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Dune #3
賮乇夭賳丿丕賳 鬲賱賲丕爻賴
賯氐賴鈥屰� 鬲賱賲丕爻賴 賵 賲爻蹖丨丕蹖 鬲賱賲丕爻賴 賯氐賴鈥屰� 馗賴賵乇賽 丌蹖蹖賳賽 賳噩丕鬲鈥屫ㄘ� 賵 鬲亘丿蹖賱卮 亘賴 丌蹖蹖賳賽 爻乇讴賵亘诏乇 丕爻鬲貙 賯氐賴鈥屰� 馗賴賵乇賽 賯賴乇賲丕賳丕賳賽 馗賱賲鈥屫池屫� 賵 爻倬爻 爻賯賵胤鈥屫簇з� 亘賴 噩丕蹖诏丕賴賽 馗丕賱賲. 賵賯鬲蹖 趩賳蹖賳 丿賵乇賽 亘丕胤賱蹖 卮讴賱 賲蹖鈥屭屫必� 丿丕爻鬲丕賳賽 亘卮乇 丌睾丕夭 賲蹖鈥屫促堌� 賵 鬲賱丕卮鈥屬囏й� 丕賳爻丕賳 亘乇丕蹖 卮讴爻鬲賳賽 丕蹖賳 趩乇禺賴.
賮乇夭賳丿丕賳 鬲賱賲丕爻賴 丿丕爻鬲丕賳賽 賱蹖鬲賵 賵 睾賳蹖賲賴 丌鬲乇蹖丿蹖夭 丕爻鬲 讴賴 倬丿乇卮丕賳貙 丕賲倬乇丕胤賵乇 倬賱 賲丐丿亘貙 賳購賴 爻丕賱 倬蹖卮 禺賵丿 乇丕 亘賴 亘蹖丕亘丕賳 爻倬乇丿 賵 賮乇丕蹖賳丿蹖 乇丕 丌睾丕夭 讴乇丿 讴賴 賲乇诏賽 丌蹖蹖賳賽 丕賵 乇丕 丿乇 丌乇丕讴蹖爻 乇賯賲 夭丿. 丨丕賱貙 丌乇丕讴蹖爻 睾乇賯 丿乇 丌卮賵亘蹖 倬賳賴丕賳 丕爻鬲. 禺丕賳丿丕賳賽 讴賵乇蹖賳賵 讴賴 亘賴鈥屫池� 倬賱 賲丐丿亘 賵 丨乇賴鈥屬呚必з� 丕夭 賯丿乇鬲 爻乇賳诏賵賳 卮丿賳丿 丿乇 倬蹖賽 亘丕夭诏卮鬲 亘賴 鬲丕噩鈥屬堌� 丕賲倬乇丕胤賵乇蹖 賴爻鬲賳丿. 诏乇賵賴蹖 丕夭 丨乇賴鈥屬呚必з嗁� 賲鬲毓氐亘 亘賴 鬲丨乇蹖讴賽 賮乇丿蹖 賲乇賲賵夭 亘賴 賳丕賲賽 芦賵丕毓馗禄 爻乇 亘賴 卮賵乇卮 诏匕丕卮鬲賴鈥屫з嗀�. 毓丕賱蹖賴 丌鬲乇蹖丿蹖夭貙 禺賵丕賴乇 倬賱貙 讴賴 賳丕蹖亘鈥屫з勜迟勜焚嗁� 丕爻鬲 賲賲讴賳 丕爻鬲 亘賴 禺蹖丕賳鬲 賲鬲賴賲 卮賵丿.
丕賲丕 賱蹖鬲賵 賵 睾賳蹖賲賴 亘丕 賲爻卅賱賴鈥屫й� 丿蹖诏乇 丿爻鬲 亘賴 诏乇蹖亘丕賳鈥屫з嗀�: 趩乇丕 賲丕丿乇亘夭乇诏鈥屫簇з嗀� 亘丕賳賵 噩爻蹖讴丕貙 賳丕诏賴丕賳 鬲氐賲蹖賲 诏乇賮鬲賴 亘賴 丌乇丕讴蹖爻 亘乇诏乇丿丿責 丕蹖賳 丿賵 賴賲 賲孬賱 倬丿乇卮丕賳 賯丿乇鬲鈥屬囏й屰� 丿丕乇賳丿 讴賴 丌賳賴丕 乇丕 丿乇 趩卮賲賽 亘爻蹖丕乇蹖 丕夭 賯丿乇鬲鈥屬囏й� 亘夭乇诏賽 爻蹖丕爻蹖 賵 賲匕賴亘蹖 亘賴 賲賴乇賴鈥屬囏й屰� 丕乇夭卮賲賳丿 賲亘丿賱 讴乇丿賴. 丌蹖丕 亘丕夭诏卮鬲賽 噩爻蹖讴丕 亘賴 丕蹖賳 丿賱蹖賱 丕爻鬲 讴賴 倬丕蹖 丌賳賴丕 乇丕 亘賴 賳賯卮賴鈥屬囏й� 禺賵丕賴乇丕賳賽 亘賳賴鈥屫池臂屫� 亘丕夭 讴賳丿責 蹖丕 禺賵丿賽 噩爻蹖讴丕 賴賲 亘丕夭蹖趩賴鈥屰� 亘賳賴鈥屫池臂屫� 丕爻鬲責
丿乇 丕蹖賳 賲蹖丕賳貙 賱蹖鬲賵 賵 睾賳蹖賲賴 賳賯卮賴鈥屬囏й� 禺賵丿卮丕賳 乇丕 丿丕乇賳丿貨 丕賲丕 趩卮賲鈥屫з嗀ж操� 賳賯卮賴鈥屬囏й屫簇з� 亘爻蹖丕乇 賮乇丕鬲乇 丕夭 丌賳 丕爻鬲 讴賴 亘賴 禺蹖丕賱賽 丿蹖诏乇丕賳 亘蹖丕蹖丿.
賮乇夭賳丿丕賳 鬲賱賲丕爻賴 丿丕爻鬲丕賳賽 賱蹖鬲賵 賵 睾賳蹖賲賴 丌鬲乇蹖丿蹖夭 丕爻鬲 讴賴 倬丿乇卮丕賳貙 丕賲倬乇丕胤賵乇 倬賱 賲丐丿亘貙 賳購賴 爻丕賱 倬蹖卮 禺賵丿 乇丕 亘賴 亘蹖丕亘丕賳 爻倬乇丿 賵 賮乇丕蹖賳丿蹖 乇丕 丌睾丕夭 讴乇丿 讴賴 賲乇诏賽 丌蹖蹖賳賽 丕賵 乇丕 丿乇 丌乇丕讴蹖爻 乇賯賲 夭丿. 丨丕賱貙 丌乇丕讴蹖爻 睾乇賯 丿乇 丌卮賵亘蹖 倬賳賴丕賳 丕爻鬲. 禺丕賳丿丕賳賽 讴賵乇蹖賳賵 讴賴 亘賴鈥屫池� 倬賱 賲丐丿亘 賵 丨乇賴鈥屬呚必з� 丕夭 賯丿乇鬲 爻乇賳诏賵賳 卮丿賳丿 丿乇 倬蹖賽 亘丕夭诏卮鬲 亘賴 鬲丕噩鈥屬堌� 丕賲倬乇丕胤賵乇蹖 賴爻鬲賳丿. 诏乇賵賴蹖 丕夭 丨乇賴鈥屬呚必з嗁� 賲鬲毓氐亘 亘賴 鬲丨乇蹖讴賽 賮乇丿蹖 賲乇賲賵夭 亘賴 賳丕賲賽 芦賵丕毓馗禄 爻乇 亘賴 卮賵乇卮 诏匕丕卮鬲賴鈥屫з嗀�. 毓丕賱蹖賴 丌鬲乇蹖丿蹖夭貙 禺賵丕賴乇 倬賱貙 讴賴 賳丕蹖亘鈥屫з勜迟勜焚嗁� 丕爻鬲 賲賲讴賳 丕爻鬲 亘賴 禺蹖丕賳鬲 賲鬲賴賲 卮賵丿.
丕賲丕 賱蹖鬲賵 賵 睾賳蹖賲賴 亘丕 賲爻卅賱賴鈥屫й� 丿蹖诏乇 丿爻鬲 亘賴 诏乇蹖亘丕賳鈥屫з嗀�: 趩乇丕 賲丕丿乇亘夭乇诏鈥屫簇з嗀� 亘丕賳賵 噩爻蹖讴丕貙 賳丕诏賴丕賳 鬲氐賲蹖賲 诏乇賮鬲賴 亘賴 丌乇丕讴蹖爻 亘乇诏乇丿丿責 丕蹖賳 丿賵 賴賲 賲孬賱 倬丿乇卮丕賳 賯丿乇鬲鈥屬囏й屰� 丿丕乇賳丿 讴賴 丌賳賴丕 乇丕 丿乇 趩卮賲賽 亘爻蹖丕乇蹖 丕夭 賯丿乇鬲鈥屬囏й� 亘夭乇诏賽 爻蹖丕爻蹖 賵 賲匕賴亘蹖 亘賴 賲賴乇賴鈥屬囏й屰� 丕乇夭卮賲賳丿 賲亘丿賱 讴乇丿賴. 丌蹖丕 亘丕夭诏卮鬲賽 噩爻蹖讴丕 亘賴 丕蹖賳 丿賱蹖賱 丕爻鬲 讴賴 倬丕蹖 丌賳賴丕 乇丕 亘賴 賳賯卮賴鈥屬囏й� 禺賵丕賴乇丕賳賽 亘賳賴鈥屫池臂屫� 亘丕夭 讴賳丿責 蹖丕 禺賵丿賽 噩爻蹖讴丕 賴賲 亘丕夭蹖趩賴鈥屰� 亘賳賴鈥屫池臂屫� 丕爻鬲責
丿乇 丕蹖賳 賲蹖丕賳貙 賱蹖鬲賵 賵 睾賳蹖賲賴 賳賯卮賴鈥屬囏й� 禺賵丿卮丕賳 乇丕 丿丕乇賳丿貨 丕賲丕 趩卮賲鈥屫з嗀ж操� 賳賯卮賴鈥屬囏й屫簇з� 亘爻蹖丕乇 賮乇丕鬲乇 丕夭 丌賳 丕爻鬲 讴賴 亘賴 禺蹖丕賱賽 丿蹖诏乇丕賳 亘蹖丕蹖丿.
648 pages, Paperback
First published April 1, 1976
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Frank Herbert
517听books15.8k听followersFranklin Patrick Herbert Jr. was an American science fiction author best known for the 1965 novel Dune and its five sequels. Though he became famous for his novels, he also wrote short stories and worked as a newspaper journalist, photographer, book reviewer, ecological consultant, and lecturer.
The Dune saga, set in the distant future, and taking place over millennia, explores complex themes, such as the long-term survival of the human species, human evolution, planetary science and ecology, and the intersection of religion, politics, economics and power in a future where humanity has long since developed interstellar travel and settled many thousands of worlds. Dune is the best-selling science fiction novel of all time, and the entire series is considered to be among the classics of the genre.
The Dune saga, set in the distant future, and taking place over millennia, explores complex themes, such as the long-term survival of the human species, human evolution, planetary science and ecology, and the intersection of religion, politics, economics and power in a future where humanity has long since developed interstellar travel and settled many thousands of worlds. Dune is the best-selling science fiction novel of all time, and the entire series is considered to be among the classics of the genre.
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May 6, 2008
The Dune series is remarkable in that each sequel gets progressively worse until it's unreadable.
The first book is truly excellent. It's mantra on fear alone makes it great.
The second book a very good sci-fi novel.
The third book is merely okay.
The fourth book is sub-par, but still interesting.
The fifth book is a pain in the ass to read.
The sixth book will leave you concerned about the author's health, so terribad is the writing.
But hey, the first book kicks ass!
The first book is truly excellent. It's mantra on fear alone makes it great.
The second book a very good sci-fi novel.
The third book is merely okay.
The fourth book is sub-par, but still interesting.
The fifth book is a pain in the ass to read.
The sixth book will leave you concerned about the author's health, so terribad is the writing.
But hey, the first book kicks ass!
October 26, 2020
There are two opinions one could have about this series and they both are true because it麓s so highly individual and polarizing:
If it could have been a bit less complicated and confusing it would have had the potential to be as good as the first two parts, but the characters are talking so much over the top complicated philosophical, religious, Dune specific stuff that it麓s truly hard to follow. It just doesn麓t work as well as in the first two parts. There was much potential, but it didn麓t feel right.
Another one could say that what is said is deep, full of innuendos, pretty many plot twists are interwoven and Herbert is trying to make it bombastic, which works great. But I am more on the critics' side.
There麓s a bit of a problem with characters麓 motivation, credibility, and authenticity too, as they don麓t seem to follow completely logical reasoning and don麓t really know what they want. Possibly I am overlooking some of the subtility and it麓s part of a perfectly orchestrated subtility, but subjectively it felt as if their premises switched drastically between one and three times without understandable reasons.
I麓ve heard some people say that one should just read the trilogy and don麓t read further because the other parts are average and worse and I don麓t know what to do now. I see what Herberts麓 problem is, writing so complicated and arcane that it can be a pain to follow the plot, but on the other hand it麓s great, complex storytelling and the audience is very divided about it. I fear that it could get in the direction of pseudo-philosophical and unsatisfying, but some say that the elements that made the series great are even deepening and becoming more grandiose with each part because there are more and more innuendos and connotations to the other parts before.
Tropes show how literature is conceptualized and created and which mixture of elements makes works and genres unique:
If it could have been a bit less complicated and confusing it would have had the potential to be as good as the first two parts, but the characters are talking so much over the top complicated philosophical, religious, Dune specific stuff that it麓s truly hard to follow. It just doesn麓t work as well as in the first two parts. There was much potential, but it didn麓t feel right.
Another one could say that what is said is deep, full of innuendos, pretty many plot twists are interwoven and Herbert is trying to make it bombastic, which works great. But I am more on the critics' side.
There麓s a bit of a problem with characters麓 motivation, credibility, and authenticity too, as they don麓t seem to follow completely logical reasoning and don麓t really know what they want. Possibly I am overlooking some of the subtility and it麓s part of a perfectly orchestrated subtility, but subjectively it felt as if their premises switched drastically between one and three times without understandable reasons.
I麓ve heard some people say that one should just read the trilogy and don麓t read further because the other parts are average and worse and I don麓t know what to do now. I see what Herberts麓 problem is, writing so complicated and arcane that it can be a pain to follow the plot, but on the other hand it麓s great, complex storytelling and the audience is very divided about it. I fear that it could get in the direction of pseudo-philosophical and unsatisfying, but some say that the elements that made the series great are even deepening and becoming more grandiose with each part because there are more and more innuendos and connotations to the other parts before.
Tropes show how literature is conceptualized and created and which mixture of elements makes works and genres unique:
March 28, 2025
鈥淭oo much knowledge never makes for simple decisions.鈥�
This review is another proof that things should be done at their proper time. Like writing a review for this book right after I finished it not 2 months later. I could have expressed more the reasons I decided to give it 5* more eloquently, although the novel is deeply flawed and many times nonsensical. Alas, it鈥檚 too late now but I will do my best.
Let鈥檚 start with the plot. The twins are now 9 and way too developed for their years. To be expected since they both have all the memories of their ancestors. They live on Arakis with their aunt, Alia. She finally turns bat shit crazy and becomes possessed. Lady Jessica is back to the Bene Gesserit ways an returns to Arakis with plans for her grandchildren. The remaining relatives of the Emperor plan their revenge and return to power. A blind Prophet appears and speaks against Muad鈥橠ib religion. He might be or might not be Paul Atreides.
As in the previous volume, there are schemes over conspiracies, each character has their own agenda, which usually clashed with the other goals. There isn鈥檛 a lot of action in this novel but there is an abundance of philosophic talk. It will be a treat for the readers who read Herbert for the quotable ideas. Not much for those who want so see many battles in their Sci Fi.
I had a few problems with the novel. Firstly, it only took 20% for the 1st talk of incest to appear. Oh, and Alia married Duncan right away at 15 going on 16. I thought we were going to continue with the cringyness but it was at manageable levels from then on. Secondly, many parts of the plot made no sense. I could not understand why some characters chose one path instead of the other. I could have explained exactly what those problems were but I cannot remember now. Thirdly, the problem of women in classic SF . Lady Jessica was probably the only exception in this book. The other women were either cardboard characters or they were cut throat bitches/crazy.
Some quotes:
Despite the lack of a coherent plot and other issues, I could not stop reading. I was constantly thinking about the novel even when I was doing something else. I cannot give less than 5* to a novel that absorbed me so completely.
鈥淎 large populace held in check by a small but powerful force is quite a common situation in our universe. And we know the major conditions wherein this large populace may turn upon its keepers鈥� 鈥淥ne: When they find a leader. This is the most volatile threat to the powerful; they must retain control of leaders.
鈥淭wo: When the populace recognizes its chains. Keep the populace blind and unquestioning. 鈥淭hree: When the populace perceives a hope of escape from bondage. They must never even believe that escape is possible!鈥�
鈥淭o suspect your own mortality is to know the beginning of terror; to learn irrefutably that you are mortal is to know the end of terror.鈥�
鈥淎bandon certainty! That鈥檚 life鈥檚 deepest command. That鈥檚 what life鈥檚 all about. We鈥檙e a probe into the unknown, into the uncertain. Why can鈥檛 you hear Muad鈥橠ib? If certainty is knowing absolutely an absolute future, then that鈥檚 only death disguised! Such a future becomes now He showed you this!鈥�
鈥淭o exist is to stand out, away from the background,鈥� The Preacher said. 鈥淵ou aren鈥檛 thinking or really existing unless you鈥檙e willing to risk even your own sanity in the judgment of your existence.鈥�
鈥淩eligion is the emulation of the adult by the child. Religion is the encystment of past beliefs: mythology, which is guesswork, the hidden assumptions of trust in the universe, those pronouncements which men have made in search of personal power, all of it mingled with shreds of enlightenment. And always the ultimate unspoken commandment is 鈥楾hou shalt not question!鈥� But we question. We break that commandment as a matter of course. The work to which we have set ourselves is the liberating of the imagination, the harnessing of imagination to humankind鈥檚 deepest sense of creativity.鈥�
This review is another proof that things should be done at their proper time. Like writing a review for this book right after I finished it not 2 months later. I could have expressed more the reasons I decided to give it 5* more eloquently, although the novel is deeply flawed and many times nonsensical. Alas, it鈥檚 too late now but I will do my best.
