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Experience one of the bestselling science fiction sagas of all time. Paul Atreides discovers his destiny in Frank Herbert's first Dune novel. Paul Atreides’ journey continues in Frank Herbert’s second Dune novel. Follow House Atreides’ epic story in Frank Herbert’s third Dune novel. The fate of the planet Arrakis hangs in the balance in Frank Herbert's fifth Dune novel. In Frank Herbert’s final novel in the Dune saga, the Bene Gesserit seek the ultimate power.

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“Rich fare...Heady stuff.”—
Los Angeles Times
 
“A fourth visit to distant Arrakis that is every bit as fascinating as the other three—every bit as timely.”—
Time
 
Praise for Dune

“I know nothing comparable to it except
Lord of the Rings.”—Arthur C. Clarke 

“A portrayal of an alien society more complete and deeply detailed than any other author in the field has managed...a story absorbing equally for its action and philosophical vistas.”—
The Washington Post Book World

“One of the monuments of modern science fiction.”—
Chicago Tribune

“Powerful, convincing, and most ingenious.”—Robert A. Heinlein 

“Herbert’s creation of this universe, with its intricate development and analysis of ecology, religion, politics and philosophy, remains one of the supreme and seminal achievements in science fiction.”—
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About the Author

Frank Herbert is the bestselling author of the Dune saga. He was born in Tacoma, Washington, and educated at the University of Washington, Seattle. He worked a wide variety of jobs—including TV cameraman, radio commentator, oyster diver, jungle survival instructor, lay analyst, creative writing teacher, reporter and editor of several West Coast newspapers—before becoming a full-time writer.

In 1952, Herbert began publishing science fiction with “Looking for Something?” in
Startling Stories. But his emergence as a writer of major stature did not occur until 1965, with the publication of Dune. Dune Messiah, Children of Dune, God Emperor of Dune, Heretics of Dune, and Chapterhouse: Dune followed, completing the saga that the Chicago Tribune would call “one of the monuments of modern science fiction.” Herbert is also the author of some twenty other books, including The White Plague, The Dosadi Experiment, and Destination: Void. He died in 1986.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Ace (July 7, 2020)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 496 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0593201752
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0593201756
  • Lexile measure ‏ : ‎ 780L
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.31 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.5 x 1.06 x 8.24 inches
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Frank Herbert (1920-86) was born in Tacoma, Washington and worked as a reporter and later editor of a number of West Coast newspapers before becoming a full-time writer. His first SF story was published in 1952 but he achieved fame more than ten years later with the publication in Analog of 'Dune World' and 'The Prophet of Dune' that were amalgamated in the novel Dune in 1965.

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Customers find the book easy to read and understand. They appreciate the philosophical musings and insightful observations about society. The characters are described as interesting and well-developed. However, opinions differ on the plot, with some finding it great and enjoyable, while others find it challenging and lacking big payoffs. There are mixed reviews on the writing quality, with some finding it good and engaging, while others feel it's dense and difficult to follow at times. There are also mixed views on the pacing, with some finding it fast-paced and exciting, while others feel it slows down at times.

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155 customers mention "Readability"134 positive21 negative

Customers enjoy the book's readability. They find it an epic science fiction story worth their time and effort. The first three books are considered a worthwhile part of the series.

"...It just all feels like a different type of book. I loved that it was more of like a history/mythology type thing in a way...." Read more

"...What a being like that would be like. And yet... Leto feels so believable...." Read more

"This book as Milton’s Paradise Lost is best read when over 50. The world setting is intriguing in that the Dune Imperium is peaceful and prosperous...." Read more

"...Overall I enjoyed this novel...." Read more

77 customers mention "Philosophy"71 positive6 negative

Customers appreciate the book's philosophy. They find the insights poignant and relevant, with meaningful wisdom. The book challenges their thoughts on many topics, including society and humanity. Readers praise the author's thoughtful imagination and systems thinking.

