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| Title | : | God Emperor of Dune (Dune #4) |
| Author | : | Frank Herbert |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Ace premium edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 587 pages |
| Published | : | June 4th 2019 by Ace Books (first published May 28th 1981) |
| Categories | : | Science Fiction. Fiction. Fantasy |
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Paperback | Pages: 587 pages Rating: 3.85 | 62995 Users | 1471 Reviews
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Book four in Frank Herbert's magnificent Dune Chronicles--one of the most significant sagas in the history of literary science fiction. Millennia have passed on Arrakis, and the once-desert planet is green with life. Leto Atreides, the son of the world's savior, the Emperor Paul Muad'Dib, is still alive but far from human. To preserve humanity's future, he sacrificed his own by merging with a sandworm, granting him near immortality as God Emperor of Dune for the past thirty-five hundred years. Leto's rule is not a benevolent one. His transformation has made not only his appearance but his morality inhuman. A rebellion, led by Siona, a member of the Atreides family, has risen to oppose the despot's rule. But Siona is unaware that Leto's vision of a Golden Path for humanity requires her to fulfill a destiny she never wanted--or could possibly conceive.... Includes an introduction by Brian HerbertDetails Books In Favor Of God Emperor of Dune (Dune #4)
| Original Title: | God Emperor of Dune |
| ISBN: | 0593098250 (ISBN13: 9780593098257) |
| Edition Language: | English URL https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/301811/god-emperor-of-dune-by-frank-herbert/ |
| Series: | Dune #4, Dune Universe #15 |
| Characters: | Leto Atreides II, Duncan Idaho |
| Setting: | Arrakis |
| Literary Awards: | Locus Award Nominee for Best SF Novel (1982) |
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Ratings: 3.85 From 62995 Users | 1471 ReviewsEvaluate About Books God Emperor of Dune (Dune #4)
God Emperor of DuneBook 4 of the Dune ChroniclesBy Frank HerbertA Dune Retrospective by Eric AllenWhat do you say about the book that was so completely terrible that it so turned you off of the series that you refused to read the four books that came after it for over a decade? This book is bad in a way that few things achieve. Oh, yes, there are worse things than this book in human history, and I do not mean to cheapen the horror of those atrocities, but when it comes to complete and utterReviews for this book have called it "heady" and "deep." I cannot concur more. Few books have mastered this combination of deep material with a hurtling plot, and this is one of them.Of the Dune Chronicles so far (this is book 4), God Emperor of Dune is my clear favorite. This profoundly philosophical installment in "the bestselling sci-fi series of all time" explores the now-verdant world of Arrakis thirty-five hundred years after the events in Children of Dune. Leto, the nine-year old son of
I just finished this one and liked it almost as much as the first, which is really saying something. I have to say that Leto disgusted me at first ... gave me the willies just reading about him, kind of like squishing a snail, but by the end of the book, I felt dreadfully sorry for him, and had a reluctant respect for the lonely choices he made. I'd certainly have never made those sacrifices. I have a pile of quotes from the wise Mr. Herbert to add here ....
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A deep and unflattering meditation on the human condition and whether near absolute tyranny can free mankind from certain of these trappings, Frank Herbert's God Emperor of Dune is my favourite novel of what is a monumental series and one of the greatest in all of science fiction.This review offers an excellent and concise summary of what the book does for the story.Be warned however that this novel doesn't offer a smooth silk thread of a plot where characters are affixed colourful and
This is the fourth volume of Dune saga. Just like the previous three it turns the story on its head compared with the previous volume.Leto II and Ganima, twins of Paul Arteides overcome the plots and were victorious. However, there is no happily ever after: fast forward 3500 years. Leto is the God Emperor, half-man half-worm, reigning the Imperium with iron hand to keep peace and tranquility. Instead of desert Fremen, there are fanatically loyal Fish Speakers, instead of deserts of Dune, it is a
Okay, this was my second read of God Emperor of Dune. Honestly, it was quite an useful read because now I understand more precisely what was Leto's goal and the exact purpose of his Golden Path. To make a long story short the Golden Path is nothing more than the survival of the human race. At the end of the old empire (period described in the previous books) the human race has become doomed beyond hope with a corrupt and decadent feudal ruling system, stagnant and with an major addiction to
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