11-03-2020, 10:38 PM
Had to re-read Dune after seeing the trailer for the new movie. It's still great. Excellent world building, good use of text extracts from books in the world to introduce each chapter. And plenty of action; it moves quickly. Certainly a classic, and held up well to another reading.
Then I kept going. Dune Messiah a little slower, but Children of Dune picked up the pace. But to me, the ending of the trilogy is not exactly clear. Then there's the second trilogy. Not as good. The whole idea of the "Golden Path" of the God Emperor was never really clear to me. The last book I thought superfluous. I felt like it would have ended better with the previous book.
Perhaps a bit off topic, but in these books, and IMO usually in classic SF virtually limitless power is taken for granted. No one ever has to get fuel for the ship, etc. There are no energy limitations to anyone's movements or activities or plans.
Then I kept going. Dune Messiah a little slower, but Children of Dune picked up the pace. But to me, the ending of the trilogy is not exactly clear. Then there's the second trilogy. Not as good. The whole idea of the "Golden Path" of the God Emperor was never really clear to me. The last book I thought superfluous. I felt like it would have ended better with the previous book.
Perhaps a bit off topic, but in these books, and IMO usually in classic SF virtually limitless power is taken for granted. No one ever has to get fuel for the ship, etc. There are no energy limitations to anyone's movements or activities or plans.
the hands that guide me are invisible