"...I found his statements about religion worth marking; he also has some acute insights about leaders and followers...." Read more

"...It is dense with knowledge and absolutely stuffed with information. 90% of the book is just dialogue...." Read more

"...Most revealing, it's comments on human nature, the temptation of the world, and the flaws that exist in all of us feel like they strike true...." Read more

"...With his prescience, mental abilities, and minions, this emperor could have shut down Winston Smith before he could roll his eyes at a..." Read more

61 customers mention "Interest"50 positive11 negative

Customers find the book entertaining and imaginative. They describe it as an exciting adventure that holds their attention with its amazing content and unexpected developments.

"...I also enjoy that it shifts focus on the topics it finds important. I liked the gender dynamic in this one a lot...." Read more

"...It's interesting, really. I'm not quite ready to claim it as the high point of the series, but I will say that I loved it...." Read more

"...the layered side characters like Moneo and Duncan Idaho were very interesting to follow on their. Own journeys of self-discovery." Read more

"...this, you can pretend that the first 3 Dune books are just a great adventure...." Read more

22 customers mention "Character development"16 positive6 negative

Customers find the characters interesting and compelling. They describe the universe as complete with human-like traits and a tragic character. The dialogue between key characters explores their roles and the rebellious spirit of Leo, one of the best female characters in the series. Overall, readers praise the book as an enjoyable read by Frank Herbert.

"...Siona is an amazing new character. I love her rebel spirit and that despite her connections to the God Emperor she never seems to waiver from her..." Read more

"...I found my experience with this book to be one of quite a character journey, one you'll never find in real life...." Read more

"...How could one such as that ever find love?” Jokes aside, Frank really kicked ass on this one. My favorite Dune book." Read more

"GEoD was had limited character development. A fatal flaw...." Read more

87 customers mention "Plot"58 positive29 negative

Customers have mixed opinions about the plot. Some find it great and epic, with great scenes and a different narrative direction from the previous entries. Others find it challenging to read due to slow pacing and lack of big payoffs. They mention pages of dialogue that do little to advance the storyline and make it irritating to read.

"...The book begins with an action scene, and ends with an action scene. In between, there is conversation and soliloquy, with little action...." Read more

"...The ending is beautiful. Frank Herbert always knows how to deliver an ending profoundly. He is a master at that...." Read more

"...different, "there is no action", "so much dialogue, the story is gone". To be honest, I didn't find either of these critiques as true as they seem...." Read more

"...The first three stories have epic adventures and great scenes, rather this is Leto (now the god worm) sitting around and talking philosophy...." Read more

42 customers mention "Writing quality"19 positive23 negative

Customers have different views on the writing quality. Some find it great with a good vocabulary and imaginative use of words. Others find the conversations hard to follow at times, with little world-building and narrative. The dialogue can be convoluted and difficult for the characters to explain clearly.

"...That makes the oracular pronouncements seem tendentious; coupled with such little change or growth in the main character for most of the novel, this..." Read more

"...It is still unequivocally Dune but... more so. It is dense with knowledge and absolutely stuffed with information. 90% of the book is just dialogue...." Read more

"...says this book is dramatically different, "there is no action", "so much dialogue, the story is gone"...." Read more

"...Overall I enjoyed this novel. I loved the witty dialogue between Leto II and his subservients, and the layered side characters like Moneo and Duncan..." Read more

24 customers mention "Pacing"10 positive14 negative

Customers have different views on the book's pacing. Some find it well-paced and engaging, with an intriguing plot that starts strong and finishes strong. Others feel the book drags on and feels rushed at the end. Overall, opinions are mixed on the pacing and whether it's worth reading multiple times.

"...fan, I never truly liked the series from here on out: the pacing was always slightly off and the heady details that made the first 3 so rich seemed..." Read more

"...So this one had a huge time jump and a new cast of characters... other than Leto II, but he's so different at this point he feels new...." Read more

"Not as good as the first three stories. It's a bit slow." Read more

"...This allows him to live forever, be near invulnerable, and to have near perfect prescience... as Larry Niven said, the future can be really boring..." Read more

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  • Reviewed in the United States on July 10, 2010
    On my first reading of _God Emperor of Dune_, what stands out is the structure. The book begins with an action scene, and ends with an action scene. In between, there is conversation and soliloquy, with little action. Violent scenes occur off camera, as it were. We learn that the violence occurred, and who was involved. That's about it, until the last scene.

