The feel of the book is like a prelude to what comes next, that the third book will be the true sequel to Dune.įor fans of Dune, no doubt, and you really need to have read Dune first, to know the characters and to at least have a clue about Herbert's complex and intricately detailed world building.īut then, comparing this book to Dune is like comparing a country lawyer to a Supreme Court justice, the comparison itself is unfair, very few books will equal Dune or even come close. Not as epic, this is almost like a chamber western, with political intrigue and references to great goings on, but little action described. Only half the length of the original Dune, the second book in the series takes place 12 years after. Recently, I was reading a list ranking all of the Dune books, and this one was rated the very worst of the series so I am still excited to continue with this series and hope that the future is a little less bleak. The ending of Dune Messiah was so weak, the complete opposite of the ending of Dune.
However, the tone on this was much darker than Dune, and it wasn’t inspiring. As with Dune, I could pick something up new each time reading Dune Messiah. The audiobook had an entire cast of characters, and it was such a rich experience. The book was definitely entertaining though. Alia is boy crazy, and Irulan and Chani are only focused on Paul and producing an heir. Also, the depiction of women is just horrible. In contrast, Dune Messiah is more political and emotional. Further, Dune had a bunch of very strong female characters. Dune was filled with adventure and hope, the entire group working, willing to die, to transform the environment. In the introduction to the version that I read, Brian Herbert (the author’s son) wrote that one magazine labeled this book as the “disappointment of the year.” However, he explained the book is supposed to show how absolute power can corrupt leaders including Paul Atreides.ĭune Messiah has a completely different tone than Dune. However, Dune #2 starts up 12 years later. Dune #1 leaves us in a complete cliffhanger.
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