Editorial Review:

Frank Herbert's Dune ended with Paul Muad'Dib in control of the planet Dune. Herbert's next Dune book, Dune Messiah, picked up the story several years later after Paul's armies had conquered the galaxy. But what happened between Dune and Dune Messiah? How did Paul create his empire and become the Messiah? Following in the footsteps of Frank Herbert, New York Times bestselling authors Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson are answering these questions in Paul of Dune.

The Muad'Dib's jihad is in full swing. His warrior legions march from victory to victory. But beneath the joy of victory there are dangerous undercurrents. Paul, like nearly every great conqueror, has enemies--those who would betray him to steal the awesome power he commands. . . .

And Paul himself begins to have doubts: Is the jihad getting out of his control? Has he created anarchy? Has he been betrayed by those he loves and trusts the most? And most of all, he wonders: Am I going mad?

Paul of Dune is a novel everyone will want to read and no one will be able to forget.

Customer Reviews:

Avg. Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0

Better than some of the others....:

Very forgettable and unnecessary. I would have been ok with this, since I love the Dune universe anyway. I really have been trying to like these new Dune books. Would have been great as fanfiction. In my opinion the writing has gradually improved. If only the authors of Paul of Dune had not contradicted Frank Herbert's original work I might have been able to accept and enjoy this book. Alas! Continuity is apparantly too much to ask for,

End of the line:

I give up. I've been slugging through these new Dune books due to my love of the original Dune universe, and that possibly I might be a masochist. Enough is enough though, there is only so much that a person can take. With the rest of the prequels I took all the various inconsistencies, downright contradictions, and simplistic writing thanks to the "joy" of reading something new on Dune. Enough is enough.
I will not give out any spoilers, but what these writers did to justify their various... more info

Captured the spirit of Dune:

This is the first of the Brian Herbert and Kevin Anderson Dune series that I have read. Being a big Frank Herbert fan and of Dune in particular, I was intrigued by the premise of this book. So much time elasped from the end of Dune and the beginning of Dune Messiah. I feel the story the authors tell fills in this time period well and very much captures the spirit of Dune in doing so. The book was an very enjoyable read and I recommend it. It has got me interested in reading their other books in their Dune... more info

First time, not sure about ever again:

This is my first Brian Herbert and Anderson novel. I didn't want to venture into Frank's universe without his writing but Paul of Dune...well, I was always a sucker for this character and how complex he was. There is good and bad with this novel. I mean it's not Frank and you can certainly see that each chapter is missing the depth and skill of his writing but if you can get past that this isn't a bad book. I also don't like rewriting Dune history. Though it's been a long time I'm pretty sure Paul never... more info

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