Let鈥檚 start with the plot. The twins are now 9 and way too developed for their years. To be expected since they both have all the memories of their ancestors. They live on Arakis with their aunt, Alia. She finally turns bat shit crazy and becomes possessed. Lady Jessica is back to the Bene Gesserit ways an returns to Arakis with plans for her grandchildren. The remaining relatives of the Emperor plan their revenge and return to power. A blind Prophet appears and speaks against Muad鈥橠ib religion. He might be or might not be Paul Atreides.
As in the previous volume, there are schemes over conspiracies, each character has their own agenda, which usually clashed with the other goals. There isn鈥檛 a lot of action in this novel but there is an abundance of philosophic talk. It will be a treat for the readers who read Herbert for the quotable ideas. Not much for those who want so see many battles in their Sci Fi.
I had a few problems with the novel. Firstly, it only took 20% for the 1st talk of incest to appear. Oh, and Alia married Duncan right away at 15 going on 16. I thought we were going to continue with the cringyness but it was at manageable levels from then on. Secondly, many parts of the plot made no sense. I could not understand why some characters chose one path instead of the other. I could have explained exactly what those problems were but I cannot remember now. Thirdly, the problem of women in classic SF . Lady Jessica was probably the only exception in this book. The other women were either cardboard characters or they were cut throat bitches/crazy.
Some quotes:
Despite the lack of a coherent plot and other issues, I could not stop reading. I was constantly thinking about the novel even when I was doing something else. I cannot give less than 5* to a novel that absorbed me so completely.
鈥淎 large populace held in check by a small but powerful force is quite a common situation in our universe. And we know the major conditions wherein this large populace may turn upon its keepers鈥� 鈥淥ne: When they find a leader. This is the most volatile threat to the powerful; they must retain control of leaders.
鈥淭wo: When the populace recognizes its chains. Keep the populace blind and unquestioning. 鈥淭hree: When the populace perceives a hope of escape from bondage. They must never even believe that escape is possible!鈥�
鈥淭o suspect your own mortality is to know the beginning of terror; to learn irrefutably that you are mortal is to know the end of terror.鈥�
鈥淎bandon certainty! That鈥檚 life鈥檚 deepest command. That鈥檚 what life鈥檚 all about. We鈥檙e a probe into the unknown, into the uncertain. Why can鈥檛 you hear Muad鈥橠ib? If certainty is knowing absolutely an absolute future, then that鈥檚 only death disguised! Such a future becomes now He showed you this!鈥�
鈥淭o exist is to stand out, away from the background,鈥� The Preacher said. 鈥淵ou aren鈥檛 thinking or really existing unless you鈥檙e willing to risk even your own sanity in the judgment of your existence.鈥�
鈥淩eligion is the emulation of the adult by the child. Religion is the encystment of past beliefs: mythology, which is guesswork, the hidden assumptions of trust in the universe, those pronouncements which men have made in search of personal power, all of it mingled with shreds of enlightenment. And always the ultimate unspoken commandment is 鈥楾hou shalt not question!鈥� But we question. We break that commandment as a matter of course. The work to which we have set ourselves is the liberating of the imagination, the harnessing of imagination to humankind鈥檚 deepest sense of creativity.鈥�
January 28, 2025
Nie mam pojecia, jakim cudem to sko艅czy艂am
July 30, 2022
Uuuu podoba艂o mi si臋 馃槍
August 23, 2024
What's the hand signal for terrible?
Children of Dune is missing the elements that worked so well in Dune: no heroes, no unexpected, shocking deaths, no common goals, no building up of characters.
This book is so dreadfully boring. When I was at the 80% mark, I could have DNFed the book--I just didn't care how it ended. That is how little I was invested in the characters and in the story.
Herbert over relies on fan favorite characters, and the characters have the same discussion over and over and over again. Perhaps Herbert thought the reader fell asleep during sections of the book?
Ugh, and why do you name to different characters the same name? Did the author have a lot of Leto merch that he needed to get rid of?
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Children of Dune is missing the elements that worked so well in Dune: no heroes, no unexpected, shocking deaths, no common goals, no building up of characters.
This book is so dreadfully boring. When I was at the 80% mark, I could have DNFed the book--I just didn't care how it ended. That is how little I was invested in the characters and in the story.
Herbert over relies on fan favorite characters, and the characters have the same discussion over and over and over again. Perhaps Herbert thought the reader fell asleep during sections of the book?
Ugh, and why do you name to different characters the same name? Did the author have a lot of Leto merch that he needed to get rid of?
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Jan A Town Like Alice
Feb Birdsong
Mar Captain Corelli's Mandolin - Louis De Berniere
Apr War and Peace
May The Woman in White
Jun Atonement
Jul The Shadow of the Wind
Aug Jude the Obscure
Sep Ulysses
Oct Vanity Fair
Nov A Fine Balance
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November 16, 2021
I kept getting these telephone calls from people asking me if I were starting a cult.
The answer: 鈥淕od no!鈥� - Frank Herbert.
I originally read the 鈥楧une鈥� sequence in my teens when I discovered SF for the first time. Among my own Golden Age pantheon of seminal writers such as Asimov, Clarke, Heinlein, Zelazny, Farmer, Simak and Smith, Herbert exerted a certain exotic allure.
I recently reread 鈥楧une鈥� and 鈥楧une Messiah鈥� again, inspired by Denis Villeneuve鈥檚 superlative Part 1 movie adaptation. Now in my early 50s, I was surprised at how well the diptych stands up against the test of time and memory.
I do believe that 鈥楧une Messiah鈥� is superior in how much layered texture it adds to its age-old monomyth, and how cleverly it subverts the narrative arc that seemed so inevitable in 鈥楧une鈥�. Yes, it is a total bummer of an ending, but it is an ending that is both psychologically and thematically astute.
(Editor John W. Campbell certainly didn鈥檛 think so, and rejected 鈥楧une Messiah鈥� due to it being 鈥榓nti-heroic鈥� 鈥� which is kind of ironic when you think how large the ideal of the anti-heroic figure looms in so much of modern SF and fantasy, especially the Hollywood superhero factory.)
Which brings me to 鈥楥hildren of Dune鈥�, which can only be described as a gibbering hot mess of a novel. Actually, it foreshadows another trend in much modern SF 鈥� here鈥檚 looking at you, Star Wars 鈥� to not only reveal too much detail, but to focus on so much extraneous minutiae that the overall story is completely lost in a maelstrom of granularity.
A tiny example is the mythical sietch of Jacurutu, and the inordinate number of pages that Leto agonises over whether it even exists or not. When he actually arrives on its dusty, forgotten doorstep, he spends even more pages agonising over the actual reality of what he is seeing鈥�
Well, of course 鈥榬eal鈥� Jacurutu turns out to be a sand-screen for the 鈥榤ythical鈥� Jacurutu, which does exist, in fact, but is shrouded in even deeper mystery and obfuscation by yet another (mythical) name. It is this kind of unnecessary navel-gazing that turns 鈥楥hildren of Dune鈥� into an exceptionally tedious rabbit-hole of a novel that wallows in its own inflated sense of self-importance.
In a short but revealing note at the end of the book, Herbert weirdly states that portions of 鈥楥hildren of Dune鈥� were completed before the first two novels. And it does, indeed, read like a series of outtakes or discarded ideas strung together to make up a semblance of a plot.
鈥楧une鈥� itself is by no means perfect, but it has a certain logic and narrative drive, not to mention pacing and attention to relevant detail (leaving much to the reader鈥檚 imagination), that makes it a much greater whole than the sum of its parts.
Sadly, 鈥楥hildren of Dune鈥� struggles with way too many moving parts to gain any coherence, let alone narrative urgency. For example, the culmination of Leto鈥檚 conversion process, which drives perhaps the last third of the novel, is completely botched and butchered by Herbert.
He is way too busy keeping his characters speechifying preposterously and sententiously than to pay attention to the specific narrative mechanics of such a crucial and deeply weird scene. It is one of many such missed opportunities in the book, which rattles along as mindlessly as a sandworm in the great bled.
Herbert has always been thought of as representing a 鈥榗olonial鈥� approach to SF in that he portrays the terraforming of Arrakis as the end result of a just process of civilising the natives and uplifting them (more like bringing them to their senses from their barbaric ways.)
In this dialectic, a contemporary writer like Kim Stanley Robinson is perceived as the spiritual heir of Frank Herbert, tackling similar ideas of colonisation and politics, but with a much more modern approach that accounts for key, but often subtextual, influences such as cultural appropriation and authorial bias.
In 鈥楥hildren of Dune鈥�, however, Herbert completely subverts his colonial label by introducing the jaw-dropping idea that the sand trout are not endemic to Arrakis, but are essentially an alien lifeform (where they came from and who introduced them is another story.)
Which makes the Fremen themselves a parasitic entity feeding off the lifecycle of Shai Hulud, instead of the noble oppressed savages and 鈥榙esert power鈥� they were always thought to be. This plot strand is supposed to culminate in the transformation of Leto, but it peters out quite frustratingly rather than achieve the narrative crescendo it deserves.
Seeing that so much of the book is about the consequences, shortfalls and perceived pitfalls of prescience, it is perhaps fitting that chunks were completed even before the first opening salvos of the trilogy (well, it started out as a trilogy.) And while on that subject, the whole bloody Golden Path gibberish makes no sense whatsoever.
Leto is determined to remove Paul鈥檚 stranglehold on humanity by effectively un-deifying his own father. But ends up following the very 鈥榩ath鈥� that Paul expressly chose not to follow, thereby promising to become an even bigger monster (literally) than Paul had ever been!?
Just as Paul felt himself increasingly trapped by his own prescient visions, so does Herbert seem unable to break free from the plot cycle of the first two books. You thought Paul walked off bravely into the sunset at the end of 鈥楧une Messiah鈥�? Up pops the mysterious Preacher, decrying the empty religion of Alia. And where is a good villain when you need one 鈥� up pops the Baron (literally) in Alia鈥檚 mind to pollute her consciousness with his conniving perversity.
And forget about any tender Paul/Chani moments here either. Herbert is all matter-of-fact business, describing Leto鈥檚 attraction to Sabiha (which does indeed mirror the Paul/Chani relationship) in the following totally romantic manner: 鈥楾here was an adult beefswelling in his loins 鈥︹€� Okay, time to move along.
There was a seven-year gap between the publication of 鈥楧une Messiah鈥� (1969) and 鈥楥hildren of Dune鈥� (1976), which is notable for being the first hardcover bestseller in the genre. Either readers did not know what they were in for, or they were much weirder than they are today. Probably the latter, lest we forget that 鈥楧halgren鈥� by Samuel R. Delany (1975) would go on to sell a million copies.
Another problem is that 鈥楥hildren of Dune鈥� veers rather determinedly away from SF into much choppier and murkier waters. The long (and I mean long) digressions on politics, governance and the philosophy of morality (or is it the morality of philosophy?) are simply stuffed into the mouths of characters who, ironically, increasingly come across as robotic in a universe where the very notion of AI is anathema and deemed to be anti-human.
As with 鈥楧une Messiah鈥�, there are some passages of nature writing where Herbert鈥檚 singular passion for the raw environment, and his technical proficiency as a writer, combine to create such haunting passages as the below:
It was difficult to take his gaze away from the sands, the dunes鈥攖he great emptiness. Here at the edge of the sand lay a few rocks, but they led the imagination outward into the winds, the dust, the sparse and lonely plants and animals, dune merging into dune, desert into desert.
But it is too little, too late. The worm has, indeed, turned for this ambitious saga, which cannot escape its own Golden Path into repetitive dissolution.
The answer: 鈥淕od no!鈥� - Frank Herbert.
I originally read the 鈥楧une鈥� sequence in my teens when I discovered SF for the first time. Among my own Golden Age pantheon of seminal writers such as Asimov, Clarke, Heinlein, Zelazny, Farmer, Simak and Smith, Herbert exerted a certain exotic allure.
I recently reread 鈥楧une鈥� and 鈥楧une Messiah鈥� again, inspired by Denis Villeneuve鈥檚 superlative Part 1 movie adaptation. Now in my early 50s, I was surprised at how well the diptych stands up against the test of time and memory.
I do believe that 鈥楧une Messiah鈥� is superior in how much layered texture it adds to its age-old monomyth, and how cleverly it subverts the narrative arc that seemed so inevitable in 鈥楧une鈥�. Yes, it is a total bummer of an ending, but it is an ending that is both psychologically and thematically astute.
(Editor John W. Campbell certainly didn鈥檛 think so, and rejected 鈥楧une Messiah鈥� due to it being 鈥榓nti-heroic鈥� 鈥� which is kind of ironic when you think how large the ideal of the anti-heroic figure looms in so much of modern SF and fantasy, especially the Hollywood superhero factory.)
Which brings me to 鈥楥hildren of Dune鈥�, which can only be described as a gibbering hot mess of a novel. Actually, it foreshadows another trend in much modern SF 鈥� here鈥檚 looking at you, Star Wars 鈥� to not only reveal too much detail, but to focus on so much extraneous minutiae that the overall story is completely lost in a maelstrom of granularity.
A tiny example is the mythical sietch of Jacurutu, and the inordinate number of pages that Leto agonises over whether it even exists or not. When he actually arrives on its dusty, forgotten doorstep, he spends even more pages agonising over the actual reality of what he is seeing鈥�
Well, of course 鈥榬eal鈥� Jacurutu turns out to be a sand-screen for the 鈥榤ythical鈥� Jacurutu, which does exist, in fact, but is shrouded in even deeper mystery and obfuscation by yet another (mythical) name. It is this kind of unnecessary navel-gazing that turns 鈥楥hildren of Dune鈥� into an exceptionally tedious rabbit-hole of a novel that wallows in its own inflated sense of self-importance.
In a short but revealing note at the end of the book, Herbert weirdly states that portions of 鈥楥hildren of Dune鈥� were completed before the first two novels. And it does, indeed, read like a series of outtakes or discarded ideas strung together to make up a semblance of a plot.
鈥楧une鈥� itself is by no means perfect, but it has a certain logic and narrative drive, not to mention pacing and attention to relevant detail (leaving much to the reader鈥檚 imagination), that makes it a much greater whole than the sum of its parts.
Sadly, 鈥楥hildren of Dune鈥� struggles with way too many moving parts to gain any coherence, let alone narrative urgency. For example, the culmination of Leto鈥檚 conversion process, which drives perhaps the last third of the novel, is completely botched and butchered by Herbert.
He is way too busy keeping his characters speechifying preposterously and sententiously than to pay attention to the specific narrative mechanics of such a crucial and deeply weird scene. It is one of many such missed opportunities in the book, which rattles along as mindlessly as a sandworm in the great bled.
Herbert has always been thought of as representing a 鈥榗olonial鈥� approach to SF in that he portrays the terraforming of Arrakis as the end result of a just process of civilising the natives and uplifting them (more like bringing them to their senses from their barbaric ways.)
In this dialectic, a contemporary writer like Kim Stanley Robinson is perceived as the spiritual heir of Frank Herbert, tackling similar ideas of colonisation and politics, but with a much more modern approach that accounts for key, but often subtextual, influences such as cultural appropriation and authorial bias.
In 鈥楥hildren of Dune鈥�, however, Herbert completely subverts his colonial label by introducing the jaw-dropping idea that the sand trout are not endemic to Arrakis, but are essentially an alien lifeform (where they came from and who introduced them is another story.)
Which makes the Fremen themselves a parasitic entity feeding off the lifecycle of Shai Hulud, instead of the noble oppressed savages and 鈥榙esert power鈥� they were always thought to be. This plot strand is supposed to culminate in the transformation of Leto, but it peters out quite frustratingly rather than achieve the narrative crescendo it deserves.
Seeing that so much of the book is about the consequences, shortfalls and perceived pitfalls of prescience, it is perhaps fitting that chunks were completed even before the first opening salvos of the trilogy (well, it started out as a trilogy.) And while on that subject, the whole bloody Golden Path gibberish makes no sense whatsoever.
Leto is determined to remove Paul鈥檚 stranglehold on humanity by effectively un-deifying his own father. But ends up following the very 鈥榩ath鈥� that Paul expressly chose not to follow, thereby promising to become an even bigger monster (literally) than Paul had ever been!?
Just as Paul felt himself increasingly trapped by his own prescient visions, so does Herbert seem unable to break free from the plot cycle of the first two books. You thought Paul walked off bravely into the sunset at the end of 鈥楧une Messiah鈥�? Up pops the mysterious Preacher, decrying the empty religion of Alia. And where is a good villain when you need one 鈥� up pops the Baron (literally) in Alia鈥檚 mind to pollute her consciousness with his conniving perversity.
And forget about any tender Paul/Chani moments here either. Herbert is all matter-of-fact business, describing Leto鈥檚 attraction to Sabiha (which does indeed mirror the Paul/Chani relationship) in the following totally romantic manner: 鈥楾here was an adult beefswelling in his loins 鈥︹€� Okay, time to move along.
There was a seven-year gap between the publication of 鈥楧une Messiah鈥� (1969) and 鈥楥hildren of Dune鈥� (1976), which is notable for being the first hardcover bestseller in the genre. Either readers did not know what they were in for, or they were much weirder than they are today. Probably the latter, lest we forget that 鈥楧halgren鈥� by Samuel R. Delany (1975) would go on to sell a million copies.
Another problem is that 鈥楥hildren of Dune鈥� veers rather determinedly away from SF into much choppier and murkier waters. The long (and I mean long) digressions on politics, governance and the philosophy of morality (or is it the morality of philosophy?) are simply stuffed into the mouths of characters who, ironically, increasingly come across as robotic in a universe where the very notion of AI is anathema and deemed to be anti-human.
As with 鈥楧une Messiah鈥�, there are some passages of nature writing where Herbert鈥檚 singular passion for the raw environment, and his technical proficiency as a writer, combine to create such haunting passages as the below:
It was difficult to take his gaze away from the sands, the dunes鈥攖he great emptiness. Here at the edge of the sand lay a few rocks, but they led the imagination outward into the winds, the dust, the sparse and lonely plants and animals, dune merging into dune, desert into desert.
But it is too little, too late. The worm has, indeed, turned for this ambitious saga, which cannot escape its own Golden Path into repetitive dissolution.
October 20, 2020
There are two schools of thought on the Dune series. One is that they are epic, revelatory scifi all the way through, one is that after the glorious first book you traverse a lonely, winding path of diminishing returns in the sequels. I'm going to throw in with the latter group. Herbert created a fascinating, fully realized universe with Dune, and it was a joy to dive back into it: the Fremen, the litany against fear, the melange, the Atreides Battle Language. The point of Herbert's whole series is the inevitable corruption of power in the institutions of government and faith. There's never a happy ending, or never one that lasts from one book to the next.
