![]() ![]() A lot is made of this throughout the book and I had hopes it would play more of a role in the finale than it actually did, but it was well done regardless.Īll in all, there is a lot to love about this book. I also enjoyed Alia's descent into possession and madness, even as she clings fast to the power her regency gives her. This made for some fascinating character studies, particularly within the children who have a wealth of experience from previous lives and yet have not physically developed past adolescence. This is perhaps because several of these characters are new Muad'dib's twin children for instance and even those who were present in previous novels have undergone changes and development. The characters here are far stronger in their own right than Messiah, which relied far too heavily on the initial book. But despite the slow pace, I still found myself enamoured with the writing and the narrative. It's a far slower, more introspective book than Dune was and perhaps relies a little too much on plots within plots that take forever to get moving. However, it still doesn't stand up against the original Marvel that was Dune. ![]() That said, this is a far better book than its predecessor, Dune Messiah, which lacked in plot and character development. It's taken me the better part of a week and a half to get through this book and I can't even blame the length of the title for my slowness.
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