Heretics of Dune (Dune Chronicles (Books on Tape Audio)) by Frank Herbert

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Heretics of Dune (Dune Chronicles (Books on Tape Audio))
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Updated on 12-28-2008.

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Audio CD

Publisher: Macmillan Audio; Unabridged edition (October 14, 2008)

Language: English

ISBN-10: 1427203164

ISBN-13: 978-1427203168

Product Dimensions: 6 x 5.3 x 1.7 inches

Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds ()

Review
“A monumental piece of imaginative architecture… indisputably magical.”
—Los Angeles Herald Examiner

“Gripping…Fascinating detail, yet cloaked in mystery and mysticism.”
—Milwaukee Journal

“Herbert weaves together several fascinating storylines with almost the same mastery as informed Dune, and keeps the reader intent on the next revelation or twist.”
—Challenging Destiny --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

Product Description

On Arrakis, now called Rakis, known to legend as Dune, ten times ten centuries have passed. The planet is becoming desert again. The Lost Ones are returning home from the far reaches of space. The great sandworms are dying, and the Bene Gesserit and the Bene Tleilax struggle to direct the future of Dune. The children of Dune's children awaken as from a dream, wielding the new power of a heresy called love.

Reader Reviews
This review is from: Heretics of Dune (Dune Chronicles, Book 5) (Paperback) In Heretics of Dune, Frank Herbert takes us fifteen hundred years after the previous book and well over four thousand years beyond the original trilogy. The God Emperor is gone, the Atreides clan has faded from its former prominence, and, as always, there are a number of groups struggling for dominance. With so many specialized types of humans and prolonged lifespans, it is not overly surprising that civilization has not undergone any truly drastic changes since Leto II's transformation. This book focuses on the Bene Gesserit, the sisterhood who have grand designs for humanity. Among others jockeying for power are the Tleilaxu who have mastered biology in other fashions. More dangerous still are the Honored Matres, a powerful organization that is a dark doppleganger of the Bene Gesserit. Of course, there is another Duncan Idaho who is a pawn in all this scheming, but the most interesting characters are Miles Teg - a master warrior called out of retirement to mentor Duncan - and Sheeanna, a young girl who can command the sand worms of Rakis (the former Arrakis). Sheanna is probably the most refreshing character this series has had in a while; she behaves like a real child, and isn't a grand schemer unlike every other character. This is still good science fiction. Dune/Rakis/Arrakis is not as central as in previous books, and the role of sex is much more important, at times even overshadowing the spice. At first, the story is a bit disorienting - there are no familiar characters until Duncan appears - but things pick up quickly enough. All the Dune books conclude with a new order imposed on the galaxy and this book is no exception. What that new order is, however, is for the reader to find out. The Dune series is not always easy to read, but it is a complex and worthwhile classic of science fiction. For those who have enjoyed the previous books, this book will continue the pleasure.

Heretics of Dune (Dune Chronicles (Books on Tape Audio))
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Available from Amazon
Price: $37.77
Updated on 12-28-2008.