Fantastic sci-fi from Herbert yet again!

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	• Heretics of Dune Frank Herbert Putnam, 1984 - 480 pages average customer review:based on 72 reviews
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Fantastic sci-fi from Herbert yet again!

In Heretics of Dune, nearly 1500 years have past since Leto II's (The God Emperor) reign ended. Humanity is finally on the Golden Path that Leto II sacrificed so much for with most importantly, his humanity. Shortly after Leto II's death, his tyrannical reign began to weaken and a great many of humanity went out into the Scattering in search of populating several other planets and spreading humanity out as far as humanely possible. However, not all of those in the Scattering were grateful for what Leto II did and are now coming back bent on conquering much of the galaxy that was in place in Leto's time. Major players in this book include the Bene Gesserit, Bene Tleilaxu, a new Duncan ghola, and Miles Teg.

The Bene Gesserit are the only ones that still adhere to Leto II's Golden Path for humanity. They are also faced with a rather interesting choice, do they continue to manipulate humanity and continue their breeding programs? Or do they help humanity to grow and spread outward in a future where humanity will not face certain extinction? Throughout the series, I was never a big fan of the Bene Gesserit. Yet they are major players in this book and as the reader will see towards the end, they do make the right decisions for humanity and somewhat atone for their manipulative past.

A great deal of this book centers around the formerly retired military hero, Bashar Miles Teg. He is called into service once again for a very important assignment - the training of a new Duncan Idaho ghola, this time from childhood. The catch? There is something very different about this ghola that the Bene Tleilaxu have modified him with and it is the job of the Bene Gesserit and Miles Teg to find out before it is too late. At first Miles Teg doesn't appear to be that central of a character and as others have said is every bit as fun and intriguing as Paul Atreides and Leto II were.

Of course, we cannot leave the Bene Tleilaxu out. After all of these years, they too wish to have their ascension to universal dominance that they have been waiting for so long for. The Bene Tleilaxu are lead by the dwarven-like Waff, their Tleilaxu master. It is his job to ensure that the Tleilaxu destroy the Sisterhood and at the very least gain a monopoly on melange, thus controlling the galaxies.

Many forces are at work throughout the book as the race to prepare the ghola for the Sisterhood's grand scheming clashes with enemies from the Scattering, the Sisterhood, and the mysterious Honored Matres (whorish versions of the Bene Gesserit corrupted by the scattering).

An exciting book from start to finish. I'm so glad I didn't give up on Dune for good 3 years ago. I've thoroughly thoroughly enjoyed this series and now it's onward to the final book! Chapterhouse Dune :)

-Travis

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Reviled and Worshiped...

1500 years after Leto II the God Emperor completed his transformation into the sandworm, he is reviled and worshiped throughout the universe... But now the men and women who ran to escape his tyrany are returning to Dune seeking to rule that which once ruled them...

And, other then the whole "Honoured Matres control men with sex" and "The Duncan Idaho ghola is a male Honoured Matre," the book is fairly good. despite minor shark jumping.

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I want my own Duncan Idaho, too!

Even without the Atreides in power, it still seems like they're in control...you'll have to read to find out why. Pretty interesting to see how Leto II's golden path is panning out. Very cool new characters Miles Teg and Sheeana, and the upgraded Duncan make the story about as interesting as the books of the original trilogy, I'd put it right there next to COD.

Beware though, you'll need to consult an online Dune glossary once you get to about page 50. The Tleilaxu lifestyle requires learning roughly a dozen terms that shouldn't be too hard to figure out in a google search. I wonder what readers did without Internet searches, because the publisher rudely left out a much needed glossary. I should leave some props to the publisher, for including a note from Frank Herbert explaining how it took him 6 years of research before even writing the books, which explains the level of detail and imagination. Enjoy.

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No where near the first four

I guess it had to happen at some time. Rarely does an author leave us on a high note in sequals, and in this case this was unfortunately true. I was suprised to see that this book had a better review than the fourth. It seemed the author desperately tried to link this book with the past ones by constantly reminding us of the dead characters but to no avail.

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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.

"The spectacular new addition to 'The most magnificent achievement in SF history!'" (Baltimore Sun)

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