Paperback, 480 pages
English language
Published Aug. 14, 1987 by Ace.
With more than ten million copies sold, Frank Herbert's magnificent Dune books stand among the major achievements of the human imagination. In this, the fifth and most spectacular Dune book of all, the planet Arrakis--now called Rakis--is becoming desert again. The Lost Ones are returning home from the far reaches of space. The great sandworms are dying. And the children of Dune's children awaken from empire as from a dream, wielding the new power of a heresy called love...
I’ve been surprised how well the first four held up, but wow this one is a real slog!
Like all of the series so far, a very smart book. So many subjects and so much thought provoking material. I don't know why I'm always surprised it takes me longer to get through these.
Also, the closest thing to a cliffhanger I've experienced in the series. Kinda cool.
I'm really disappointed with Heretics of Dune. I loved the previous God Emperor of Dune and so my expectations were high.
The story is banal and there is a childish obsession with sex.
Sorry Frank Herbert but Heretics of Dune is simply not a good book.
The fifth book in Frank Herbert's classic Dune series maintains the story well.
It's rather fashionable to dismiss Herbert's later books, particularly the later Dune books, as inferior to the originals. But that's unfair. Heretics of Dune clearly shows that Herbert's abilities were not flagging as he carried on the series; the one weakness that the book can be charged with is that it is clearly not complete in itself, but rather obviously a "middle" episode in an ongoing saga.
Heretics has much of the depth of thought, characterization, and dazzling intellectual intricacy of the previous books in the series. Herbert wrestled with profound and thought-provoking concepts. It's our misfortune that he died before being able to finish unfolding his great story.
Speaking of which, if you have any respect for Frank Herbert's works, avoid anything written by his idiot son Brian as you would the plague! In every way, …
The fifth book in Frank Herbert's classic Dune series maintains the story well.
It's rather fashionable to dismiss Herbert's later books, particularly the later Dune books, as inferior to the originals. But that's unfair. Heretics of Dune clearly shows that Herbert's abilities were not flagging as he carried on the series; the one weakness that the book can be charged with is that it is clearly not complete in itself, but rather obviously a "middle" episode in an ongoing saga.
Heretics has much of the depth of thought, characterization, and dazzling intellectual intricacy of the previous books in the series. Herbert wrestled with profound and thought-provoking concepts. It's our misfortune that he died before being able to finish unfolding his great story.
Speaking of which, if you have any respect for Frank Herbert's works, avoid anything written by his idiot son Brian as you would the plague! In every way, he's the opposite of his brilliant father, as an author; clumsy, stupid, and obvious. Apparently writing ability is not genetically transmitted - either that, or, well, delicacy forbids me from speculating on Brian Herbert's ancestry.
