Synopsis
The amazing sequel to Dune, winner of the prestigious Hugo and Nebula awards and widely considered one of the great science fiction novels ever written. Paul Atreides, ruler of a thousand planets, great victor of a holy war, prince turned revolutionary leader, messiah of a fanatical religious sisterhood, is to be brought low by the very forces that created him. Yet foreseeing the plans of his enemies, he determines to drive on towards his own, shockingly different, vision of the future.
Publisher information
- Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton General Division
- ISBN: 9780340960202
- Number of pages: 304
- Dimensions: 178 x 111 x 18 mm
- Weight: 170g
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Intriguing and gripping sequal to Dune.
Dune Messiah is again masterfully written by Frank Herbert as you would expect. Much slower than the first but no less gripping or fascinating. Sets up nic... READ MORE
Less action, more scheming, still good !
"They are not mad. They're trained to believe, not to know. Belief can be manipulated. Only knowledge is dangerous."
Jumping forward a few years from the... READ MORE
Glued upside down
Check the book if you're buying it in the store. I got mine online and when it was delivered I noticed it was glued/bound the wrong way. The spine is upsid... READ MORE
A great continuation of Paul’s journey
Having read the first novel I was highly anticipating reading Messiah. It retains Frank Herbert’s unique writing style whilst also providing a story full o... READ MORE
Game Of Thrones on Arrakis with the focus on Character-building
***Mild Spoilers for book 1 ahead***
Dune Messiah is more of a political thriller than the first book. Paul is the Emperor. His holy war has spread to a... READ MORE
A change of pace
Until its most recent transition to the big screen, Dune has had a strange double-life of being both extremely revered in sci-fi literature circles but als... READ MORE