While I loved the immersive nature of Herbert's world, and appreciated the thoughts behind it, this book is a bit of a grind. There are chapters full of conversations that are so difficult to follow. The two main characters are Paul Atreides' deeply weird young twins who are pre-born, thus they have the memories of hundreds or thousands of ancestors (one accepts a large amount of mystical shenanigans when reading Dune.) They are not very likable, or dislikable. They are just. There. Talking. So. Much. Many characters from the first book show up, and I was glad to see them as a reader, but I just wasn't invested in much of anything. I loved the atmosphere, but if a giant sandworm would have eaten the Atreides twins 100 pages in, I would have been very much not sad.
The plot picks up a few years after the last book. Paul's sister Alia is running a corrupted version of the cult of Muad'Dib on Arrakis. She's also been possessed by the inner ghost of Baron Harkonnen (there's those mystical shenanigans again!), and as a result is also in the only storyline I found very interesting. Jessica has been living off-world for some time, but returns to Arrakis on a mysterious mission from the Bene Gesserit. The twins are weird and make everyone uncomfortable, and Leto II has this plan for the future called The Golden Path which he will simultaneously not shut up about while never explaining what in the Hell it is. And there is a plot by the Corrino's to get back in power. So much plotting in this book, and so many conversations about plotting and thinking about plotting and counter-plotting. It was hard at times to figure out exactly what the purpose of some of the schemes were, other than to exist. Honestly, it probably didn't help that I would occasionally find myself zoned out mid-paragraph.
Am I too stupid to get this book? Yes, that is completely possible. The philosophical ideas are sometimes interesting and Herbert's world is so immersive I don't feel right giving this less than 3 stars. In between the inner and outer monologues, I really enjoyed the further world-building. I can't even say whether I recommend it or not. If you can't get enough Dune (and I wouldn't blame you if you couldn't), you can continue with this book, but you may not feel the magic of the original.
Having read a synopsis of God Emperor, I'm not sure I'll ever tackle that one. Leto babbling about his stupid Golden Path for several millenia. I think the point of this series' later volumes may be that Gods are boring af.
ETA: Got a shouty complaint that there were spoilers in this review with no specifics. I don't see any except a throwaway comment about book #4 and anyone who is trifling gets deleted. Come correct or don't bother.
While I loved the immersive nature of Herbert's world, and appreciated the thoughts behind it, this book is a bit of a grind. There are chapters full of conversations that are so difficult to follow. The two main characters are Paul Atreides' deeply weird young twins who are pre-born, thus they have the memories of hundreds or thousands of ancestors (one accepts a large amount of mystical shenanigans when reading Dune.) They are not very likable, or dislikable. They are just. There. Talking. So. Much. Many characters from the first book show up, and I was glad to see them as a reader, but I just wasn't invested in much of anything. I loved the atmosphere, but if a giant sandworm would have eaten the Atreides twins 100 pages in, I would have been very much not sad.
The plot picks up a few years after the last book. Paul's sister Alia is running a corrupted version of the cult of Muad'Dib on Arrakis. She's also been possessed by the inner ghost of Baron Harkonnen (there's those mystical shenanigans again!), and as a result is also in the only storyline I found very interesting. Jessica has been living off-world for some time, but returns to Arrakis on a mysterious mission from the Bene Gesserit. The twins are weird and make everyone uncomfortable, and Leto II has this plan for the future called The Golden Path which he will simultaneously not shut up about while never explaining what in the Hell it is. And there is a plot by the Corrino's to get back in power. So much plotting in this book, and so many conversations about plotting and thinking about plotting and counter-plotting. It was hard at times to figure out exactly what the purpose of some of the schemes were, other than to exist. Honestly, it probably didn't help that I would occasionally find myself zoned out mid-paragraph.
Am I too stupid to get this book? Yes, that is completely possible. The philosophical ideas are sometimes interesting and Herbert's world is so immersive I don't feel right giving this less than 3 stars. In between the inner and outer monologues, I really enjoyed the further world-building. I can't even say whether I recommend it or not. If you can't get enough Dune (and I wouldn't blame you if you couldn't), you can continue with this book, but you may not feel the magic of the original.
Having read a synopsis of God Emperor, I'm not sure I'll ever tackle that one. Leto babbling about his stupid Golden Path for several millenia. I think the point of this series' later volumes may be that Gods are boring af.
ETA: Got a shouty complaint that there were spoilers in this review with no specifics. I don't see any except a throwaway comment about book #4 and anyone who is trifling gets deleted. Come correct or don't bother.
August 9, 2021
*** 2021 reread -
I posted the review below ten years ago after first reading Frank Herbert's Children of Dune, the third in the series, this one published in 1976 which followed Dune Messiah in 1969 and Dune in 1965. I liked it but didn't love it.
There is an old saying that you can never step into the same river twice, meaning that the water is always different. And also, you have have changed as well.
Ten years later and I have read all of Herbert's original six and many of the books about the Dune universe written by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson. I've seen the 1984 film and the 2003 Children of Dune mini-series and am an overall fan of Dune.
I'm not sure why I didn't like it more back then but I sure do now.
Herbert's intricate attention to detail and his brilliantly complex characterization and dialogue, as well as his internal monologues are science fiction gold.
The interactions between The Preacher and the rest of the cast and Leto's beginning transformation, providing a foreshadowing of the next book, God Emperor of Dune, was a pleasure to read.
*
The third of the and the slide away from the quality of the original masterpiece has begun in earnest.
Better than , but only in that it is more ambitious and with a more cohesive plot. Herbert takes a more introspective narrative to prepare the way for Leto II. The concepts of shared DNA, collective memories and possession run astride a vehicle of rapid autocratic decline.
Some cool scenes, a few interesting new concepts, but ultimately Herbert's vision is starting to fray and the great bulk of his masterwork is becoming as cumbersome as the Baron's ghost.
A cautionary tale for creators of series - go back to the well too often and the water gets stale.
I posted the review below ten years ago after first reading Frank Herbert's Children of Dune, the third in the series, this one published in 1976 which followed Dune Messiah in 1969 and Dune in 1965. I liked it but didn't love it.
There is an old saying that you can never step into the same river twice, meaning that the water is always different. And also, you have have changed as well.
Ten years later and I have read all of Herbert's original six and many of the books about the Dune universe written by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson. I've seen the 1984 film and the 2003 Children of Dune mini-series and am an overall fan of Dune.
I'm not sure why I didn't like it more back then but I sure do now.
Herbert's intricate attention to detail and his brilliantly complex characterization and dialogue, as well as his internal monologues are science fiction gold.
The interactions between The Preacher and the rest of the cast and Leto's beginning transformation, providing a foreshadowing of the next book, God Emperor of Dune, was a pleasure to read.
*
The third of the and the slide away from the quality of the original masterpiece has begun in earnest.
Better than , but only in that it is more ambitious and with a more cohesive plot. Herbert takes a more introspective narrative to prepare the way for Leto II. The concepts of shared DNA, collective memories and possession run astride a vehicle of rapid autocratic decline.
Some cool scenes, a few interesting new concepts, but ultimately Herbert's vision is starting to fray and the great bulk of his masterwork is becoming as cumbersome as the Baron's ghost.
A cautionary tale for creators of series - go back to the well too often and the water gets stale.
September 17, 2012
Might work better as a version of Monopoly. Here are some suggestions for the Chance and Community Chest cards:
SOMEONE YOU THOUGHT WAS DEAD IS ACTUALLY ALIVE. ADVANCE 5 SPACES.
THE MYSTERIOUS STRANGER IS SOMEONE YOU KNEW IN THE FIRST VOLUME. GO BACK 10 SPACES.
EVERYONE ELSE IS INVOLVED IN A CONSPIRACY AGAINST YOU. MISS A THROW.
PAY A ONE TRILLION CREDIT FINE OR HAVE A MYSTICAL INSIGHT.
TURN INTO A GIANT SANDWORM AND EAT ALL THE OTHER PLAYERS.
etc etc...
SOMEONE YOU THOUGHT WAS DEAD IS ACTUALLY ALIVE. ADVANCE 5 SPACES.
THE MYSTERIOUS STRANGER IS SOMEONE YOU KNEW IN THE FIRST VOLUME. GO BACK 10 SPACES.
EVERYONE ELSE IS INVOLVED IN A CONSPIRACY AGAINST YOU. MISS A THROW.
PAY A ONE TRILLION CREDIT FINE OR HAVE A MYSTICAL INSIGHT.
TURN INTO A GIANT SANDWORM AND EAT ALL THE OTHER PLAYERS.
etc etc...
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
December 19, 2024
With all the complex political struggles for power, betrayals, and everyone either wanting to worship you as a god or put a knife in your back, it makes sense that Paul Atredis decided to fuck off into the desert instead of raise his superhuman twins as they struggle with thousands of years of knowledge uploaded into their brains and the fate of a planet at stake. And not just any planet, but one filled with monstrous worms and religious fanatics and while the environmental climate is getting less hostile, the political climate is ready to boil over into violence. Again. Children of Dune, the third installment of Frank Herbert鈥檚 space epic is a mind-blowing ride of political scheming, possession, murder, fake deaths and even a marriage plot to spice things up. The first hardcover sci-fi novel to top the bestseller list when it was released in 1976, Children of Dune shows the series continuously hit new highs of thrilling plot, character development and impressively constructed political landscapes that keep you on your toes the whole way while diving into some rather fascinating philosophical musings on government and the nature of power as a corrupting force.
鈥�One uses power by grasping it lightly. To grasp too strongly is to be taken over by power, and thus to become its victim.鈥�
Something I鈥檝e always loved about the Dune series is the way the novels probe ideas of power and control. Here we have Leto II and Ghanima with the ability to see the future, like their dad, but questioning their abilities to change things. There is as much grappling with moral ambiguity as there is grappling for power and in a world where religion has been weaponized for social coercion and rallying an army of fanatics ready to die for a cause, every event is primed to explode in mass violence. Herbert uses the themes to craft a very dynamic universe and add a rather epic weight to every decision, especially as we see power valued over people. It makes for a stern warning, such as the texts of the Bene Gesserit鈥檚 warn that all power spirals towards abuse and oppression:
Chilling. Especially in a novel where fate seems to rule the day and attempts of evasion prove to only walk directly into its grasp. There is a rather Amor fati nature to the novel, particularly in a Nietzschean way around Leto accepting the Golden Path. 鈥� You saw this, father, and rejected it,鈥� Leto thinks of his father, 鈥�it was a thing too terrible to face鈥� but was Paul able to sidestep the intentions of fate or was it that the path was never for Paul but Leto instead. Leto strength and his prescience, which goes one step further than Paul since he was granted genetic memory as well, is also rather Nietzschean with regards to the concept of the 脺bermensch, or super human. Nietzche鈥檚 idea of 鈥�beyond good and evil鈥� are also present in Leto鈥檚 morally grey attitude with decisions made to shape the whole of humanity itself that have him feeling his choices are above standard morality of everyone else. It makes for a fascinating dichotomy with the mysterious Preacher.
鈥� Seeking the absolute of orderly prediction, he amplified disorder, distorted prediction.鈥�
Fate is also interesting with regard to Alia. A rather tragic figure here in Children of Dune, we see how Alia鈥檚 fate is one that is a rather self-fulfilling prophecy.
Much of the novel juxtaposes those who try to assert agency over fate and those who fall in line with it. Ultimately we see how freedom isn鈥檛 found in trying to avoid or subvert fate, but by accepting it and allowing it to shape you as you shape it in tandem.
鈥�Abandon certainty! That鈥檚 life鈥檚 deepest command. That鈥檚 what life鈥檚 all about. We鈥檙e a probe into the unknown, into the uncertain. Why can鈥檛 you hear Muad鈥橠ib? If certainty is knowing absolutely an absolute future, then that鈥檚 only death disguised!鈥�
Children of Dune is a wonderful continuation of the series and, honestly, each book just gets better and adds such texture to the world that it makes you love the series as a whole all the more. Just when you think things can鈥檛 get more epic, they do. Long, but well worth the journey.
4.5/5
鈥�One uses power by grasping it lightly. To grasp too strongly is to be taken over by power, and thus to become its victim.鈥�
Something I鈥檝e always loved about the Dune series is the way the novels probe ideas of power and control. Here we have Leto II and Ghanima with the ability to see the future, like their dad, but questioning their abilities to change things. There is as much grappling with moral ambiguity as there is grappling for power and in a world where religion has been weaponized for social coercion and rallying an army of fanatics ready to die for a cause, every event is primed to explode in mass violence. Herbert uses the themes to craft a very dynamic universe and add a rather epic weight to every decision, especially as we see power valued over people. It makes for a stern warning, such as the texts of the Bene Gesserit鈥檚 warn that all power spirals towards abuse and oppression:
鈥�Governments, if they endure, always tend increasingly toward aristocratic forms. No government in history has been known to evade this pattern. And as the aristocracy develops, government tends more and more to act exclusively in the interests of the ruling class - whether that class be hereditary royalty, oligarchs of financial empires, or entrenched bureaucracy.鈥�
Chilling. Especially in a novel where fate seems to rule the day and attempts of evasion prove to only walk directly into its grasp. There is a rather Amor fati nature to the novel, particularly in a Nietzschean way around Leto accepting the Golden Path. 鈥� You saw this, father, and rejected it,鈥� Leto thinks of his father, 鈥�it was a thing too terrible to face鈥� but was Paul able to sidestep the intentions of fate or was it that the path was never for Paul but Leto instead. Leto strength and his prescience, which goes one step further than Paul since he was granted genetic memory as well, is also rather Nietzschean with regards to the concept of the 脺bermensch, or super human. Nietzche鈥檚 idea of 鈥�beyond good and evil鈥� are also present in Leto鈥檚 morally grey attitude with decisions made to shape the whole of humanity itself that have him feeling his choices are above standard morality of everyone else. It makes for a fascinating dichotomy with the mysterious Preacher.
鈥� Seeking the absolute of orderly prediction, he amplified disorder, distorted prediction.鈥�
Fate is also interesting with regard to Alia. A rather tragic figure here in Children of Dune, we see how Alia鈥檚 fate is one that is a rather self-fulfilling prophecy.
鈥�The habits of generations had imprinted the fate of Abomination upon her. Alia had known no hope. Of course she鈥檇 succumbed. Her fate made the accomplishment of Leto and Ghanima even more difficult to face. Not one way out of the trap, but two.鈥�
Much of the novel juxtaposes those who try to assert agency over fate and those who fall in line with it. Ultimately we see how freedom isn鈥檛 found in trying to avoid or subvert fate, but by accepting it and allowing it to shape you as you shape it in tandem.
鈥�Abandon certainty! That鈥檚 life鈥檚 deepest command. That鈥檚 what life鈥檚 all about. We鈥檙e a probe into the unknown, into the uncertain. Why can鈥檛 you hear Muad鈥橠ib? If certainty is knowing absolutely an absolute future, then that鈥檚 only death disguised!鈥�
Children of Dune is a wonderful continuation of the series and, honestly, each book just gets better and adds such texture to the world that it makes you love the series as a whole all the more. Just when you think things can鈥檛 get more epic, they do. Long, but well worth the journey.
4.5/5
March 9, 2011
The conventional wisdom seems to be that only the first Dune book is good and that the rest of them are awful, but I've found this to definitely not be the case. This 3rd book in the series was gripping and exciting...I literally couldn't put it down! Don't listen to what everyone else says, read these books for yourself and make your own decision...you won't be disappointed! This one focuses on the children of Muad'Dib, as well as his sister Alia, wife-in-name-only Irulan, and the return of his mother Jessica to the political goings-on of Arrakis and the struggles with the almost cult-like religion that has sprung up around his supposed death and his sister as its new figurehead. Behind the scenes there is all sorts of plotting and double-dealing between a whole host of characters and factions, and the shocking revelations from the middle of the book on make this book one of the best in the series, and it wraps-up the first trilogy of books and this time period with a bang!
September 11, 2015
Buddy read with Athena!
鈥漈his rocky shrine to the skull of a ruler grants no prayers. It has become the grave of lamentations. Only the wind hears the voice of this place. The cries of night creatures and the passing wonder of two moons, all say his day has ended. No more supplicants come. The visitors have gone from the feast. How bare the pathway down this mountain.
Paul Muad鈥檇ib, god and emperor of a universe divided, is gone. The religiously pantocratic Imperium has been left with his two nine-year old children, Leto and Ghanima. But despite being born with the knowledge and memories of a thousand generations, the two Children of Dune will not be allowed to take their father鈥檚 throne at such a young age. Instead the Atreides empire is ruled by a council of advisors, among them Stilgar and Irulan. But true power rests in the hands of Muad鈥檇ib鈥檚 sister, Alia Atreides, who clings to control of the regency.
But in Alia鈥檚 mind there are voices whispering. The voices of evils long gone, who intend to forge the woman worshipped as the Womb of Heaven into a dangerous weapon to be unleashed. And while Alia descends into madness, House Corrino sees its chance to take back all that the Atreides have stolen from it. And a mysterious old Preacher walks out of the sands to publicly denounce the religion of Muad鈥檇ib. Meanwhile, Leto and Ghanima journey together into the desert, chasing old myths and desperately trying to understand why the legendary sandworms are slowly disappearing from the surface of Dune鈥�
鈥漈his is the fallacy of power: ultimately it is effective only in an absolute, a limited universe. But the basic lesson of our relativistic universe is that things change. Any power must always meet a greater power. Paul Muad'Dib taught this lesson to the Sardaukar on the Plains of Arrakeen. His descendants have yet to learn the lesson for themselves.鈥�
One very interesting aspect about the book, is the fact that it鈥檚 filled to the brim with quotes about politics, religion and power. Just as is it a science fiction classic and an epic adventure, Children of Dune is something of a guidebook to the very meaning of power. Of how one struggles for it, how one gains it, and what absolute power can do to the person wielding it. And some of these lines would be worth quoting over and over.
鈥�"There were in olden times certain tribes which were known to be water hunters. They were called Iduali, which meant 'water insects,' because those people wouldn't hesitate to steal the water of another Fremen. If they caught you alone in the desert they would not even leave you the water of your flesh. There was this place where they lived: Sietch Jacurutu. That's where the other tribes banded and wiped out the Iduali. That was a long time ago, before Kynes even - in my great-great-grandfather's days. And from that day to this, no Fremen has gone to Jacurutu. It is tabu."
While not as outright astonishing as the first two books in the series, this is definitely a great addition to the wonderful universe of Dune. Frank Herbert鈥檚 writing is better than ever, which is the reason for all the quotes in this review. And while certain characters are absent from this book, other character who were absent in Dune Messiah are brought back onto the scene.
