Dune Messiah (Dune Chronicles)

With millions of copies sold worldwide, Frank Herbert's magnificent Dune novels stand among the major achievements of the human imagination as one of the most significant sagas in the history of literary science fiction. Dune Messiah continues the story of Paul Atreides, better known-and feared-as the man christened Muad'Dib. As Emperor of the Known Universe, he possesses more power than a single man was ever meant to wield. Worshipped as a religious icon by the fanatical Fremens, Paul faces the enmity of the political houses he displaced when he assumed the throne-and a conspiracy conducted within his own sphere of influence. And even as House Atreides begins to crumble around him from the machinations of his enemies, the true threat to Paul comes to his lover, Chani, and the unborn heir to his family's dynasty. From Publishers Weekly In 1965 Frank Herbert published Dune . After it was heralded as a masterpiece of science fiction, he wrote the briefer Dune Messiah in 1969, concentrating eponymously on Paul Atreides, and then, sensing the sales potential, added sequels. They were continued by his son, culminating in the just published finale, Sandworms of Dune . Now, 38 years after its publication, four narrators capture Dune Messiah on discs, while listeners, with no glossary, try to recall the meaning of its esoteric nomenclature. The audio gets off to a lively start as the book opens with nearly all conversation, playing up the camaraderie between the narrators who have partnered on several other readings of classic sci-fi novels. While the cast works well together, some of the male narrators emphasize a stately dullness. Kellgren, the sole feminine voice, supplies real emotion and a true sense of awe. (Oct.) Copyright Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. Review Praise for Dune: "Unique...I know nothing comparable to it except Lord of the Rings ." --Arthur C. Clarke "One of the monuments of modern science fiction."-- Chicago Tribune "Powerful, convincing, and most ingenious."--Robert A. Heinlein "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 Calc Series A (group): Dune _ Chronicles Number of Words in Auth: 2 Formats : EPUB ABook : E_Only Title Parms BtoH : - - - - - - Compare Title Parm A to Author: gt Calc ESI Part 3 : 08 Calc ESI Part 2 : of Calc ESI Part 1 : 02 Custom Series : SIPY.Dune _ Chronicles.Scifan.2 of 8._.ICBF Enter Series Index : 02 of 08 Record Notes : Perm IE IC 09 01 14 Calc Series Group : Dune _ Chronicles Title Post Pound : Dune Messiah Words in Author Name: 2 First Tag : Fantasy, Fiction, General, Science Fiction Previous Series Index: 2 Test Text Series Index: 2 Raw Title : Dune Messiah Title Parm A Prefix : Dune Messiah Title Length : 12 Title Parm A : Dune Messiah Record ID : 2145 Enter New Series (Calced): Serified_E.Dune _ Chronicles.Scifan.02 of 08._.ICBF Author Parm Cn : Herbert ES Name : Dune _ Chronicles Calc New Series : Dune _ Chronicles.... Series Parm B : 2 Series Parm A : Dune _ Chronicles Test Search : Dune Messiah / Frank Herbert Number of Formats : 1 Title Pre Pound : Dune Messiah ES Suffix : _ Whole Title : Dune Messiah Title Suffix : Dune Messiah EBook : Have Uncomma Author : Frank Herbert ES Genre : Scifan Compare Author : eq ES Group : Serified_E Test Compare Series to Entered: eq ES Cover Quality : ICBF Quick Search : Frank Herbert Dune _ Chronicles Has Cover : Yes All Identifiers : isbn:9780441015610 Single Author : Frank Herbert Sorted Author by LN, FN: Herbert, Frank Num of Aut : 1 Calc ESI Combined : 02 of 190 Title Pre Parend : Dune Messiah Title Parm A Suffix : Messiah Author Parm A : Frank Herbert **Book Two in the Magnificent Dune Chronicles—the Bestselling Science Fiction Adventure of All Time** Dune Messiah continues the story of Paul Atreides, better known—and feared—as the man christened Muad’Dib. As Emperor of the known universe, he possesses more power than a single man was ever meant to wield. Worshipped as a religious icon by the fanatical Fremen, Paul faces the enmity of the political houses he displaced when he assumed the throne—and a conspiracy conducted within his own sphere of influence. And even as House Atreides begins to crumble around him from the machinations of his enemies, the true threat to Paul comes to his lover, Chani, and the unborn heir to his family’s dynasty... The sisterhood of the Bene Gesserit plots to seize control of the galaxy-wide empire of their supernatural leader, while on Arrakis, the Maud'dib, the heir to an unimaginable power, confronts new challenges