Dune Messiah (Dune #2) in Dune Fanatics

Nov 05, 2011 Mark rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: american-writers, dune, scifi

First my absolute annoyance how the first book gets beautiful treatments and Dune Messiah and Children of Dune do not get the luxury treatment. This hardcover is a bit of a disappointment when one sees the recent luxury edition of the first in the series Dune. Come on make it so I will pre- order two if you want. One for me and one for my daughter who is discovering Dune.

This book picks up the story of Emperor Paul 12 years after book 1 when he took the Universe from the Padishah Emperor. His wi ...more

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Nov 21, 2011 retroj rated it really liked it

Shelves: reviewed, science-fiction

This was my second reading of Dune Messiah, and it took me about half the book to get into it — to find the proper perspective from which to interpret and assimilate, its style seeming an abrupt change from that of Dune. Dune Messiah does not follow directly on the events of Dune, or pick up Dune's loose threads, but takes place after a gap of about twelve years, so instead of treating it as the sequel, I found it more fitting to think of it at first as an unconnected snapshot, and then, when I ...more

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Apr 29, 2012 bella rated it it was amazing

The first time I read Dune Messiah I hated it. The drama and adventure of Dune is so high, and then it is followed by this highly complex, philosophical novel. Albeit a short novel, but I felt like it was totally unreadable. Who cares that it had Paul Atredies and all my favorites from Dune? I just didn't get it.

This is my sixth re-read of Dune Messiah and I have grown to love it, and cherish it for what it is - part of the Dune saga and a monumental part of Paul's journey.

Dune Messiah takes pla ...more

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