The part of the book that fascinated me the most was definitely the character development of Alia Atreides. When reading Dune, it's quite easy to notice that elements of it have directly inspired a lot of later fantasy authors, including Robert Jordan and George R.R. Martin. And there are many things of Alia, her rule as regent and her descent into madness that are particularly reminiscent of a certain queen named Cersei. But in my eyes, Alia is a more fascinating character still.
Thus ends the final book of the Great Dune Trilogy, one of the absolute greatest series every written within the genres of speculative fiction. But the tale goes on; a tale of spice and sandworms, of assassins and great houses, of the calculating Mentats and the devious plans of the Bene Gesserit; a tale of the planet Dune.
鈥漈he desert is my home.鈥�
鈥漈his rocky shrine to the skull of a ruler grants no prayers. It has become the grave of lamentations. Only the wind hears the voice of this place. The cries of night creatures and the passing wonder of two moons, all say his day has ended. No more supplicants come. The visitors have gone from the feast. How bare the pathway down this mountain.
Paul Muad鈥檇ib, god and emperor of a universe divided, is gone. The religiously pantocratic Imperium has been left with his two nine-year old children, Leto and Ghanima. But despite being born with the knowledge and memories of a thousand generations, the two Children of Dune will not be allowed to take their father鈥檚 throne at such a young age. Instead the Atreides empire is ruled by a council of advisors, among them Stilgar and Irulan. But true power rests in the hands of Muad鈥檇ib鈥檚 sister, Alia Atreides, who clings to control of the regency.
But in Alia鈥檚 mind there are voices whispering. The voices of evils long gone, who intend to forge the woman worshipped as the Womb of Heaven into a dangerous weapon to be unleashed. And while Alia descends into madness, House Corrino sees its chance to take back all that the Atreides have stolen from it. And a mysterious old Preacher walks out of the sands to publicly denounce the religion of Muad鈥檇ib. Meanwhile, Leto and Ghanima journey together into the desert, chasing old myths and desperately trying to understand why the legendary sandworms are slowly disappearing from the surface of Dune鈥�
鈥漈his is the fallacy of power: ultimately it is effective only in an absolute, a limited universe. But the basic lesson of our relativistic universe is that things change. Any power must always meet a greater power. Paul Muad'Dib taught this lesson to the Sardaukar on the Plains of Arrakeen. His descendants have yet to learn the lesson for themselves.鈥�
One very interesting aspect about the book, is the fact that it鈥檚 filled to the brim with quotes about politics, religion and power. Just as is it a science fiction classic and an epic adventure, Children of Dune is something of a guidebook to the very meaning of power. Of how one struggles for it, how one gains it, and what absolute power can do to the person wielding it. And some of these lines would be worth quoting over and over.
鈥�"There were in olden times certain tribes which were known to be water hunters. They were called Iduali, which meant 'water insects,' because those people wouldn't hesitate to steal the water of another Fremen. If they caught you alone in the desert they would not even leave you the water of your flesh. There was this place where they lived: Sietch Jacurutu. That's where the other tribes banded and wiped out the Iduali. That was a long time ago, before Kynes even - in my great-great-grandfather's days. And from that day to this, no Fremen has gone to Jacurutu. It is tabu."
While not as outright astonishing as the first two books in the series, this is definitely a great addition to the wonderful universe of Dune. Frank Herbert鈥檚 writing is better than ever, which is the reason for all the quotes in this review. And while certain characters are absent from this book, other character who were absent in Dune Messiah are brought back onto the scene.
The part of the book that fascinated me the most was definitely the character development of Alia Atreides. When reading Dune, it's quite easy to notice that elements of it have directly inspired a lot of later fantasy authors, including Robert Jordan and George R.R. Martin. And there are many things of Alia, her rule as regent and her descent into madness that are particularly reminiscent of a certain queen named Cersei. But in my eyes, Alia is a more fascinating character still.
Thus ends the final book of the Great Dune Trilogy, one of the absolute greatest series every written within the genres of speculative fiction. But the tale goes on; a tale of spice and sandworms, of assassins and great houses, of the calculating Mentats and the devious plans of the Bene Gesserit; a tale of the planet Dune.
鈥漈he desert is my home.鈥�
July 23, 2021
In Children of Dune, we learn of the destinies of Paul Atreides-Muad'dib's two children, the two pre-born Ghanima and Leto and the tyranny of their Aunt Alia. I found the story to be beautifully written and the action kept the pace throughout. The appearance of the Preacher was interesting (if the identity was somewhat predictable) and I liked all the intrigue with the would-be usurper and his particularly out of control mother and their plots against the Atreides twins. The Golden Path which will drive the last three official Dune books is introduced here but only explained in God Emperor as we see the bizarre fate to which Leto II voluntarily succumbs.
There is quite a bit of philosophy here (and even more in the next books it seems) and lots of reflections about religious fanaticism as most everybody detests Alia and she loses this reader's sympathies when the extent of her Abomination is revealed. Against this backdrop is the loss of tradition for the Fremen as Dune is terraformed and the old ways of life pass away. This is even more intense in God Emperor, but it is touching here as well.
The thing that many take exception to is the ghola of Duncan Idaho. I think he is a fun character and obviously Frank Herbert, having killed off his Ned Stark early in Dune as well as his Robb Stark in Dune Messiah, wanted to keep his Jorah Mormont alive throughout the series if you allow me to abuse the Game of Thrones analogies. Actually, there are more similarities than that: the span of time that Dune's alternative history covers is as long and complex as that of RR Martin. The male-centric point of view, disdain for homosexual relationships, and fascination with incest is also a commonality. Lastly, although Frank had the excuse of dying before writing #7, Martin apparently may never get around to writing #6 Winds of War or #7 A Dream of Spring leaving us (and the Targaryans, Lannisters and remaining Starks eternally hanging!)
The ending was spectacular - perhaps the best ending in a Dune book as far as I have read them (reading Heretics of Dune now) with the palace scene and the Leto II cliffhanger. I am definitely glad that I persevered this far in the Dune series and found this was a particularly strong entry.
[UPDATE] I am looking forward to Denis Villeneuve's Dune in October 2021. The previews I have seen so far seem to be quite coherent with respect to the book. I was a fan of Lynch's Dune and am curious to see what Villeneuve does with this one. Feel free to comment below.
Fino's Dune Reviews
Dune
Dune Messiah
Children of Dune
God Emperor of Dune
Heretics of Dune
Chapterhouse: Dune
There is quite a bit of philosophy here (and even more in the next books it seems) and lots of reflections about religious fanaticism as most everybody detests Alia and she loses this reader's sympathies when the extent of her Abomination is revealed. Against this backdrop is the loss of tradition for the Fremen as Dune is terraformed and the old ways of life pass away. This is even more intense in God Emperor, but it is touching here as well.
The thing that many take exception to is the ghola of Duncan Idaho. I think he is a fun character and obviously Frank Herbert, having killed off his Ned Stark early in Dune as well as his Robb Stark in Dune Messiah, wanted to keep his Jorah Mormont alive throughout the series if you allow me to abuse the Game of Thrones analogies. Actually, there are more similarities than that: the span of time that Dune's alternative history covers is as long and complex as that of RR Martin. The male-centric point of view, disdain for homosexual relationships, and fascination with incest is also a commonality. Lastly, although Frank had the excuse of dying before writing #7, Martin apparently may never get around to writing #6 Winds of War or #7 A Dream of Spring leaving us (and the Targaryans, Lannisters and remaining Starks eternally hanging!)
The ending was spectacular - perhaps the best ending in a Dune book as far as I have read them (reading Heretics of Dune now) with the palace scene and the Leto II cliffhanger. I am definitely glad that I persevered this far in the Dune series and found this was a particularly strong entry.
[UPDATE] I am looking forward to Denis Villeneuve's Dune in October 2021. The previews I have seen so far seem to be quite coherent with respect to the book. I was a fan of Lynch's Dune and am curious to see what Villeneuve does with this one. Feel free to comment below.
Fino's Dune Reviews
Dune
Dune Messiah
Children of Dune
God Emperor of Dune
Heretics of Dune
Chapterhouse: Dune
February 4, 2022
Do I have a spice addiction? Well, I have blue eyes so I'm halfway there.
May 20, 2021
"I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration. I will face my fear. I will permit it to pass over me and through me. And when it has gone past I will turn the inner eye to see its path. Where the fear has gone there will be nothing. Only I will remain."
- Bene Gesserit Litany Against Fear
"I do not have to be what my father was. I do not have to obey my father's rules or even believe everything he believed. It is my strength as a human that I can make my own choices of what to believe and what not to believe, of what to be and what not to be."
- Leto Atreides II
The Harq al-Ada Biography
In Children of Dune, the third entry in Frank Herbert's infamous Dune Chronicles, Emperor Paul Atreides (a.k.a. Muad'Dib) has walked off into the desert after achieving prescience; he is presumed dead. His sister Alia now rules the Imperium. Waiting in the wings to become the next Emperor is the young Leto II, Paul's son. Young Leto II and his sister Ghanima are "pre-born", meaning their personalities were fully formed in the womb. They carry the memories, and, it seems, the personalities, of their entire ancestral line in their minds. This gives them the wisdom and knowledge of many lives and countless centuries, so they are effectively mature adults in the bodies of children.
In this new post-Paul Imperium, Alia's grasp on power is tenuous at best. The mysterious Bene Gesserit continue to plot in the shadows, attempting to maintain their long-developed breeding program, which had seemingly already met its goal of producing a Kwisatz Haderach with Paul Atreides. Can Alia hold on to power? Will Leto II rise to become Emperor? What really happened to Paul Atreides? And who is The Preacher, the mysterious man who has been speaking heresy against Alia's empire and spreading dissent across the galaxy?
There is a lot to like in Children of Dune. It's beautifully, at times lyrically written. It's like reading a work of art in prose. Some of the best Dune characters return in Duncan Idaho, Gurney Halleck, and Stilgar, but there is also an interesting cast of new characters, like Prince Farad'n Corrino, Leto II, and Ghanima. I also really liked the exploration of the ecological transformation of the planet Arrakis (Dune), which in this book is rapidly transforming from an arid desert world into one with rain and vegetation, a transformation that comes with powerful economic and sociological consequences. The ending was also enjoyable, though it left much unanswered.
That being said, I think the Dune Chronicles are starting to wear on me a bit. The books are all basically the same, and it's becoming a bit tiring. Each book is built using a predictable formula of palace intrigue, a confusing plot that raises more questions than it ever answers (even by its conclusion) and that frustratingly keeps the reader always in the dark, the bizarre and futile plotting of the Bene Gesserit witches, which begins to appear more pathetic every book that goes by, power struggles, doubletalk thoughts and ruminations that add no value to the story and are just plain boring, etc.
This particular entry was absolutely filled with doubletalk, or what I call "word soup". Probably about half of this book was made up of these boring, confusing, and seemingly meaningless thoughts and reflections about time, life, consciousness, and other such topics. I normally love a good dialogue about such thought-provoking subjects, but it just didn't work here. Even the characters were confused in this book! There were numerous scenes in the book where a character openly admitted they had no idea what was going on.
As a character in a Dune book, anyone could be your enemy, even your own family members. Everything must be questioned, every assertion doubted. Secret plots abound everywhere, most of which are never explained to the reader, or even understood by the other characters. Sound like fun? Maybe for a few books, but there are six books in the Dune Chronicles, and after a while it becomes a bit tedious. This feels like a classic case of an author stretching something that would have worked really well as one or two books into something that doesn't really work very well as six longer books.
I can't say I'm excited to read the next book in the series at this point, which makes me really sad, because I loved Dune and Dune Messiah. I'll probably put the Dune Chronicles down for a little while, or, perhaps more likely, for a longer while...
3.5 stars
- Bene Gesserit Litany Against Fear
"I do not have to be what my father was. I do not have to obey my father's rules or even believe everything he believed. It is my strength as a human that I can make my own choices of what to believe and what not to believe, of what to be and what not to be."
- Leto Atreides II
The Harq al-Ada Biography
In Children of Dune, the third entry in Frank Herbert's infamous Dune Chronicles, Emperor Paul Atreides (a.k.a. Muad'Dib) has walked off into the desert after achieving prescience; he is presumed dead. His sister Alia now rules the Imperium. Waiting in the wings to become the next Emperor is the young Leto II, Paul's son. Young Leto II and his sister Ghanima are "pre-born", meaning their personalities were fully formed in the womb. They carry the memories, and, it seems, the personalities, of their entire ancestral line in their minds. This gives them the wisdom and knowledge of many lives and countless centuries, so they are effectively mature adults in the bodies of children.
In this new post-Paul Imperium, Alia's grasp on power is tenuous at best. The mysterious Bene Gesserit continue to plot in the shadows, attempting to maintain their long-developed breeding program, which had seemingly already met its goal of producing a Kwisatz Haderach with Paul Atreides. Can Alia hold on to power? Will Leto II rise to become Emperor? What really happened to Paul Atreides? And who is The Preacher, the mysterious man who has been speaking heresy against Alia's empire and spreading dissent across the galaxy?
There is a lot to like in Children of Dune. It's beautifully, at times lyrically written. It's like reading a work of art in prose. Some of the best Dune characters return in Duncan Idaho, Gurney Halleck, and Stilgar, but there is also an interesting cast of new characters, like Prince Farad'n Corrino, Leto II, and Ghanima. I also really liked the exploration of the ecological transformation of the planet Arrakis (Dune), which in this book is rapidly transforming from an arid desert world into one with rain and vegetation, a transformation that comes with powerful economic and sociological consequences. The ending was also enjoyable, though it left much unanswered.
That being said, I think the Dune Chronicles are starting to wear on me a bit. The books are all basically the same, and it's becoming a bit tiring. Each book is built using a predictable formula of palace intrigue, a confusing plot that raises more questions than it ever answers (even by its conclusion) and that frustratingly keeps the reader always in the dark, the bizarre and futile plotting of the Bene Gesserit witches, which begins to appear more pathetic every book that goes by, power struggles, doubletalk thoughts and ruminations that add no value to the story and are just plain boring, etc.
This particular entry was absolutely filled with doubletalk, or what I call "word soup". Probably about half of this book was made up of these boring, confusing, and seemingly meaningless thoughts and reflections about time, life, consciousness, and other such topics. I normally love a good dialogue about such thought-provoking subjects, but it just didn't work here. Even the characters were confused in this book! There were numerous scenes in the book where a character openly admitted they had no idea what was going on.
As a character in a Dune book, anyone could be your enemy, even your own family members. Everything must be questioned, every assertion doubted. Secret plots abound everywhere, most of which are never explained to the reader, or even understood by the other characters. Sound like fun? Maybe for a few books, but there are six books in the Dune Chronicles, and after a while it becomes a bit tedious. This feels like a classic case of an author stretching something that would have worked really well as one or two books into something that doesn't really work very well as six longer books.
I can't say I'm excited to read the next book in the series at this point, which makes me really sad, because I loved Dune and Dune Messiah. I'll probably put the Dune Chronicles down for a little while, or, perhaps more likely, for a longer while...
3.5 stars
May 18, 2021
Acho que 3.5
June 5, 2022
4.5 Stars
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July 29, 2021
I've always held that it's impossible to compare the Dune sequels to the first book but it would be insane to say that they're anything less than excellent in their own right.
It doesn't even matter to me that this particular book was nommed for the Hugo in '77. The fact that we get much more of a look into the hearts and minds of the Fremen, watch the tragedy of Alia unfold with the help of her maternal grandfather, and uncover the secret of the wandering Preacher shouldn't make much of a difference, but it does.
Jessica's transformation is something else. I particularly liked when she became a teacher and when she toyed with her own Gom Jabbar.
But the true stars of this book have got to be the twins. Leto and Ghanima are something special. Almost abominations like their aunt, they both walk a knife's edge and Leto leads the way. She's his rock, but Leto's ultimate choice to follow the Golden Path is ultimately only his to walk.
Mirroring Leto with Paul was amazing in the story. The focus on timelines either forking or narrowing down as more and more choices are made really illustrated how prescience is the ultimate trap. Paul absolutely fell into it, but one could make the argument that Leto's choice is the true tragedy.
A TOTALLY awesome tragedy, mind you, with tons of benefits and an even more explosive benefit for the human race to come -- (this is COMPLETELY debatable) -- but it's still a mind experiment and worldbuilding masterpiece that has continued to haunt me since the first time I read it in the late '80s to this very day.
An excellent SF? Well, to me, it's something of a BENCHMARK.
It doesn't even matter to me that this particular book was nommed for the Hugo in '77. The fact that we get much more of a look into the hearts and minds of the Fremen, watch the tragedy of Alia unfold with the help of her maternal grandfather, and uncover the secret of the wandering Preacher shouldn't make much of a difference, but it does.
Jessica's transformation is something else. I particularly liked when she became a teacher and when she toyed with her own Gom Jabbar.
But the true stars of this book have got to be the twins. Leto and Ghanima are something special. Almost abominations like their aunt, they both walk a knife's edge and Leto leads the way. She's his rock, but Leto's ultimate choice to follow the Golden Path is ultimately only his to walk.
Mirroring Leto with Paul was amazing in the story. The focus on timelines either forking or narrowing down as more and more choices are made really illustrated how prescience is the ultimate trap. Paul absolutely fell into it, but one could make the argument that Leto's choice is the true tragedy.
A TOTALLY awesome tragedy, mind you, with tons of benefits and an even more explosive benefit for the human race to come -- (this is COMPLETELY debatable) -- but it's still a mind experiment and worldbuilding masterpiece that has continued to haunt me since the first time I read it in the late '80s to this very day.
An excellent SF? Well, to me, it's something of a BENCHMARK.
April 4, 2024
4 猸�
***SPOILERS AHEAD***
Alia Abomination 鈥� Dune FanArt by Strega.Azure
A 500-page Spice Trip!
At best, you'll come away with an adult beefswelling in [your] loins pleading for, "More Herbie! For the love of Shai-Hulud, give me more!"
At worst, you'll feel as though you've just emerged from a private rendezvous in the Baron's chambers and wish for nothing more than your flesh to be enveloped in sandtrout membrane so you never have to experience anything like it again.
This is not just my personal opinion, it鈥檚 been proven. Proven by the broad range of community ratings and reviews; proven, in practice, to me through the wildly varying results of my buddy-read with the always lovely Sister Adina and Nastya-Hulud. A DNF 1-star, a 4 star and another yet to be seen.
