Children of Dune
The desert planet of Arrakis has begun to grow green and lush. The life-giving spice is abundant. The nine-year-old royal twins, possesing their father's supernatural powers, are being groomed as Messiahs.\ But there are those who think the Imperium does not need messiahs...
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The third book in Frank Herbert's original Dune seriesChallenging DestinyHerbert adds enough new twists and turns to the ongoing saga that familiarity with the recurring elements brings pleasure.
\ From Barnes & NobleThe Barnes & Noble Review\ Nine years after Paul Muad'Dib disappeared blind into the deserts of Arrakis at the conclusion of Dune Messiah, his orphaned twins, Ghanima and Leto, are quickly growing up and realizing that they are pawns in an epic struggle for the ultimate power -- control of the Imperium. No one around them can be trusted, as evidenced by Alia, the twins' aunt and official guardian, who has become the Abomination so many feared she would be. She is, in fact, possessed by ancestral voices inside her mind, and one in particular -- the Baron Vladimir Harkonnen -- is pushing her to fulfill her darkest prophecies. \ Conspiracies abound in this novel as the cult of Muad'Dib and the post-Paul governmental brain trust seem to be rotting from within. Sensing weakness, greedy factions -- like the Bene Gesserit Sisterhood and House Corrino -- converge on Arrakis to destroy House Atreides once and for all.\ Easily the most memorable character in the first sequence of Dune novels is the Preacher, a mysterious prophet introduced in Children of Dune. The blind old man (who may or may not be Paul Muad'Dib) speaks out against the policies of Alia's regency and deplores the way the Fremen culture has become twisted in so little time. Using such a wise, all-knowing character, in my opinion, enabled Herbert to be more didactic in his writing without being too obvious. Through the words of the Preacher, the ecological and evolutionary themes running throughout the first three Dune novels become crystal clear -- a wonderfully emotional conclusion to a brilliant trilogy. Paul Goat Allen\ \ \ \ \ \ Challenging DestinyHerbert adds enough new twists and turns to the ongoing saga that familiarity with the recurring elements brings pleasure.\ \ \ From the Publisher“Simon Vance anchors this full-cast production. He is engaged with the characters and the complex plot. His presentation of the many characters is skillful, and the narrative passages never lag. Vance has a serious but light touch…” - AudioFile\ Praise for Dune:“One of the monuments of modern science fiction.”—Chicago Tribune on Dune\ “Unique…I know nothing comparable to it except The Lord of the Rings.” —Sir Arthur C. Clarke on Dune\ “A portrayal of an alien society more complete and deeply detailed than any other author in the field has managed...a story absorbing equally for its action and philosophical vistas.... An astonishing science fiction phenomenon.”—The Washington Post on Dune\ “Powerful, convincing, and most ingenious.”—Robert A. Heinlein on Dune\ “Herbert’s creation of this universe, with its intricate development and analysis of ecology, religion, politics, and philosophy, remains one of the supreme and seminal achievements in science fiction.”—Louisville Times on Dune\ \ \
