About this title: Following DUNE and DUNE MESSIAH, the desert world of Arrakis has become green, but, for the children of Dune the blossoming of their land contains the seeds of its own destruction.
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Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Publisher: Berkley Publishing, New York
Date Published: 1977
ISBN-13:9780425033104ISBN:0425033104
Description: Very Good. No Jacket. 12mo-over 6¾"-7¾" tall. 408 pp. The lightest of rubbing to the cover edges; the binding is tight and square, and the text is clean; the spine is not creased. The final volume in the Dune trilogy. read more
Binding: Mass-market paperback
Publisher: Ace Books
Date Published: 1987
ISBN-13:9780441104024ISBN:0441104029
Description: Very good. No dust jacket as issued. Mass market (rack) paperback. Glued binding. 408 p. Dune Chronicles (Berkley Paperback), 3. Audience: General/trade. read more
Description: Good. Spine is well creased. Covers show wear at the edges and corners. Good Grade C average reading copy. Binding is Mass Market Paperback. Pages tanning. Used books may have price stickers. Most orders ship on the next business day. read more
Description: Good. Spine is well creased. Covers show wear at the edges and corners. Good Grade C average reading copy. Binding is Mass Market Paperback. Pages tanning. Used books may have price stickers. Most orders ship on the next business day. read more
Description: Good. Spine is well creased. Covers show wear at the edges and corners. Good Grade C average reading copy. Binding is Mass Market Paperback. Pages tanning. Used books may have price stickers. Most orders ship on the next business day. read more
Description: Good. Spine is well creased. Covers show wear at the edges and corners. Good Grade C average reading copy. Binding is Mass Market Paperback. Pages tanning. Used books may have price stickers. Most orders ship on the next business day. read more
Description: Good. Spine is well creased. Covers show wear at the edges and corners. Good Grade C average reading copy. Binding is Mass Market Paperback. Used books may have price stickers. Most orders ship on the next business day. read more
Description: Good. Spine is well creased. Covers show wear at the edges and corners. Good Grade C average reading copy. Binding is Mass Market Paperback. Used books may have price stickers. Most orders ship on the next business day. read more
Binding: Mass-market paperback
Publisher: Berkley Publishing Group
Date Published: 1984
ISBN-13:9780425071793ISBN:0425071790
Description: Fair. No dust jacket as issued. Nice soft cover, lightly read, shelf wear & bends on cover, creases on spine, light aging, bend on top corner of front cpover & first few pages, bottom corner bent on 2 pages, stk #2285t7. Mass market (rack) paperback. Glued binding. Dune Chronicles (Berkley Paperback), 3. Audience: General/trade. read more
Description: Acceptable. Spine is well creased. Covers show considerable wear. Acceptable Grade D reading copy. Pages tanning. Used books may have price stickers. Most orders ship on the next business day. read more
Description: Good. Spine is well creased. Covers show wear at the edges and corners. Good Grade C average reading copy. Binding is Mass Market Paperback. Pages tanning. Used books may have price stickers. Most orders ship on the next business day. read more
Binding: Mass-market paperback
Publisher: Berkley Publishing Group
Date Published: 1976
ISBN-13:9780425040751ISBN:0425040755
Description: Good. No dust jacket as issued. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. With dust jacket. 444 p. Dune Chronicles (Berkley Paperback), 3. Audience: General/trade. read more
"*Same review for the Dune Universe* GREAT books! VERY time consuming! Worth the time!
Ok here is the deal. If your not sure about starting a series this big, here is what I would do. 1. -- Read the 1st one by Frank Herbert "Dune" if you like it...
2. -- Read the "Legends Of Dune" series. Its 3 books written by Frank's son Brian and a author I really like by the name of Keven J. Anderson. Its a prequel that is so far in the past that it doesn't spoil the Original Dune series in any way, and you could stop after that series and be done with Dune.. but if your not done....
3. -- Go and read the "Prelude To Dune" series its also 3 books and is a prequel to the original dune series but just prior so you will learn about some of the characters in the 1st book you read "Dune".
4. -- By now you have committed enough time in the series that you probably NEED to finish it. Go back and re-read Dune, (trust me you will want to) then go on and read the rest of the original Dune series (Dune Messiah, Children of Dune, God Emperor of Dune, Heretics of Dune, Chapterhouse Dune) Your devotion to the series will help push you through some of the parts that I think are slightly. Its worth it though!
4. -- You will notice the series ends up in the AIR! Frank Herbert died before finishing the series. The authors of the prequel series (his son Bryan Herbert and Keven J. Anderson) finished the series from compiled notes from Frank, Brian's experience talking to his father about the series and both Brian and Kevin's love of the Dune universe. It is very well done. Its two books (Hunters of Dune, and Sandworms of Dune.)
OK so sum up here is the order I would do the series. (which ends up being chronological except for the 1st book, even though it wasn't published this way. Dune (to make sure you like it.) Legends of Dune (series of 3 books) Prelude to Dune (series of 3 books) Dune (again since your restarting the original series) The rest of the Dune series Hunters of Dune Sandworms of Dune
"Already being a fan of the Dune series, this book was just as satisfying as the previous two. I even had a sense that Herbert's writing had gotten better, as I was more impressed with the poetic artfulness of his sentences and his use of metaphors. On the other hand, the story itself didn't flow as nicely as the previous two books, with many scenes being a bit disjointed and confusing and the plot resolutions being rushed to a conclusion throughout, especially at the end. All in all, this is still an essential part of the story of Dune, and anyone who is interested in this series will find this a must read, if at the very least to find out essential life and death information about many of the main characters in the saga."
"The third of Herbert's original Dune series is in some ways the best book, but it's also a disturbing development as the initial characters and settings fade into the lives of a later generation. In this novel, Herbert finishes his de-mythification of Paul Atreides -- an accomplishment not often undertaken by novelists who create charismatic, powerful heroes. Of course, that's Herbert's point -- the cult of the hero is powerfully seductive and dangerous. Paul's children have the potential to become far more powerful -- and dangerous -- than their father. The book questions the 'wisdom' of pursuing prescience -- in fact, it warns against the pitfalls of future-sight. The machinations of the Bene Gesserit Sisterhood, the Guild, and of course Muad'Dib have led Arrakis' population and environment through monumental changes, but this novel asks: Is that wise?
The other sequels in this series -- God Emperor of Dune, Heretics of Dune, and Chapterhouse Dune -- are so far removed from the milieu of the original novel as to disappoint. The same criticism holds true for the many sequels and prequels penned by Herbert's son, Bryan."
"Originally meant to be the final book of a Dune trilogy, it details the lives of the children of Emperor Paul Muad'dib and Chani as they negotiate attempts on their lives; scheming, megalomaniacal, and possessed aunts; emotionally overwrought quardians; skeptical grandmothers waiting to pounce; and the inexorable force of prophecy and "The Golden Path." Leto II, who will headline in the next novel, God Emperor of Dune, is introduced as an unnerving prodigy set on taking up the role his father could not, and thereby sacrificing his humanity. Ghanima (Leto's twin), like most of the women in Herbert's earlier novels, is one-dimensional and not a little insufferable through most of this book. The single interesting woman here is Alia, although her end is predictable and her power and charisma are ultimately recouped. In the end, the book still manages to deliver that complex wonder the original does, and therefore is worth the read."
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