kind of disappointed with this one after how amazing the first was. Here is holding out hope that book 3 redeems us.

One supposes that it was impossible for Frank Herbert to follow DUNE up with another classic of the genre and so it seems he did not even try. This is not a criticism of him, though does point to some of the shallowness and, at times, dryness of DUNE MESSIAH, which takes place twelve years after the first book ends.Paul Atreides, now emperor, has fulfilled his distressing vision of spreading jihad throughout the universe. Billions dead, the names Hitler and Genghis Khan name-checked as amateurs, he unsurprisingly has his detractors. That is the main plotline of DUNE MESSIAH, which starts off with a meeting of conspirators to kill this dreaded and hated ruler. While lacking the richness and deep texture of the original, it nonetheless advances its story and, perhaps more importantly, the mythology of the Dune universe sufficiently to at least satisfy the fans, albeit in that manner of leaving them still hungry after finishing up and leaving the table.Like its predecessor, DUNE MESSIAH ends on an ambiguous note that allowed for either another novel or a termination of the series right then and there. Paul’s twins have been born and Paul himself wanders off into the desert. As we know, Herbert continued on. I certainly will not say that DUNE MESSIAH filled me with the excitement of DUNE itself, but I will say it held my interest enough to go along with him.

Me encantó!!

A good successor to the first Dune book. Absolutely worth a read.

Libro de muy buena calidad con ilustraciones al inicio y fin y un poster.

This is the 2nd hardback version, it’s the most attractive version of the book.I’m waiting for the other 4 Dune books to get the same treatment, though my wallet will be in trouble when that happens!These are the nicest mainstream versions of the book, and have a ribbon to make bookmarking where you are easy.

Good

Inte samma kvalité som första boken men sen var förväntningarna skyhöga. Men väl läsvärd.