If you鈥檙e to have a good time with this entry, it seems to me you鈥檒l have to approach it with a healthy reserve of good grace for ol鈥� Herb, likely accrued from the first book! Luckily, I still had an abundance of this, even after the slightly sketchy 鈥楳essiah鈥� left me with a few concerning scruples.
Fact is, there are big areas of this that don't check out . Puzzling character motives, inconsistent personal morals/characteristics and seemingly important character arcs/story elements that never eventuate to anything largely due to the dominating nature of Leto2鈥檚 path. The characters are, across the board, unrelatable. In some cases, intellectually superior to the point that they are hardly human and, in others, no longer human at all and with a level of prescience that our puny minds could never fathom. It can also be difficult to correlate the Galactic-scale implications of the decisions being made by these now God-like characters with the rather small setting in which it all plays out; The Dune Universe (our Universe) never quite feels as big as we are told it is.
Despite all that , in almost all cases, somehow, I was able to unabashedly, and unapologetically put on my critical blindfold, hold my white cane out in faux ignorance and conjure up some meagre but plausible reason why this non-sensical thing occurred or why this person made such an uncharacteristic decision鈥� Almost.Every.Time!! It was as though I, myself, had become abomination and the inner voice of Frank Herbert had conquered, possessed, and convinced me that this was the greatest thing ever! Hell, it just occurred to me that I might not even be the author of this review!
It wasn鈥檛 all just about turning a blind eye though! I loved most of this. For one thing, it is weird, man! Herbs is not afraid to let his freak flag fly and my enjoyment may partly be attributed to this freak show factor. Be it Alia the abomination with a sublimely grotesque selection of inner-voice in the Baron Harkonnen; Leto2鈥檚 transformation from Ancient boy-man to Sand trout (controlled-state Abomination) Demi-God; the still unshakeable eeriness of Ghola Idaho鈥� The list of bizarro elements goes on and on and, frankly, I could not get enough of the slightly sinister and off-putting wrongness of it all.
I loved everything related to the pre-borns: The totality of genetic memory and the battle against these inner voices; the threat of abomination. Leto2鈥檚 arc to the 鈥楪olden Path鈥� and how his trajectory crossed that of his father, 鈥渢he Preacher鈥�! And how about that crystal-clear depiction of his forced Spice trance. The manageable but progressively more elusive blend of Metaphysics, philosophy, theology, and ecology that it all entailed, staggering! Character dialogue: the way Herbert consistently creates tension between characters through both their internal processes and the perpetual suspicion that one or more characters, at any time, are being subliminally maneuvered, sublime!
If I didn鈥檛 have other priorities, I鈥檇 open up the next one right away but, regardless, I鈥檒l be back to finish off the final 3 at some point!
Many thanks to Nastya and Adina of the Buddy-Gesserit for joining me and consolidating some of my own thoughts while offering some welcome alternatives along the way.
Leto II Evolution 鈥� Artwork by ErikShoemaker at Deviant Art
***SPOILERS AHEAD***
Alia Abomination 鈥� Dune FanArt by Strega.Azure
A 500-page Spice Trip!
At best, you'll come away with an adult beefswelling in [your] loins pleading for, "More Herbie! For the love of Shai-Hulud, give me more!"
At worst, you'll feel as though you've just emerged from a private rendezvous in the Baron's chambers and wish for nothing more than your flesh to be enveloped in sandtrout membrane so you never have to experience anything like it again.
This is not just my personal opinion, it鈥檚 been proven. Proven by the broad range of community ratings and reviews; proven, in practice, to me through the wildly varying results of my buddy-read with the always lovely Sister Adina and Nastya-Hulud. A DNF 1-star, a 4 star and another yet to be seen.
If you鈥檙e to have a good time with this entry, it seems to me you鈥檒l have to approach it with a healthy reserve of good grace for ol鈥� Herb, likely accrued from the first book! Luckily, I still had an abundance of this, even after the slightly sketchy 鈥楳essiah鈥� left me with a few concerning scruples.
Fact is, there are big areas of this that don't check out . Puzzling character motives, inconsistent personal morals/characteristics and seemingly important character arcs/story elements that never eventuate to anything largely due to the dominating nature of Leto2鈥檚 path. The characters are, across the board, unrelatable. In some cases, intellectually superior to the point that they are hardly human and, in others, no longer human at all and with a level of prescience that our puny minds could never fathom. It can also be difficult to correlate the Galactic-scale implications of the decisions being made by these now God-like characters with the rather small setting in which it all plays out; The Dune Universe (our Universe) never quite feels as big as we are told it is.
Despite all that , in almost all cases, somehow, I was able to unabashedly, and unapologetically put on my critical blindfold, hold my white cane out in faux ignorance and conjure up some meagre but plausible reason why this non-sensical thing occurred or why this person made such an uncharacteristic decision鈥� Almost.Every.Time!! It was as though I, myself, had become abomination and the inner voice of Frank Herbert had conquered, possessed, and convinced me that this was the greatest thing ever! Hell, it just occurred to me that I might not even be the author of this review!
It wasn鈥檛 all just about turning a blind eye though! I loved most of this. For one thing, it is weird, man! Herbs is not afraid to let his freak flag fly and my enjoyment may partly be attributed to this freak show factor. Be it Alia the abomination with a sublimely grotesque selection of inner-voice in the Baron Harkonnen; Leto2鈥檚 transformation from Ancient boy-man to Sand trout (controlled-state Abomination) Demi-God; the still unshakeable eeriness of Ghola Idaho鈥� The list of bizarro elements goes on and on and, frankly, I could not get enough of the slightly sinister and off-putting wrongness of it all.
I loved everything related to the pre-borns: The totality of genetic memory and the battle against these inner voices; the threat of abomination. Leto2鈥檚 arc to the 鈥楪olden Path鈥� and how his trajectory crossed that of his father, 鈥渢he Preacher鈥�! And how about that crystal-clear depiction of his forced Spice trance. The manageable but progressively more elusive blend of Metaphysics, philosophy, theology, and ecology that it all entailed, staggering! Character dialogue: the way Herbert consistently creates tension between characters through both their internal processes and the perpetual suspicion that one or more characters, at any time, are being subliminally maneuvered, sublime!
If I didn鈥檛 have other priorities, I鈥檇 open up the next one right away but, regardless, I鈥檒l be back to finish off the final 3 at some point!
Many thanks to Nastya and Adina of the Buddy-Gesserit for joining me and consolidating some of my own thoughts while offering some welcome alternatives along the way.
Leto II Evolution 鈥� Artwork by ErikShoemaker at Deviant Art
May 24, 2023
Takie ksi膮偶ki s膮 niezwykle potrzebne, bo po ich przeczytaniu orientujecie si臋, 偶e wasze 偶ycia s膮 ca艂kiem normalne, a kartk贸wka z trygonometrii, kt贸ra facetka zapowiedzia艂a na nast臋pny tydzie艅, nie wydaje si臋 ju偶 taka straszna.
Dobrze, 偶e jestem z ma艂opolski, a nie Arrakis.
O, a to film o Diunie:
Dobrze, 偶e jestem z ma艂opolski, a nie Arrakis.
O, a to film o Diunie:
March 29, 2024
Bez zmian, uwielbiam t臋 seri臋.
March 28, 2024
I can鈥檛 do it, I have no interest in reading another half of this book beyond the quick summary from the wikipedia. Herbert completely discarded novel writing in favor of writing his philosophical musings about power. Yet his ideas are in the vacuum, completely separated from human nature and believable consequences for people who are ouside of the selected few. For example, we have a great house who wants the power of the emperor back, yet the biggest dilemma of the character in question is does he want to sacrifice his hobbies of reading books and studying to become an emperor. And then it鈥檚 just mentioned that at the moment the guy rules the whole planet. How? What do people think about it? Does his planet rules itself somehow while he's chilling in the library?
For such a big empire, and it's huge, only Paul鈥檚 jihad killed more than 60 billion humans, the whole empire consists of 100 people, most of them are related through blood or marriages. There鈥檚 no consistency in character writing at the point, lady Jessica will behave the way plot wants her to behave, who cares about internal consistency. I just don't care about anyone at this point, so it's time.
And now as I leave this world, my only hope is that my good feeling towards the first book hasn鈥檛 suffered, but also knowing where this story goes, will I ever want to re-experience its beginning, even in that better book?
For such a big empire, and it's huge, only Paul鈥檚 jihad killed more than 60 billion humans, the whole empire consists of 100 people, most of them are related through blood or marriages. There鈥檚 no consistency in character writing at the point, lady Jessica will behave the way plot wants her to behave, who cares about internal consistency. I just don't care about anyone at this point, so it's time.
And now as I leave this world, my only hope is that my good feeling towards the first book hasn鈥檛 suffered, but also knowing where this story goes, will I ever want to re-experience its beginning, even in that better book?
December 20, 2023
"賮乇夭賳丿丕賳 鬲賱賲丕爻賴" 爻賵賲蹖賳 讴鬲丕亘 丕夭 賲噩賲賵毓賴 丨賲丕爻蹖 鬲賱賲丕爻賴貙 丿丕爻鬲丕賳 倬賱 丌鬲乇蹖丿蹖夭 (賲賴丿蹖乇 賳噩丕鬲 亘禺卮) 乇丕 丿賳亘丕賱 賲蹖 讴賳丿貨 乇賴亘乇 爻蹖丕爻蹖_賲匕賴亘蹖 讴賴 丿乇 丿賵 讴鬲丕亘 "鬲賱賲丕爻賴" 賵 "賲爻蹖丨丕蹖 鬲賱賲丕爻賴 " 亘丕 趩诏賵賳诏蹖 馗賴賵乇 賵 賯丿乇鬲 诏乇賮鬲賳 丕賵 丿乇 爻蹖丕乇賴 丌乇丕讴蹖爻 (爻乇夭賲蹖賳 鬲賱賲丕爻賴) 丌卮賳丕 卮丿蹖賲. [鬲賵蹖 乇蹖賵蹖賵蹖 氐賵鬲蹖 丕夭 丕賵賱 賴賲乇賵 鬲毓乇蹖賮 賲蹖讴賳賲]
卮禺氐蹖鬲 賴丕蹖 讴賱蹖丿蹖 讴鬲丕亘 爻賵賲貙 睾賳蹖賲賴 賵 賱蹖鬲賵 丿賵賲貙 賮乇夭賳丿丕賳 禺丕乇賯 丕賱毓丕丿賴 倬賱 賲丐丿賽亘 (亘賴 賲毓賳蹖 倬蹖卮诏賵 賵 丌賲賵夭诏丕乇) 賵 趩丕賳蹖 丨乇賴 賲乇丿 賲蹖 亘丕卮賳丿貙 讴賵丿讴丕賳蹖 讴賴 丿丕乇丕蹖 賵蹖跇诏蹖 賴丕蹖 禺丕氐蹖 賴爻鬲賳丿 讴賴 丌賳 賴丕 乇丕 丕夭 鬲賲丕賲 丕賮乇丕丿 噩賴丕賳 賲鬲賲丕蹖夭 賲蹖 讴賳丿.
禺氐賵氐蹖鬲 禺丕氐 丕蹖賳 丿賵 讴賵丿讴 丕蹖賳 丕爻鬲 讴賴 丌賳賴丕 丨鬲蹖 丕夭 丿丕禺賱 乇丨賲 賲丕丿乇卮丕賳 賳蹖夭 賴賵卮蹖丕乇 亘賵丿賳丿 賵 倬爻 丕夭 鬲賵賱丿 禺丕胤乇丕鬲 賴夭丕乇丕賳 賳賮乇 丕夭 賳爻賱 诏匕卮鬲賴 禺賵丿 丕夭 噩賲賱賴 賲丕丿乇卮丕賳 趩丕賳蹖貙 倬丿乇卮丕賳 倬賱貙 倬丿乇亘夭乇诏 卮丕賳 丿賵讴 賱蹖鬲賵 賵 賲丕丿乇亘夭乇诏 禺賵丿 噩爻蹖讴丕 乇丕 亘丕 禺賵丿 丿丕乇賳丿. 乇丕夭 丕蹖賳 賴賵卮蹖丕乇蹖 丿乇 鬲乇讴蹖亘蹖 丕夭 丿爻鬲讴丕乇蹖 賴丕蹖 跇賳鬲蹖讴蹖 丿乇 胤賵賱 賴夭丕乇丕賳 爻丕賱 亘乇賳丕賲賴 賴丕蹖 丕氐賱丕丨 賳跇丕丿 亘賳賴 噩爻乇蹖鬲蹖 (丕鬲丨丕丿蹖賴 禺賵丕賴乇丕賳)貙听 賵 賴賲趩賳蹖賳 賲氐乇賮 丿賵夭 亘丕賱丕蹖 賲賱丕賳跇 (丕丿賵蹖賴 賲賱睾賲丕) 鬲賵爻胤 賲丕丿乇卮丕賳 丿乇 丿賵乇丕賳 亘丕乇丿丕乇蹖 賲蹖 亘丕卮丿. 賲賱睾賲丕 蹖丕 賲賱丕賳跇 賲丕丿賴 丕毓鬲蹖丕丿丌賵乇蹖 丕爻鬲 讴賴 丿乇 氐賵乇鬲 丕爻鬲賮丕丿賴 丕夭 丿賵夭 亘丕賱丕 賵 禺胤乇賳丕讴卮 賲蹖 鬲賵丕賳丿 乇丕夭 倬蹖卮 丌诏丕賴蹖 賵 丕爻乇丕乇 丨乇讴鬲 丿乇 夭賲丕賳 賵 胤蹖 丕賱丕乇囟 乇丕 亘乇丕蹖 賲氐乇賮 讴賳賳丿賴 丕卮 丕賮卮丕 讴賳丿 (丕賱亘鬲賴 丿乇 氐賵乇鬲蹖 讴賴 丕賵 亘鬲賵丕賳丿 丕夭 毓賵丕乇囟 賲氐乇賮 賲賱睾賲丕 噩丕賳 爻丕賱賲 亘賴 丿乇 亘亘乇丿).
丕蹖賳 丿賵 讴賵丿讴 賵丕乇孬丕賳 丕賲倬乇丕鬲賵乇蹖 丕蹖 賴爻鬲賳丿 讴賴 倬丿乇卮丕賳 倬賱 丌鬲乇蹖丿蹖夭 丕夭 禺賵丿 亘賴 噩丕蹖 诏匕丕卮鬲貙 丕賲丕 賴賲 丕讴賳賵賳 丕夭 爻乇賳賵卮鬲 禺賵丿 丕賵 丕胤賱丕毓蹖 丿乇 丿爻鬲 賳蹖爻鬲. 夭蹖乇丕 倬爻 丕夭 丕蹖賳讴賴 丕賵 丿乇 蹖讴 爻賵亍賯氐丿 亘蹖賳丕蹖蹖 禺賵丿 乇丕 丕夭 丿爻鬲 丿丕丿 賵 胤亘賯 爻賳鬲 丨乇賴 賲乇丿丕賳 亘賴 亘蹖丕亘丕賳 乇賮鬲貙 讴爻蹖 賳賲蹖鈥屫з嗀� 讴賴 賲乇丿賴 丕爻鬲 蹖丕 夭賳丿賴.
睾賳蹖賲賴 賵 賱蹖鬲賵 亘乇丕蹖 鬲氐丕丨亘 鬲丕噩 賵 鬲禺鬲 賲賵乇賵孬蹖 禺賵丿 亘丕 賲賵丕賳毓蹖 乇賵亘乇賵 賴爻鬲賳丿. 賲賴賲鬲乇蹖賳 賲丕賳毓 毓賲賴 丌賳賴丕 毓丕賱蹖賴 蹖丕 丌賱蹖丕 (夭賴丿丕賳 賲賯丿爻)貙 賳丕蹖亘 丕賱爻賱胤賳賴 丕賲倬乇丕鬲賵乇蹖 丕爻鬲 讴賴 倬爻 丕夭 賳丕倬丿蹖丿 卮丿賳 倬賱 賲丐丿亘貙 亘賴 毓賱鬲 賳賵夭丕丿 亘賵丿賳 賵丕乇孬丕賳貙 噩丕賳卮蹖賳 賲賵賯鬲 丕賵 卮丿 丕賲丕 丕讴賳賵賳 賳賲蹖 禺賵丕賴丿 噩丕蹖诏丕賴 禺賵丿 乇丕 乇賴丕 讴賳丿. (毓丕賱蹖賴 賴賲趩賵賳 賮乇夭賳丿丕賳 倬賱 丿趩丕乇 倬蹖卮丕诏丕賴蹖 賲丕丿乇夭丕丿蹖 丕爻鬲).
丿賵賲蹖賳 賲丕賳毓 爻賳 賵 爻丕賱 馗丕賴乇蹖 睾賳蹖賲賴 賵 賱蹖鬲賵 丕爻鬲. 丕蹖賳 丿賵 亘丕 賵噩賵丿 丕蹖賳讴賴 丕夭 賳馗乇 馗丕賴乇蹖 賵 爻賳 鬲賯賵蹖賲蹖 賮賯胤 酃 爻丕賱 丿丕乇賳丿貙 丕賲丕 賵丕乇孬 丌诏丕賴蹖 賴夭丕乇丕賳 爻丕賱 夭賳丿诏蹖 賵 鬲噩乇亘賴 賳爻賱 賴丕蹖 诏匕卮鬲賴 禺賵丿 賴爻鬲賳丿貙 賲蹖乇丕孬蹖 讴賴 禺乇丿 賵 丿丕賳卮蹖 亘爻蹖丕乇 賮乇丕鬲乇 丕夭 賴乇 丕賳爻丕賳蹖 丿乇 噩賴丕賳 亘賴 丌賳賴丕 亘禺卮蹖丿賴 丕爻鬲. 丕蹖賳 丿賵 賵丕乇孬 讴賵丿讴_讴賴賳爻丕賱 亘丕蹖丿 亘丕 丕蹖賳 胤乇夭 賮讴乇 丕賴丕賱蹖 丌乇丕讴蹖爻 賵 丕鬲丨丕丿蹖賴 賮囟丕蹖蹖 讴賴 丌賳賴丕 乇丕 讴賵丿讴 賲蹖 倬賳丿丕乇賳丿 賲亘丕乇夭賴 讴乇丿賴 賵 禺賵丿 乇丕 丕孬亘丕鬲 讴賳賳丿 鬲丕 賲乇丿賲 賳蹖夭 丌賳賴丕 乇丕 亘毓賳賵丕賳 乇賴亘乇 亘倬匕蹖乇賳丿.
