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Liked It1 of 1 members found this review helpful “A lot of people consider this last official book by Frank Herbert to end on a cliffhanger. While I understand that Herbert did intend to write Dune 7 before his death, personally I found the ending to this book bring a lot of closure to the Dune story. Yes, it's open-ended. But it's also...” see full review » see other reviews » |
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“Very disappointed.”
Anais wrote this review Wednesday, November 11 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“This was the last book I read in this series”
Coralie P wrote this review Wednesday, October 28 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“once again a perfect political drama, with intriguing philosophies, amazing characters and complex plot... as usual the drama builds up slowly and all the plot lines come together to an amazing climax.... this book leaves a lot of unanswered questions, unlike the other books, which answers everything.... ”
sathish kumar wrote this review Tuesday, October 27 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“I'm hoping it gets better.”
azdbackfan wrote this review Friday, October 16 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“A true classic. Frank Herbert's Dune series is one of the most amazing and enduring of the sci-fi world. While there are anti homosexual undertones his over all message of eco conscientiousness quickly overshadows it without being preachy. I'm also a fan of his rich writing style especially as it pertains to his female characters. They always seem to be a driving force in his books.
MercurialMe wrote this review Monday, September 7 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
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“Loved loved loved it. Again I loved it because it dealt with the bene gesserits”
Christina L wrote this review Saturday, May 23 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“On a par with the original Dune”
Andy S wrote this review Saturday, May 16 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“one of the greatest books of alltime”
Daniel Callister wrote this review Friday, May 8 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“This book basically carries on from where Heretics Of Dune hardly stopped. But now the Honoured Matres, instead of simply holding a slight distaste for the Bene Gesserit, are head-hunting, searching out the original sisterhood's home planet: Chapter House Planet.
ctmock wrote this review Thursday, February 5 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
Already the Honoured Matres have laid bloody waste to dozens of Bene Gesserit planets, and the new Mother Superior (an Atreides with wild talent) can sense that the hunters are getting closer. So she hatches a radical plan that puts the entire sisterhood at risk, in the hope of finally punishing the Honoured Matres.
And brilliant it all is too. This is easily my second-favourite from the whole series (after Dune). After an initially slow lead up (one of Herbert's defining features, it seems) we get violently thrown into action, watching in breathless silence as the final conflict hits us.
As is always the way, you'll never know what is going to happen, never know who next will feel the chill of death, and you'll wow at one shock after another.
Suddenly, and quite unexpectedly, this last book suddenly made me stop seing the Dune series as a set of six books. The second-to-last chapter oh-so suddenly made me see the whole series as one story, made me see the pattern, told a story beyond the ending of Chapterhouse Dune. And I enjoyed it all very much.
As for the last chapter. Well. I've still no idea what to make of it. It's such an intriguing and unexpected last two pages. If anyone knows what it's about, what the hidden message is, I'd love to know.
It's worth reading the whole series just to get to this book. Read it all. The rewards for a sci-fi fan are better experienced than listened to. Go find out. Now. You'll never find a better series of books. ”