    The novel takes place in a very circumscribed series of locations, all of them on Dune -- Arrakis -- no longer a place of desert, where water is insufficient to sustain most life. The desert has bloomed, Pardot and Liet Kynes's ecological dream of planetary ability to nurture the preservation of water has come true. The only desert is the Sareer, a demonstration of what Arrakis once was, complete with "museum Fremen." There are no more sandworms, no more sandtrout except those encasing the God Emperor, Leto II.

    Leto II leads a circumscribed existence, avoiding water, free only on rare trips to his Sareer. What is it like to be him? The lack of action in this existence is nicely consistent with the lack of action in Leto's existence. The reader is invited by Herbert's sense of pacing and narrative into the unexciting world of a being, part sandtrout, part human, who has lived over 3500 years, and who, it appears at the beginning, will live another 500 years or more. The critical question is "Why does Herbert tell us about precisely *this* period in the life of Leto II?" That question in the reader's mind is a part of the way that Herbert artfully sets the reader up for a "reveal."

    Herbert's long, slow, reveal brings us -- at last -- the answer to the question of what dreadful prophetic vision(s) showed Leto of the alternatives to his self-chosen role as God Emperor. That reveal is also the motivation for Moneo's steadiness and loyalty to someone/something so hard to like, against whom he once rebelled.

    Herbert scattered philosophical gems throughout. I found his statements about religion worth marking; he also has some acute insights about leaders and followers. These statements come only from one source, the journals of the God Emperor, Leto II. That makes the oracular pronouncements seem tendentious; coupled with such little change or growth in the main character for most of the novel, this aspect of the book makes it tedious, boring, and insufferable. As tedious, boring, and insufferable as the existence of Leto II -- until love arrives.

    The loss of love is also its fulfillment, love for Hwi Noree, love for the rebel Siona, and love, most of all, for humanity.
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  • Reviewed in the United States on May 21, 2024
    “When the myth dies, the government dies.”

    So this one had a huge time jump and a new cast of characters... other than Leto II, but he's so different at this point he feels new. I have to say that this one might be my second favorite. I think it was incredibly different than the first three in the writing style and tone. It's less focused on the ecology and politics of Arrakis. It just all feels like a different type of book. I loved that it was more of like a history/mythology type thing in a way. I think that the writing style of this one is much easier to follow than the first three. I also enjoy that it shifts focus on the topics it finds important. I liked the gender dynamic in this one a lot. I really feel like this one was harder to put down than some of the others and I honestly am dying to see what comes next in the series because of this one.

    In this one Leto pretty much is a tyrant, but is determined to follow his Golden Path, that will prove him one day to be a savior. Everyone sees Leto as a God and he helps to cultivate this image. What I found incredibly interesting was how much Leto actually hated his role. It was interesting to watch how much he loathed the way he was worshipped. Leto's plan has involved him taking over the Bene Gesserit breeding plan and he seems to have created an array of citizens who have the characteristics he deems most important.

    The Atreides line continues on and it appears a lot of them have been rebels who he has one over to his side over the years. I also love that Leto's military is made up of women because he sees them as more able to protect society than destroy it. Siona is an amazing new character. I love her rebel spirit and that despite her connections to the God Emperor she never seems to waiver from her goal to destroy him at all costs. She is probably one of the best female characters I've seen in this series.
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  • Claudio Roberto Nazato
    5.0 out of 5 stars God Emperor of Dune: 4
    Reviewed in Brazil on August 12, 2024
    exelente livro, a amazon esta de parabéns, entrega antes do sia, marcado nota 10
  • Angel Hill
    5.0 out of 5 stars Great Book
    Reviewed in Canada on March 31, 2024
    Arrived quickly on time for birthday.
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    5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful
    Reviewed in Turkey on November 16, 2024
    Recommended
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    Reviewed in Germany on November 9, 2024
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  • Asha
    5.0 out of 5 stars Received book in good condition
    Reviewed in India on June 5, 2024
    Received the book in good condition.