賲丕賳毓 賲賴賲 丿蹖诏乇貙 鬲賵胤卅賴 禺丕賳賵丕丿丕賳 讴賵乇蹖賳賵 亘乇丕蹖 爻乇賳诏賵賳蹖 毓丕賱蹖賴 賵 鬲氐丕丨亘 爻賱胤賳鬲 丌乇丕讴蹖爻 丕爻鬲貨 賳賯卮賴 丕蹖 讴賴 丿乇 胤賵賱 夭賲丕賳 賵 亘丕 賳賮賵匕 噩丕爻賵爻丕賳 丿乇 丨賱賯賴 蹖丕乇丕賳 賵賮丕丿丕乇 丕賵 氐賵乇鬲 賲蹖鈥屭屫必�. 丕蹖賳 禺丕賳丿丕賳 丿乇 讴賳丕乇 丌鬲乇蹖丿蹖夭 賴丕 賵 賴丕乇讴丕賳賵賳 賴丕貙 蹖讴蹖 丕夭 爻賴 禺丕賳丿丕賳 賯丿乇鬲賲賳丿 讴賴讴卮丕賳貙 禺丕賳丿丕賳 氐丕丨亘 賲賯丕賲 丕賲倬乇丕鬲賵乇蹖 賵 賲丿毓蹖 爻乇夭賲蹖賳 鬲賱賲丕爻賴 亘賵丿賳丿 讴賴 賲蹖 禺賵丕爻鬲賳丿 鬲噩丕乇鬲 賲賱睾賲丕 乇丕 丿乇 丿爻鬲 亘诏蹖乇賳丿 丕賲丕 鬲賵爻胤 倬賱 丌鬲乇蹖丿蹖夭 夭賲丕賳蹖 讴賴 丌乇丕讴蹖爻 乇丕 鬲氐丕丨亘 讴乇丿 丌賵丕乇賴 卮丿賳丿.
丿乇 賴賲蹖賳 夭賲丕賳 賵 丿乇 丨丕賱蹖 讴賴 賲亘丕乇夭賴 亘乇 爻乇 丕賲倬乇丕鬲賵乇蹖 丌乇丕讴蹖爻 噩丿蹖 卮丿賴貙 趩蹖夭 噩丿蹖丿蹖 爻蹖丕乇賴 乇丕 鬲賴丿蹖丿 賲蹖 讴賳丿: 賳丕亘賵丿蹖 賵 賲乇诏 鬲丿乇蹖噩蹖 讴乇賲 賴丕蹖 丕丿賵蹖賴. 丕蹖賳 讴乇賲 賴丕蹖 卮賳蹖 睾賵賱鈥屬聚屭┴� 鬲賳賴丕 賲賳亘毓 鬲賵賱蹖丿 賲賱睾賲丕 蹖丕 賲賱丕賳跇 丿乇 讴賱 讴賴讴卮丕賳 賴爻鬲賳丿 賵 鬲賳賴丕 亘乇 乇賵蹖 丌乇丕讴蹖爻 丕賲讴丕賳 丨蹖丕鬲 丿丕乇賳丿 ( 賲賱睾賲丕 丕丿賵蹖賴 丕蹖 讴賴 亘毓賱鬲 禺丕氐蹖鬲 倬蹖卮 丌诏丕賴蹖 丿賴賳丿賴貙 丿乇 鬲乇丕亘乇蹖 賵 賳丕賵亘乇蹖 亘蹖賳 爻蹖丕乇丕鬲 鬲賵爻胤 禺賱亘丕賳 丕爻鬲賮丕丿賴 賲蹖 卮賵丿 賵 丿乇 氐賵乇鬲 賳亘賵丿 丌賳貙 鬲賲丕賲 爻賮蹖賳賴 賴丕蹖 賮囟丕賳賵乇丿蹖 丕夭 讴丕乇 丕賮鬲丕丿賴 賵 丕乇鬲亘丕胤 亘蹖賳 爻蹖丕乇丕鬲 賲禺鬲賱 禺賵丕賴丿 卮丿. {鬲賵囟蹖丨 丕賴賲蹖鬲 賲賱睾賲丕 禺賵丿卮 蹖讴 讴鬲丕亘 丨乇賮 丿丕乇賴 亘禺丿丕}) 丿卮賲賳 丕氐賱蹖 讴乇賲 賴丕蹖 卮賳蹖貙 丌亘 丕爻鬲貨 賲丕丿賴 丨蹖丕鬲蹖 讴賴 倬蹖卮 丕夭 丌睾丕夭 爻賱胤賳鬲 丿賵讴 賱蹖鬲賵 诏賳噩蹖賳賴 丕蹖 讴賲蹖丕亘 丿乇 爻胤丨 丌乇丕讴蹖爻 賲丨爻賵亘 賲蹖鈥屫簇� 丕賲丕 丕讴賳賵賳 倬爻 丕夭 诏匕卮鬲 爻丕賱賴丕 賵 亘丕 賴賲讴丕乇蹖 丿丕賳卮賲賳丿丕賳 賵 禺丕賳丿丕賳 丌鬲乇蹖丿蹖夭貙 鬲賯乇蹖亘丕賸 賴賲賴 噩丕蹖 爻蹖丕乇賴 丿乇 丿爻鬲乇爻 丕爻鬲. 丕賲丕 賲鬲丕爻賮丕賳賴 丌亘 鬲賳賴丕 趩蹖夭蹖 丕爻鬲 讴賴 亘丕毓孬 賲爻賲賵賲蹖鬲 賵 賲乇诏 讴乇賲 賴丕蹖 丕丿賵蹖賴 賲蹖 卮賵丿貙 亘賴 賴賲蹖賳 毓賱鬲 丕蹖賳 讴乇賲 賴丕 丕夭 賲丨賱 賴丕蹖蹖 讴賴 丌亘 丿乇 丌賳 蹖丕賮鬲 賲蹖卮賵丿 賮丕氐賱賴 诏乇賮鬲賴 賵 鬲毓丿丕丿 卮丕賳 乇賵夭 亘賴 乇賵夭 讴賲鬲乇 卮丿賴 丕爻鬲. 丕蹖賳 賲爻賱賴 亘丕毓孬 讴丕賴卮 鬲賵賱蹖丿 賲賱睾賲丕 賵 鬲賴丿蹖丿蹖 噩丿蹖 亘乇丕蹖 丕賴賲蹖鬲 丌乇丕讴蹖爻 卮丿賴 丕爻鬲.
丿乇 賴賲蹖賳 亘丨亘賵丨賴貙 賵丕毓馗蹖 丕夭 氐丨乇丕 亘乇禺丕爻鬲賴 賵 卮乇賵毓 賲蹖鈥屭┵嗀� 亘賴 丕賮卮丕诏乇蹖 卮乇丕乇鬲 賴丕蹖 毓丕賱蹖賴 賵 丿蹖诏乇 讴丕賴賳丕賳 賲匕賴亘 讴賮乇丌賲蹖夭 丕賵貨 倬爻 丕夭 亘丕夭诏卮鬲 噩爻蹖讴丕 亘賴 丌乇丕讴蹖爻貙 丕賵 賲蹖賮賴賲丿 讴賴 丿禺鬲乇卮 鬲亘丿蹖賱 亘賴 乇噩爻 (鬲爻禺蹖乇) 卮丿賴 丕爻鬲. 丌賱蹖丕 爻毓蹖 賲蹖 讴賳丿 賲丕丿乇 賵 亘乇丕丿乇夭丕丿賴 賴丕蹖卮 乇丕 亘賴 賯鬲賱 亘乇爻丕賳丿. 丕蹖賳 鬲賵胤卅賴 噩爻蹖讴丕 賵 賱蹖鬲賵 丿賵賲 乇丕 賲噩亘賵乇 亘賴 賮乇丕乇 賲蹖 讴賳丿. 丿乇 锟斤拷丕賱蹖讴賴 賴賲賴 鬲氐賵乇 賲蹖鈥屭┵嗁嗀� 賱蹖鬲賵 丿賵賲 丿乇 氐丨乇丕 讴卮鬲賴 卮丿賴貙 丕賵 賮乇氐鬲蹖 倬蹖丿丕 賲蹖讴賳丿 鬲丕 賵丕毓馗 乇丕 亘蹖丕亘丿 夭蹖乇丕 鬲氐賵乇 賲蹖鈥屭┵嗀� 丕賵 倬丿乇卮 丕爻鬲. 賱蹖鬲賵 亘丕 賵丕毓馗 亘賴 賲賯乇 爻賱胤賳鬲 亘乇賲蹖 诏乇丿丿 鬲丕 丌賳趩賴 乇丕 讴賴 丨賯 丕賵爻鬲 倬爻 亘诏蹖乇丿...
讴鬲丕亘 賮乇夭賳丿丕賳 鬲賱賲丕爻賴 丿乇 丨丕賱蹖 亘賴 倬丕蹖丕賳 禺賵丿 賳夭丿蹖讴 賲蹖鈥屫促堌� 讴賴 賱蹖鬲賵 丿賵賲 亘賴 爻賱胤賳鬲 爻蹖丕乇賴 丕乇丕讴蹖爻 乇爻蹖丿賴 丕賲丕 丕賳爻丕賳蹖鬲 禺賵丿 乇丕 丕夭 丿爻鬲 丿丕丿賴 賵 丕夭 卮賲丕蹖賱 賵 賵蹖跇诏蹖 賴丕蹖 丕亘乇丕賳爻丕賳蹖 禺賵丿 讴賴 丕夭 丕鬲丨丕丿 亘丕 賲丕爻賴 賲丕賴蹖 賴丕蹖 氐丨乇丕 亘丿爻鬲 丌賵乇丿賴 乇賳噩 賲蹖 亘乇丿. 亘丕 丕蹖賳 丨丕賱 丕賵 賲卮鬲丕賯丕賳賴 爻賱胤賳鬲蹖 鄞郯郯郯 爻丕賱賴 亘賴 賳丕賲 "賲爻蹖乇 胤賱丕蹖蹖" 乇丕 亘賳蹖丕賳 賲蹖 賳賴丿 讴賴 丿乇 爻丕蹖賴 丌賳 亘乇丕蹖 亘卮乇蹖鬲 讴乇丕賲鬲 賵 氐賱丨 乇丕 亘丕夭 禺賵丕賴丿 诏乇丿丕賳丿. 亘賴 賲賳馗賵乇 鬲丨讴蹖賲 倬丕蹖賴 賴丕蹖 爻賱胤賳鬲 貙 胤亘賯 爻賳鬲 亘賳賴 噩爻乇蹖鬲貙 禺賵丕賴乇 賵 亘乇丕丿乇 亘丕 賴賲 丕夭丿賵丕噩 賲蹖 讴賳賳丿貙 丕賲丕 丕夭 丌賳噩丕蹖蹖 讴賴 賱蹖鬲賵 亘禺丕胤乇 鬲睾蹖蹖乇 卮讴賱 亘丿賳卮 毓賯蹖賲 卮丿賴 丕爻鬲貙 亘乇丕蹖 亘賯丕蹖 賳爻賱貙 賮丕乇丕丿蹖賳 (丕賲倬乇丕鬲賵乇 噩丿蹖丿 賵 噩賵丕賳 禺丕賳丿丕賳 讴賵乇蹖賳賵 丿乇 爻蹖丕乇賴 爻丕賱賵爻丕) 跇賳 禺賵丿 乇丕 丿乇 丕禺鬲蹖丕乇 禺丕賳丿丕賳 丌鬲乇蹖丿蹖夭 賯乇丕乇 禺賵丕賴丿 丿丕丿. 睾賳蹖賲賴 賲蹖 诏賵蹖丿 讴賴 蹖讴蹖 丕夭 丿賵賯賱賵賴丕 亘丕蹖丿 毓匕丕亘 乇丕 亘倬匕蹖乇丿 賵 賱蹖鬲賵 賴賲蹖卮賴 賯賵蹖 鬲乇 亘賵丿賴 丕爻鬲...
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亘乇乇爻蹖 賵 鬲丨賱蹖賱:
乇賲丕賳 讴賵丿讴丕賳 鬲賱賲丕爻賴 禺胤 丿丕爻鬲丕賳蹖 亘爻蹖丕乇 賯丿乇鬲賲賳丿貙 倬乇 倬蹖趩 賵 鬲丕亘 賵 賴蹖噩丕賳 丕賳诏蹖夭蹖 乇丕 丿賳亘丕賱 賲蹖 讴賳丿 讴賴 倬蹖卮 丕夭 丕蹖賳 丿乇 丿賵 讴鬲丕亘 賯亘賱蹖 賮乇丕賳讴 賴乇亘乇鬲貙 蹖毓賳蹖 鬲賱賲丕爻賴 賵 賲爻蹖丨丕蹖 鬲賱賲丕爻賴 賳蹖夭 亘丕 丌賳 亘乇禺賵乇丿 卮丿賴 亘賵丿. 丕蹖賳 賵蹖跇诏蹖 爻亘讴 賴乇亘乇鬲 丕爻鬲 讴賴 亘丕 鬲賱賮蹖賯 丕爻鬲毓丿丕丿 丿丕爻鬲丕賳 诏賵蹖蹖 賵 丕賳賵丕毓 丕胤賱丕毓丕鬲 倬跇賵賴卮蹖 丿乇 夭賲蹖賳賴 賴丕蹖 爻蹖丕爻蹖貙 賲匕賴亘蹖貙 亘賵賲 卮賳丕爻蹖 賵 賮乇賴賳诏蹖貙 賴賳乇賳賲丕蹖蹖 讴乇丿賴 鬲丕 丕孬乇蹖 禺賱丕賯丕賳賴 賵 趩賳丿賱丕蹖賴 禺賱賯 讴賳丿. 丕蹖賳 倬蹖趩蹖丿诏蹖 賵 趩賳丿 賱丕蹖賴 亘賵丿賳 丿乇 毓蹖賳 噩匕丕亘蹖鬲貙 丿卮賵丕乇蹖 賴丕蹖蹖 乇丕 賳蹖夭 丿乇 禺賵丕賳丿賳 倬蹖卮 賲蹖 丌賵乇丿 讴賴 丕爻丕爻丕 禺丕氐蹖鬲 乇賲丕賳 賴丕蹖蹖 丕夭蹖賳 丿爻鬲 丕爻鬲.
賴乇亘乇鬲 賲賵囟賵毓丕鬲 讴賱蹖丿蹖 賲鬲毓丿丿蹖 乇丕 丿乇 丕蹖賳 乇賲丕賳 賲胤乇丨 賲蹖 讴賳丿 讴賴 賴乇讴丿丕賲 亘賴 賳賵毓蹖 丕賴賲蹖鬲 賵蹖跇賴 丕蹖 丿丕乇賳丿 賵 賯丕亘賱 鬲毓賲蹖賲 亘賴 毓氐乇 丨丕囟乇 賴爻鬲賳丿. 丕賵听 丿乇 丕蹖賳 讴鬲丕亘 丕乇鬲亘丕胤 亘蹖賳 爻蹖丕爻鬲貙 禺丕賳賵丕丿賴貙 賵 爻賳鬲 乇丕 丿乇 噩賴丕賳蹖 賵丕讴丕賵蹖 賲蹖 讴賳丿 讴賴 賳蹖丕夭 亘賴 蹖讴 讴丕賱丕蹖 诏乇丕賳亘賴丕蹖 丨蹖丕鬲蹖 (賲賱丕賳跇) 乇賵丕亘胤 丿乇賵賳蹖 丌賳 乇丕 賴丿丕蹖鬲 賲蹖 讴賳丿.
蹖讴蹖 丕夭 賲賵囟賵毓丕鬲 賲胤乇丨 卮丿賴 丿乇 乇賲丕賳貙 爻蹖丕爻鬲 丕爻鬲. 丕蹖賳 丿丕爻鬲丕賳 丨賵賱 賲丨賵乇 賲亘丕乇夭丕鬲 爻蹖丕爻蹖 禺賵賳亘丕乇 亘乇丕蹖 鬲氐丕丨亘 鬲丕噩 賵 鬲禺鬲 賲蹖 诏乇丿丿. 倬爻 丕夭 丕蹖賳讴賴 倬賱 賲賵丿亘 亘賴 氐丨乇丕 乇賮鬲貙 噩賳诏 亘夭乇诏蹖 亘乇 爻乇 丕賳鬲禺丕亘 賮乇賲丕賳乇賵丕蹖 亘毓丿蹖 噩賴丕賳 爻乇诏乇賮鬲. 丿丕賲賳賴 丕蹖賳 噩賳诏 賳賴 鬲賳賴丕 亘賴 丌乇丕讴蹖爻貙 亘賱讴賴 亘賴 爻蹖丕乇丕鬲 丿蹖诏乇 賳蹖夭 讴卮蹖丿賴 卮丿 賵 鬲賵胤卅賴 賴丕蹖 亘爻蹖丕乇蹖 乇丕 乇賯賲 夭丿 讴賴 丿乇 賳賴丕蹖鬲 亘賴 卮賴丕丿鬲 倬賱 賲賵丿亘貙 禺賵丿讴卮蹖 毓丕賱蹖賴貙 賵 賲乇诏 亘爻蹖丕乇蹖 丕賳爻丕賳 亘蹖诏賳丕賴 賲賳噩乇 卮丿. 賴乇亘乇鬲 賳卮丕賳 賲蹖 丿賴丿 讴賴 丕亘夭丕乇賴丕蹖 爻蹖丕爻蹖 丕诏乇 丿乇 丿爻鬲丕賳 賳丕丿乇爻鬲 賯乇丕乇 亘诏蹖乇賳丿貙 趩胤賵乇 賲蹖 鬲賵丕賳賳丿 亘賴 胤賵乇 賲賴賱讴蹖 氐賱丨 賵 丕賲賳蹖鬲 乇丕 賳丕亘賵丿 讴賳賳丿.
