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Dune Messiah – a worthy successor to Dune

Dune Messiah by Frank Herbert

September 18, 2021 by MarkAbaddon Leave a Comment

What happens after you conquer everything? This is a question i have always wondered about after hearing the story of Alexander the Great. Paul Atreides has won his war against the Harkonnens & the Emperor & his Fremen have brought their jihad to every corner of the known universe. Yet Paul is miserable.  This is partly due to his prescience which traps him as he sees the future unfold & he cannot see any way to escape it. He also sees his beloved Fremen move […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Science Fiction, Speculative Fiction Tagged With: Dune, dune chronicles, dune messiah, Frank Herbert, political

MarkAbaddon's CBR13 Review No:4 · Genres: Fiction, Science Fiction, Speculative Fiction · Tags: Dune, dune chronicles, dune messiah, Frank Herbert, political ·
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A Most Impressively God-Awful Read

Dune by Frank Herbert

May 31, 2019 by CoffeeShopReader Leave a Comment

I’m really torn as to whether Dune is truly terrible because it did not age well, or because it’s just bad. I don’t even see how it was as revolutionary as it’s reputed. This may be the worst thing I’ve read in a very long time, and it’s so bad, it’s actually kind of impressive. Most of the novel is characters standing around thinking “deep” thoughts or sometimes voicing said thoughts. Many have virtually no context and seem meant to be ever so meaningful and […]

Filed Under: Science Fiction Tagged With: #Science Fiction, classic literature, Dune, dune chronicles, Frank Herbert

CoffeeShopReader's CBR11 Review No:34 · Genres: Science Fiction · Tags: #Science Fiction, classic literature, Dune, dune chronicles, Frank Herbert ·
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