Frank Herbert - God Emperor of Dune

Pros:

The story, like Paul, is trapped by prophecy; this one breaks it free.

Cons: Does not stand alone as well as some others.

God Emperor of Dune by Frank Herbert. (1981) "I know the evil of my ancestors because I am those people." Leto II, from the Stolen Journals. Three and a half millennia have passed since Leto II first donned the sandtrout as a ...

Pros: Wonderful depiction of a "superbeing" and an intellectually fulfilling book.
Cons: Leto II is sorta a Nazi.

At one point, since I have just read all the Dune books written by Frank Herbert, I thought about reviewing them all. I came across the problem, however, that the reviews I would have given to Children of Dune and especially Dune...

Pros: Some excellent details, good insight into Leto II's thoughts
Cons: Ending was somewhat predictable, could have been done better

I will preface this review by saying I don't think this book was as good as some of the previous one in this series. It was however a very good book.

Frank Herbert put some amazing details into this book. This book starts out over three...

Pros: Satisfies morbid curiosity about what comes next
Cons: trades story and conflict for rhetoric and philosophizing

Dune introduced us to a universe of treachery and action, Its eventful story showed the progression of a young boy into a deity. This made for truly inventive fiction and for a thought inspiring read. God Emperor of Dune continued a descent that saw it ...

Pros: Very full-filling, worth every minute of reading.
Cons: There is some controversity in it, it became a bit too complex.

Frank Herbert's book, The God-emperor of Dune is by far one of his best. This might sound somewhat subjective, but after reading the book I think most of you will agree with me. This is the fourth volume of the Dune chronicles and the most...

Pros: Rich and involved - one of Herbert's best.
Cons: The ending is somewhat predictable. The Dune Chronicles are a tough read for most. This is NOT light Sci-Fi!

Frank Herbert's Dune novels have been long time favorites. I just recently reread Dune and God Emperor of Dune - my 2 favorites in the series.
If you have ever wondered what the Egyptian or Roman God-Kings must have been like, here is something of a...

Pros: Perfect, the pinnacle of his career, and Sci-Fi
Cons: none

God Emperor Of Dune is what I would consider the greatest achievement of Frank Herbert's career. In this novel he brings together all of the themes and ideas that he had started in Dune, and developed in Dune: Messiah and Children Of Dune....

Pros: Continues the Dune story
Cons: Somewhat pointless.

I have decided to re-read the Dune books, and I was doing better than I did in high school when I originally read the ones that existed. I had gotten through the first three with no problem, but this one stumped me.

The book opens with Leto...

Pros: Frank Herbert wrote it, enough said
Cons: None

This is the fourth book in the Dune series. It's set much later than the original three books. The beginning is startling. Paul's son, Leto appears to be almost cruel and evil. Like the rest of the Dune series, this book is very well written.
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Pros: Wonderfully written and an amazing plot
Cons: It took a lot of time to read because I found myself re-reading sentences to fully understand them

This was the first book I read by Frank Herbert, which I came upon by chance at our school library. I was immediately captivated by the way it began a historical text. The continuation of that through quotes from Leto's journals set the feeling of his...