賲賵囟賵毓 亘毓丿蹖 丿蹖賳 賵 鬲毓氐亘丕鬲 賲匕賴亘蹖 丕爻鬲. 丿乇 丕蹖賳 乇賲丕賳 賲蹖 亘蹖賳蹖賲 讴賴 賲匕賴亘 趩賴 丕賴賲蹖鬲蹖 丿乇 爻賱胤賳鬲 倬賱 賲賵丿亘 賵 毓丕賱蹖賴 丿丕乇丿貙 丌賳 賴丕 亘賴 賳丕賲 丿蹖賳 禺賵丿 噩賳诏 賴丕蹖 诏爻鬲乇丿賴 丕蹖 丿乇 讴賴讴卮丕賳 亘賴 乇丕賴 丕賳丿丕禺鬲鬲賳丿 賵 爻乇夭賲蹖賳 賴丕蹖 夭蹖丕丿蹖 乇丕 賳丕亘賵丿 讴乇丿賳丿. 賴賲趩賳蹖賳 亘丕賳賵 噩爻蹖讴丕貙 賲丕丿乇 倬賱貙 毓賲蹖賯丕賸 鬲丨鬲 鬲兀孬蹖乇 賲匕賴亘 亘賳賴 噩爻乇蹖鬲 丕爻鬲 賵 亘賴 丿賳亘丕賱 倬蹖丕丿賴 讴乇丿賳 丕賴丿丕賮 丌賳 賴丕 丿爻鬲 亘賴 賴乇讴丕乇蹖 賲蹖 夭賳丿. 賴乇亘乇鬲 亘賴 禺賵亘蹖 賳卮丕賳 賲蹖丿賴丿 讴賴 賳賮賵匕 賲匕賴亘蹖 趩賴 爻賱丕丨 禺胤乇賳丕讴蹖 丕爻鬲貙 亘禺氐賵氐 丕诏乇 丕蹖賳 賳賮賵匕 亘丕 賯丿乇鬲 爻蹖丕爻蹖 鬲賵兀賲 亘丕卮丿 趩賯丿乇 賲蹖 鬲賵丕賳丿 賮丕噩毓賴 丌賲蹖夭 亘丕卮丿.
賲丨蹖胤 夭蹖爻鬲 賵 鬲睾蹖蹖乇丕鬲 丕賯賱蹖賲蹖 賲賵囟賵毓 讴賱蹖丿蹖 丿蹖诏乇 丿乇 爻乇蹖 鬲賱賲丕爻賴 丕爻鬲. 毓賱丕賯賴 亘賴 丕讴賵賱賵跇蹖 夭蹖乇 跇丕賳乇 丕讴賵賮蹖讴卮賳 乇丕 丿乇 丿丕爻鬲丕賳 毓賱賲蹖 鬲禺蹖賱蹖 丕蹖噩丕丿 讴乇丿 讴賴 丌孬丕乇 亘爻蹖丕乇蹖 賲賴賲蹖 丕夭 丿賱 丌賳 亘賴 噩賴丕賳 毓乇囟賴 卮丿賳丿. (丕夭 噩賲賱賴 乇賲丕賳 賴丕蹖 丕蹖賳 夭蹖乇 跇丕賳乇 賲蹖 鬲賵丕賳 亘賴 噩丕丿賴 丕夭 讴賵乇賲讴 賲讴 讴丕乇鬲蹖貙 爻賴 噩乇賲 讴蹖賴丕賳蹖 丕夭 爻蹖讴爻蹖賳 賱蹖賵貙 賵 丨讴丕蹖鬲 賴丕蹖 賲乇蹖禺 丕夭 乇蹖 亘乇丿亘乇蹖 丕卮丕乇賴 讴乇丿.)
丿乇 賮乇夭賳丿丕賳 鬲賱賲丕爻賴貙 丕讴賵賱賵跇蹖 丕賲乇蹖 倬蹖趩蹖丿賴 賵 丨蹖丕鬲蹖 丕爻鬲.听丌乇丕讴蹖爻 卮乇賵毓 亘賴 丿诏乇诏賵賳蹖 讴乇丿賴 賵 丕夭 爻蹖丕乇賴 亘蹖丕亘丕賳蹖 鬲亘丿蹖賱 亘賴 蹖讴 爻蹖丕乇賴 爻亘夭 亘丕 丌亘 賴丕蹖 爻胤丨蹖 賵 夭蹖乇夭賲蹖賳蹖 賮乇丕賵丕賳 卮丿賴 丕爻鬲. 丕賯賱蹖賲 噩丿蹖丿 丌乇丕讴蹖爻 賲丕賳賳丿 卮賲卮蹖乇 丿賵賱亘賴 鬲兀孬蹖乇蹖 賲鬲囟丕丿 亘乇 夭賳丿诏蹖 爻丕讴賳丕賳 爻蹖丕乇賴 诏匕丕卮鬲賴 賵 賲卮讴賱丕鬲蹖 乇丕 丕蹖噩丕丿 讴乇丿賴 夭蹖乇丕 亘丕賵噩賵丿 亘賴亘賵丿 夭賳丿诏蹖 丨乇賴 賲乇丿丕賳 賵 丿蹖诏乇 丕賴丕賱蹖貙 亘丕毓孬 賲乇诏听讴乇賲 賴丕蹖 卮賳蹖听卮丿賴 丕爻鬲. 讴乇賲鈥� 賴丕蹖 卮賳蹖 丕乇诏丕賳蹖爻賲鈥� 賴丕蹖 賲賴賲蹖 賴爻鬲賳丿 夭蹖乇丕 賵噩賵丿 丌賳鈥� 賴丕 鬲爻賱胤 亘卮乇 亘乇 倬賴賳賴 賵爻蹖毓蹖 丕夭 賮囟丕 乇丕 鬲囟賲蹖賳 賲蹖鈥屭┵嗀�.听 賱蹖鬲賵 丿賵賲 賲鬲賵噩賴 丕蹖賳 賲賵囟賵毓 卮丿 丕賵 賲蹖鈥屫з嗀池� 讴賴 丿乇 賳鬲蹖噩賴 鬲睾蹖蹖乇丕鬲 丕賯賱蹖賲蹖 亘丕 丿禺丕賱鬲 賲爻鬲賯蹖賲 亘卮乇貙丕诏乇 賲丨蹖胤 夭蹖爻鬲 丌乇丕讴蹖爻 賲鬲丨賵賱 卮賵丿貙 讴乇賲鈥屬囏й� 卮賳蹖 賲賳賯乇囟 禺賵丕賴賳丿 卮丿 賵 丕蹖賳 賳賴 鬲賳賴丕 爻乇賳賵卮鬲 丕蹖賳 爻蹖丕乇賴 亘賱讴賴 鬲賲丕賲 噩賴丕賳 乇丕 亘賴 賲禺丕胤乇賴 禺賵丕賴丿 丕賳丿丕禺鬲. 賴乇亘乇鬲 丿乇 鬲賱賲丕爻賴 丿乇亘丕乇賴 丌蹖賳丿賴 夭賲蹖賳 賵 丿禺丕賱鬲 賴丕蹖 睾蹖乇賲爻賵賱丕賳賴 丿乇 鬲睾蹖蹖乇 賲丨蹖胤 夭蹖爻鬲 丕禺胤丕乇 賲蹖 丿賴丿 賵 丨爻丕爻蹖鬲 夭丕蹖蹖 賲蹖 讴賳丿.
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禺賵卮丨丕賱賲 讴賴 趩丕賱卮 鄄郯鄄鄢 诏賵丿乇蹖丿夭賲 乇賵 亘丕 讴鬲丕亘蹖 亘賴 丕蹖賳 賲賴賲蹖 賵 爻禺鬲蹖 亘賴 倬丕蹖丕賳 賲蹖乇爻賵賳賲. 丨賯蹖賯鬲丕 禺賵賳丿賳 丕蹖賳 讴鬲丕亘 賵 乇蹖賵蹖賵賵 噩賲毓 讴乇丿賳 亘乇丕卮 倬丿乇賲賵 丿乇丌賵乇丿. 丕賲丕 卮丕蹖丿 亘禺賵丕蹖蹖丿 亘丿賵賳蹖丿 爻禺鬲蹖 讴丕乇 讴噩丕爻鬲.
爻禺鬲蹖 禺賵賳丿賳 丕蹖賳 乇賲丕賳貙 賳賮賴賲蹖丿賳 夭亘丕賳卮賴. 賮乇丕賳讴 賴乇亘乇鬲 亘賴 丿卮賵丕乇 賳賵蹖爻蹖 賵 賳孬乇 倬蹖趩蹖丿賴 卮賴乇鬲 丿丕乇賴 賵賱蹖 賲賳 蹖丕丿賲 賳賲蹖丕丿 亘賴 丕賳丿丕夭賴 丕蹖賳 噩賱丿貙 亘丕 賴蹖趩讴丿賵賲 丕夭 讴鬲丕亘 賴丕蹖 賯亘賱卮 賲卮讴賱 丿丕卮鬲賴 亘丕卮賲. 蹖噩賵乇蹖 賳賲蹖鈥屬佡囐呟屫� 夭亘丕賳 讴鬲丕亘 乇賵 讴賴 丕賳诏丕乇 蹖讴 卮毓乇 亘賴 夭亘丕賳 丕爻讴蹖賲賵蹖蹖 乇賵 賲蹖禺賵賳丿賲 讴賴 蹖讴 賳賮乇 亘賴 跇丕倬賳蹖 鬲乇噩賲賴 讴乇丿賴 賵 亘丕 丨乇賵賮 賮丕乇爻蹖 賳賵卮鬲賴.
賳孬乇 亘爻蹖丕乇 賳丕賲賮賴賵賲貙 噩賲賱賴 賴丕蹖 丿乇賴賲貙 夭亘丕賳蹖 讴賴 丨鬲蹖 賳賲蹖鬲賵賳賲 賴蹖趩 噩賲賱賴 讴丕賲賱蹖 乇賵 鬲賵卮 丿賳亘丕賱 讴賳賲 賵 倬蹖趩蹖丿诏蹖 讴丕賲賱丕 亘蹖 乇亘胤 貙 丕蹖賳 賴丕 丿賱丕蹖賱蹖 賴爻鬲賳 讴賴 亘丕毓孬 卮丿賳 賲賳 丨丿丕賯賱 鬲丕 賳氐賮 讴鬲丕亘 賴蹖趩 趩蹖夭 賳賮賴賲賲 賵 賵丕賯毓丕 夭噩乇 亘讴卮賲貨 亘亘蹖賳蹖丿 丨賵氐賱賲 爻乇 賳乇賮鬲 亘賱讴賴 賵丕賯毓丕 毓乇賯 乇蹖禺鬲賲 賵 噩賵賳 丿丕丿賲 . 賵 丿賯蹖賯丕 丕蹖賳賴丕 噩丕賴丕蹖蹖 亘賵丿賳 讴賴 賴乇亘乇鬲 爻毓蹖 丿丕卮鬲 丿蹖丕賱賵诏 賴丕蹖 賮賱爻賮蹖 毓噩蹖亘卮 乇賵 鬲賵蹖 丿賴賳 讴丕乇丕讴鬲乇賴丕卮 亘匕丕乇賴. 亘毓丿 丕夭 丕賵賳讴賴 丿丕爻鬲丕賳 賵丕乇丿 賲丕噩乇丕 卮丿 賵 丕夭 丿蹖丕賱賵诏 诏賵蹖蹖 倬卮鬲 賴賲 丿爻鬲 讴卮蹖丿貙 鬲丕夭賴 鬲賵賳爻鬲賲 賳賮爻 乇丕丨鬲蹖 亘讴卮賲. 丕蹖賳 賳丕賲賮賴賵賲 亘賵丿賳 夭亘丕賳貙 丨鬲蹖 鬲賵蹖 丕倬蹖诏乇丕賮 賴丕蹖 丕亘鬲丿丕蹖 賴乇 賮氐賱 賴賲 亘賴 胤賵乇 卮丿蹖丿鬲乇 丿蹖丿賴 賲蹖卮丿. 禺丿丕蹖丕 趩賴 毓匕丕亘蹖 亘賵丿! 賲賳 賯爻賲鬲 夭蹖丕丿蹖 丕夭 丕蹖賳 丿卮賵丕乇蹖 夭亘丕賳 乇賵 亘賴 丨爻丕亘 鬲乇噩賲賴 诏匕丕卮鬲賲 趩賵賳 賲鬲乇噩賲 丕蹖賳 噩賱丿 亘丕 丿賵 噩賱丿 賯亘賱蹖 賮乇賯 丿丕卮鬲 賵 禺亘 禺賵丿賲賵 丌丿賲 讴賲 賴賵卮蹖 賴賲 賳賲蹖丿賵賳賲 趩賵賳 賲鬲賳 賴丕蹖 丿卮賵丕乇 賵 倬蹖趩蹖丿賴 夭蹖丕丿蹖 乇賵 鬲丕丨丕賱丕 亘丕 賲賵賮賯蹖鬲 禺賵賳丿賲 賵 亘丕 讴爻丕蹖蹖 讴賴 亘賱丿 賳亘賵丿賳 賲孬賱 丌丿賲 丨乇賮 亘夭賳賳 賴賲 夭蹖丕丿 亘乇禺賵乇丿 丿丕卮鬲賲.
蹖讴 賳讴鬲賴 乇賵 賴賲 丿賵爻鬲 丿丕乇賲 丕蹖賳噩丕 亘诏賲貙 亘賳馗乇 賲賳 丕蹖賳 噩賱丿 亘丕 賲丕噩乇丕賴丕 賵 丕鬲賮丕賯丕鬲 賵 倬丕蹖丕賳鈥� 亘賳丿蹖 毓丕賱蹖 丕蹖 讴賴 丿丕卮鬲貙 賲蹖鬲賵賳賴 倬丕蹖丕賳 卮丕蹖爻鬲賴 丕蹖 亘乇丕蹖 爻賴 诏丕賳賴 鬲賱賲丕爻賴 亘丕卮賴. 丕賱亘鬲賴 禺亘 鬲丕 賵賯鬲蹖 噩賱丿 亘毓丿蹖 蹖毓賳蹖 禺丿丕 丕賲倬乇丕胤賵乇 乇賵 賳禺賵賳賲 賳賲蹖鬲賵賳賲 讴丕賲賱丕 賲胤賲毓賳 亘丕卮賲 賵賱蹖 鬲丕 賴賲蹖賳噩丕 賴賲 賮讴乇 賲蹖讴賳賲 丕蹖賳 爻賴 噩賱丿 亘賴 卮讴賱 毓丕賱蹖 趩诏賵賳诏蹖 卮讴賱鈥屭屫臂� 丕倬乇丕鬲賵乇蹖 丌鬲乇蹖丿蹖夭 賴丕 乇賵 鬲毓乇蹖賮 讴乇丿賴 賵 亘毓丿 丕夭 丕蹖賳 賳賲蹖丿賵賳賲 趩蹖 賲蹖卮賴 亘賴 丕蹖賳 卮讴賵賴 丿丕爻鬲丕賳蹖 丕囟丕賮賴 讴乇丿.
亘賳馗乇 賲賳 賴乇亘乇鬲 賳丕亘睾賴 賵 亘爻蹖丕乇 禺賱丕賯賴貙 丿乇爻鬲賴 讴賱蹖 睾乇 夭丿賲 賵 丕夭 夭亘丕賳 讴鬲丕亘 卮讴丕蹖鬲 讴乇丿賲貙 丕賲丕 胤乇丨 丿丕爻鬲丕賳蹖貙 賲賵囟賵毓丕鬲 賱丕蹖賴 亘賴 賱丕蹖賴 賵 丕爻丕爻蹖 賵 賲賳胤賯 倬卮鬲 丿丕爻鬲丕賳貙 丕夭 丕賵賳 賲賴賲鬲乇 丕爻胤賵乇賴 卮賳丕爻蹖 賵 賳賲丕丿倬乇丿丕夭蹖 亘蹖 賳馗蹖乇卮 賵蹖跇诏蹖 賴丕蹖 鬲讴乇丕乇 賳卮丿蹖 賵 禺丕氐 丕蹖賳 賲噩賲賵毓賴 乇賲丕賳 賴爻鬲卮 讴賴 丕爻鬲丕賳丿丕乇丿賴丕蹖 毓賱賲蹖 鬲禺蹖賱蹖 乇賵 亘乇丕蹖 禺賵丕賳賳丿賴 丕卮 亘丕賱丕 賲蹖亘乇賴.
丕夭 鬲乇噩賲賴 卮讴丕蹖鬲 讴乇丿賲貙 丕賲丕 丕诏乇 亘禺賵丕賲 賲賳氐賮丕賳賴 賳馗乇 亘丿賲 亘丕蹖丿 丕夭 倬蹖鈥屬嗁堌簇� 賴丕 賵 倬丕賵乇賯蹖 賴丕蹖 賲鬲乇噩賲 鬲卮讴乇 讴賳賲 讴賴 夭丨賲鬲 诏賵诏賱 讴乇丿賳 乇賵 讴丕賲賱 丕夭 丿賵卮賲 亘乇丿丕卮鬲.
丿蹖诏賴 賳賲蹖丿賵賳賲 趩蹖 亘丕蹖丿 丕囟丕賮賴 讴賳賲 亘賴 丕蹖賳 乇蹖賵蹖賵賵. 賮讴乇 賲蹖鈥屭┵嗁� 賴乇趩蹖 賱丕夭賲賴 诏賮鬲賲.
賮丕蹖賱 睾蹖乇 賲卮乇賵毓 丿賵鬲丕 讴鬲丕亘 丕賵賱 賲噩賲賵毓賴 賵 乇蹖賵蹖賵賵 氐賵鬲蹖 賴賲 賲賵噩賵丿賴
賲乇爻蹖 鬲丕 丕蹖賳噩丕 丕賵賲丿蹖丿 賵 禺賵賳丿蹖丿 鉂わ笍
卮禺氐蹖鬲 賴丕蹖 讴賱蹖丿蹖 讴鬲丕亘 爻賵賲貙 睾賳蹖賲賴 賵 賱蹖鬲賵 丿賵賲貙 賮乇夭賳丿丕賳 禺丕乇賯 丕賱毓丕丿賴 倬賱 賲丐丿賽亘 (亘賴 賲毓賳蹖 倬蹖卮诏賵 賵 丌賲賵夭诏丕乇) 賵 趩丕賳蹖 丨乇賴 賲乇丿 賲蹖 亘丕卮賳丿貙 讴賵丿讴丕賳蹖 讴賴 丿丕乇丕蹖 賵蹖跇诏蹖 賴丕蹖 禺丕氐蹖 賴爻鬲賳丿 讴賴 丌賳 賴丕 乇丕 丕夭 鬲賲丕賲 丕賮乇丕丿 噩賴丕賳 賲鬲賲丕蹖夭 賲蹖 讴賳丿.
禺氐賵氐蹖鬲 禺丕氐 丕蹖賳 丿賵 讴賵丿讴 丕蹖賳 丕爻鬲 讴賴 丌賳賴丕 丨鬲蹖 丕夭 丿丕禺賱 乇丨賲 賲丕丿乇卮丕賳 賳蹖夭 賴賵卮蹖丕乇 亘賵丿賳丿 賵 倬爻 丕夭 鬲賵賱丿 禺丕胤乇丕鬲 賴夭丕乇丕賳 賳賮乇 丕夭 賳爻賱 诏匕卮鬲賴 禺賵丿 丕夭 噩賲賱賴 賲丕丿乇卮丕賳 趩丕賳蹖貙 倬丿乇卮丕賳 倬賱貙 倬丿乇亘夭乇诏 卮丕賳 丿賵讴 賱蹖鬲賵 賵 賲丕丿乇亘夭乇诏 禺賵丿 噩爻蹖讴丕 乇丕 亘丕 禺賵丿 丿丕乇賳丿. 乇丕夭 丕蹖賳 賴賵卮蹖丕乇蹖 丿乇 鬲乇讴蹖亘蹖 丕夭 丿爻鬲讴丕乇蹖 賴丕蹖 跇賳鬲蹖讴蹖 丿乇 胤賵賱 賴夭丕乇丕賳 爻丕賱 亘乇賳丕賲賴 賴丕蹖 丕氐賱丕丨 賳跇丕丿 亘賳賴 噩爻乇蹖鬲蹖 (丕鬲丨丕丿蹖賴 禺賵丕賴乇丕賳)貙听 賵 賴賲趩賳蹖賳 賲氐乇賮 丿賵夭 亘丕賱丕蹖 賲賱丕賳跇 (丕丿賵蹖賴 賲賱睾賲丕) 鬲賵爻胤 賲丕丿乇卮丕賳 丿乇 丿賵乇丕賳 亘丕乇丿丕乇蹖 賲蹖 亘丕卮丿. 賲賱睾賲丕 蹖丕 賲賱丕賳跇 賲丕丿賴 丕毓鬲蹖丕丿丌賵乇蹖 丕爻鬲 讴賴 丿乇 氐賵乇鬲 丕爻鬲賮丕丿賴 丕夭 丿賵夭 亘丕賱丕 賵 禺胤乇賳丕讴卮 賲蹖 鬲賵丕賳丿 乇丕夭 倬蹖卮 丌诏丕賴蹖 賵 丕爻乇丕乇 丨乇讴鬲 丿乇 夭賲丕賳 賵 胤蹖 丕賱丕乇囟 乇丕 亘乇丕蹖 賲氐乇賮 讴賳賳丿賴 丕卮 丕賮卮丕 讴賳丿 (丕賱亘鬲賴 丿乇 氐賵乇鬲蹖 讴賴 丕賵 亘鬲賵丕賳丿 丕夭 毓賵丕乇囟 賲氐乇賮 賲賱睾賲丕 噩丕賳 爻丕賱賲 亘賴 丿乇 亘亘乇丿).
丕蹖賳 丿賵 讴賵丿讴 賵丕乇孬丕賳 丕賲倬乇丕鬲賵乇蹖 丕蹖 賴爻鬲賳丿 讴賴 倬丿乇卮丕賳 倬賱 丌鬲乇蹖丿蹖夭 丕夭 禺賵丿 亘賴 噩丕蹖 诏匕丕卮鬲貙 丕賲丕 賴賲 丕讴賳賵賳 丕夭 爻乇賳賵卮鬲 禺賵丿 丕賵 丕胤賱丕毓蹖 丿乇 丿爻鬲 賳蹖爻鬲. 夭蹖乇丕 倬爻 丕夭 丕蹖賳讴賴 丕賵 丿乇 蹖讴 爻賵亍賯氐丿 亘蹖賳丕蹖蹖 禺賵丿 乇丕 丕夭 丿爻鬲 丿丕丿 賵 胤亘賯 爻賳鬲 丨乇賴 賲乇丿丕賳 亘賴 亘蹖丕亘丕賳 乇賮鬲貙 讴爻蹖 賳賲蹖鈥屫з嗀� 讴賴 賲乇丿賴 丕爻鬲 蹖丕 夭賳丿賴.
睾賳蹖賲賴 賵 賱蹖鬲賵 亘乇丕蹖 鬲氐丕丨亘 鬲丕噩 賵 鬲禺鬲 賲賵乇賵孬蹖 禺賵丿 亘丕 賲賵丕賳毓蹖 乇賵亘乇賵 賴爻鬲賳丿. 賲賴賲鬲乇蹖賳 賲丕賳毓 毓賲賴 丌賳賴丕 毓丕賱蹖賴 蹖丕 丌賱蹖丕 (夭賴丿丕賳 賲賯丿爻)貙 賳丕蹖亘 丕賱爻賱胤賳賴 丕賲倬乇丕鬲賵乇蹖 丕爻鬲 讴賴 倬爻 丕夭 賳丕倬丿蹖丿 卮丿賳 倬賱 賲丐丿亘貙 亘賴 毓賱鬲 賳賵夭丕丿 亘賵丿賳 賵丕乇孬丕賳貙 噩丕賳卮蹖賳 賲賵賯鬲 丕賵 卮丿 丕賲丕 丕讴賳賵賳 賳賲蹖 禺賵丕賴丿 噩丕蹖诏丕賴 禺賵丿 乇丕 乇賴丕 讴賳丿. (毓丕賱蹖賴 賴賲趩賵賳 賮乇夭賳丿丕賳 倬賱 丿趩丕乇 倬蹖卮丕诏丕賴蹖 賲丕丿乇夭丕丿蹖 丕爻鬲).
丿賵賲蹖賳 賲丕賳毓 爻賳 賵 爻丕賱 馗丕賴乇蹖 睾賳蹖賲賴 賵 賱蹖鬲賵 丕爻鬲. 丕蹖賳 丿賵 亘丕 賵噩賵丿 丕蹖賳讴賴 丕夭 賳馗乇 馗丕賴乇蹖 賵 爻賳 鬲賯賵蹖賲蹖 賮賯胤 酃 爻丕賱 丿丕乇賳丿貙 丕賲丕 賵丕乇孬 丌诏丕賴蹖 賴夭丕乇丕賳 爻丕賱 夭賳丿诏蹖 賵 鬲噩乇亘賴 賳爻賱 賴丕蹖 诏匕卮鬲賴 禺賵丿 賴爻鬲賳丿貙 賲蹖乇丕孬蹖 讴賴 禺乇丿 賵 丿丕賳卮蹖 亘爻蹖丕乇 賮乇丕鬲乇 丕夭 賴乇 丕賳爻丕賳蹖 丿乇 噩賴丕賳 亘賴 丌賳賴丕 亘禺卮蹖丿賴 丕爻鬲. 丕蹖賳 丿賵 賵丕乇孬 讴賵丿讴_讴賴賳爻丕賱 亘丕蹖丿 亘丕 丕蹖賳 胤乇夭 賮讴乇 丕賴丕賱蹖 丌乇丕讴蹖爻 賵 丕鬲丨丕丿蹖賴 賮囟丕蹖蹖 讴賴 丌賳賴丕 乇丕 讴賵丿讴 賲蹖 倬賳丿丕乇賳丿 賲亘丕乇夭賴 讴乇丿賴 賵 禺賵丿 乇丕 丕孬亘丕鬲 讴賳賳丿 鬲丕 賲乇丿賲 賳蹖夭 丌賳賴丕 乇丕 亘毓賳賵丕賳 乇賴亘乇 亘倬匕蹖乇賳丿.
賲丕賳毓 賲賴賲 丿蹖诏乇貙 鬲賵胤卅賴 禺丕賳賵丕丿丕賳 讴賵乇蹖賳賵 亘乇丕蹖 爻乇賳诏賵賳蹖 毓丕賱蹖賴 賵 鬲氐丕丨亘 爻賱胤賳鬲 丌乇丕讴蹖爻 丕爻鬲貨 賳賯卮賴 丕蹖 讴賴 丿乇 胤賵賱 夭賲丕賳 賵 亘丕 賳賮賵匕 噩丕爻賵爻丕賳 丿乇 丨賱賯賴 蹖丕乇丕賳 賵賮丕丿丕乇 丕賵 氐賵乇鬲 賲蹖鈥屭屫必�. 丕蹖賳 禺丕賳丿丕賳 丿乇 讴賳丕乇 丌鬲乇蹖丿蹖夭 賴丕 賵 賴丕乇讴丕賳賵賳 賴丕貙 蹖讴蹖 丕夭 爻賴 禺丕賳丿丕賳 賯丿乇鬲賲賳丿 讴賴讴卮丕賳貙 禺丕賳丿丕賳 氐丕丨亘 賲賯丕賲 丕賲倬乇丕鬲賵乇蹖 賵 賲丿毓蹖 爻乇夭賲蹖賳 鬲賱賲丕爻賴 亘賵丿賳丿 讴賴 賲蹖 禺賵丕爻鬲賳丿 鬲噩丕乇鬲 賲賱睾賲丕 乇丕 丿乇 丿爻鬲 亘诏蹖乇賳丿 丕賲丕 鬲賵爻胤 倬賱 丌鬲乇蹖丿蹖夭 夭賲丕賳蹖 讴賴 丌乇丕讴蹖爻 乇丕 鬲氐丕丨亘 讴乇丿 丌賵丕乇賴 卮丿賳丿.
丿乇 賴賲蹖賳 夭賲丕賳 賵 丿乇 丨丕賱蹖 讴賴 賲亘丕乇夭賴 亘乇 爻乇 丕賲倬乇丕鬲賵乇蹖 丌乇丕讴蹖爻 噩丿蹖 卮丿賴貙 趩蹖夭 噩丿蹖丿蹖 爻蹖丕乇賴 乇丕 鬲賴丿蹖丿 賲蹖 讴賳丿: 賳丕亘賵丿蹖 賵 賲乇诏 鬲丿乇蹖噩蹖 讴乇賲 賴丕蹖 丕丿賵蹖賴. 丕蹖賳 讴乇賲 賴丕蹖 卮賳蹖 睾賵賱鈥屬聚屭┴� 鬲賳賴丕 賲賳亘毓 鬲賵賱蹖丿 賲賱睾賲丕 蹖丕 賲賱丕賳跇 丿乇 讴賱 讴賴讴卮丕賳 賴爻鬲賳丿 賵 鬲賳賴丕 亘乇 乇賵蹖 丌乇丕讴蹖爻 丕賲讴丕賳 丨蹖丕鬲 丿丕乇賳丿 ( 賲賱睾賲丕 丕丿賵蹖賴 丕蹖 讴賴 亘毓賱鬲 禺丕氐蹖鬲 倬蹖卮 丌诏丕賴蹖 丿賴賳丿賴貙 丿乇 鬲乇丕亘乇蹖 賵 賳丕賵亘乇蹖 亘蹖賳 爻蹖丕乇丕鬲 鬲賵爻胤 禺賱亘丕賳 丕爻鬲賮丕丿賴 賲蹖 卮賵丿 賵 丿乇 氐賵乇鬲 賳亘賵丿 丌賳貙 鬲賲丕賲 爻賮蹖賳賴 賴丕蹖 賮囟丕賳賵乇丿蹖 丕夭 讴丕乇 丕賮鬲丕丿賴 賵 丕乇鬲亘丕胤 亘蹖賳 爻蹖丕乇丕鬲 賲禺鬲賱 禺賵丕賴丿 卮丿. {鬲賵囟蹖丨 丕賴賲蹖鬲 賲賱睾賲丕 禺賵丿卮 蹖讴 讴鬲丕亘 丨乇賮 丿丕乇賴 亘禺丿丕}) 丿卮賲賳 丕氐賱蹖 讴乇賲 賴丕蹖 卮賳蹖貙 丌亘 丕爻鬲貨 賲丕丿賴 丨蹖丕鬲蹖 讴賴 倬蹖卮 丕夭 丌睾丕夭 爻賱胤賳鬲 丿賵讴 賱蹖鬲賵 诏賳噩蹖賳賴 丕蹖 讴賲蹖丕亘 丿乇 爻胤丨 丌乇丕讴蹖爻 賲丨爻賵亘 賲蹖鈥屫簇� 丕賲丕 丕讴賳賵賳 倬爻 丕夭 诏匕卮鬲 爻丕賱賴丕 賵 亘丕 賴賲讴丕乇蹖 丿丕賳卮賲賳丿丕賳 賵 禺丕賳丿丕賳 丌鬲乇蹖丿蹖夭貙 鬲賯乇蹖亘丕賸 賴賲賴 噩丕蹖 爻蹖丕乇賴 丿乇 丿爻鬲乇爻 丕爻鬲. 丕賲丕 賲鬲丕爻賮丕賳賴 丌亘 鬲賳賴丕 趩蹖夭蹖 丕爻鬲 讴賴 亘丕毓孬 賲爻賲賵賲蹖鬲 賵 賲乇诏 讴乇賲 賴丕蹖 丕丿賵蹖賴 賲蹖 卮賵丿貙 亘賴 賴賲蹖賳 毓賱鬲 丕蹖賳 讴乇賲 賴丕 丕夭 賲丨賱 賴丕蹖蹖 讴賴 丌亘 丿乇 丌賳 蹖丕賮鬲 賲蹖卮賵丿 賮丕氐賱賴 诏乇賮鬲賴 賵 鬲毓丿丕丿 卮丕賳 乇賵夭 亘賴 乇賵夭 讴賲鬲乇 卮丿賴 丕爻鬲. 丕蹖賳 賲爻賱賴 亘丕毓孬 讴丕賴卮 鬲賵賱蹖丿 賲賱睾賲丕 賵 鬲賴丿蹖丿蹖 噩丿蹖 亘乇丕蹖 丕賴賲蹖鬲 丌乇丕讴蹖爻 卮丿賴 丕爻鬲.
丿乇 賴賲蹖賳 亘丨亘賵丨賴貙 賵丕毓馗蹖 丕夭 氐丨乇丕 亘乇禺丕爻鬲賴 賵 卮乇賵毓 賲蹖鈥屭┵嗀� 亘賴 丕賮卮丕诏乇蹖 卮乇丕乇鬲 賴丕蹖 毓丕賱蹖賴 賵 丿蹖诏乇 讴丕賴賳丕賳 賲匕賴亘 讴賮乇丌賲蹖夭 丕賵貨 倬爻 丕夭 亘丕夭诏卮鬲 噩爻蹖讴丕 亘賴 丌乇丕讴蹖爻貙 丕賵 賲蹖賮賴賲丿 讴賴 丿禺鬲乇卮 鬲亘丿蹖賱 亘賴 乇噩爻 (鬲爻禺蹖乇) 卮丿賴 丕爻鬲. 丌賱蹖丕 爻毓蹖 賲蹖 讴賳丿 賲丕丿乇 賵 亘乇丕丿乇夭丕丿賴 賴丕蹖卮 乇丕 亘賴 賯鬲賱 亘乇爻丕賳丿. 丕蹖賳 鬲賵胤卅賴 噩爻蹖讴丕 賵 賱蹖鬲賵 丿賵賲 乇丕 賲噩亘賵乇 亘賴 賮乇丕乇 賲蹖 讴賳丿. 丿乇 锟斤拷丕賱蹖讴賴 賴賲賴 鬲氐賵乇 賲蹖鈥屭┵嗁嗀� 賱蹖鬲賵 丿賵賲 丿乇 氐丨乇丕 讴卮鬲賴 卮丿賴貙 丕賵 賮乇氐鬲蹖 倬蹖丿丕 賲蹖讴賳丿 鬲丕 賵丕毓馗 乇丕 亘蹖丕亘丿 夭蹖乇丕 鬲氐賵乇 賲蹖鈥屭┵嗀� 丕賵 倬丿乇卮 丕爻鬲. 賱蹖鬲賵 亘丕 賵丕毓馗 亘賴 賲賯乇 爻賱胤賳鬲 亘乇賲蹖 诏乇丿丿 鬲丕 丌賳趩賴 乇丕 讴賴 丨賯 丕賵爻鬲 倬爻 亘诏蹖乇丿...
讴鬲丕亘 賮乇夭賳丿丕賳 鬲賱賲丕爻賴 丿乇 丨丕賱蹖 亘賴 倬丕蹖丕賳 禺賵丿 賳夭丿蹖讴 賲蹖鈥屫促堌� 讴賴 賱蹖鬲賵 丿賵賲 亘賴 爻賱胤賳鬲 爻蹖丕乇賴 丕乇丕讴蹖爻 乇爻蹖丿賴 丕賲丕 丕賳爻丕賳蹖鬲 禺賵丿 乇丕 丕夭 丿爻鬲 丿丕丿賴 賵 丕夭 卮賲丕蹖賱 賵 賵蹖跇诏蹖 賴丕蹖 丕亘乇丕賳爻丕賳蹖 禺賵丿 讴賴 丕夭 丕鬲丨丕丿 亘丕 賲丕爻賴 賲丕賴蹖 賴丕蹖 氐丨乇丕 亘丿爻鬲 丌賵乇丿賴 乇賳噩 賲蹖 亘乇丿. 亘丕 丕蹖賳 丨丕賱 丕賵 賲卮鬲丕賯丕賳賴 爻賱胤賳鬲蹖 鄞郯郯郯 爻丕賱賴 亘賴 賳丕賲 "賲爻蹖乇 胤賱丕蹖蹖" 乇丕 亘賳蹖丕賳 賲蹖 賳賴丿 讴賴 丿乇 爻丕蹖賴 丌賳 亘乇丕蹖 亘卮乇蹖鬲 讴乇丕賲鬲 賵 氐賱丨 乇丕 亘丕夭 禺賵丕賴丿 诏乇丿丕賳丿. 亘賴 賲賳馗賵乇 鬲丨讴蹖賲 倬丕蹖賴 賴丕蹖 爻賱胤賳鬲 貙 胤亘賯 爻賳鬲 亘賳賴 噩爻乇蹖鬲貙 禺賵丕賴乇 賵 亘乇丕丿乇 亘丕 賴賲 丕夭丿賵丕噩 賲蹖 讴賳賳丿貙 丕賲丕 丕夭 丌賳噩丕蹖蹖 讴賴 賱蹖鬲賵 亘禺丕胤乇 鬲睾蹖蹖乇 卮讴賱 亘丿賳卮 毓賯蹖賲 卮丿賴 丕爻鬲貙 亘乇丕蹖 亘賯丕蹖 賳爻賱貙 賮丕乇丕丿蹖賳 (丕賲倬乇丕鬲賵乇 噩丿蹖丿 賵 噩賵丕賳 禺丕賳丿丕賳 讴賵乇蹖賳賵 丿乇 爻蹖丕乇賴 爻丕賱賵爻丕) 跇賳 禺賵丿 乇丕 丿乇 丕禺鬲蹖丕乇 禺丕賳丿丕賳 丌鬲乇蹖丿蹖夭 賯乇丕乇 禺賵丕賴丿 丿丕丿. 睾賳蹖賲賴 賲蹖 诏賵蹖丿 讴賴 蹖讴蹖 丕夭 丿賵賯賱賵賴丕 亘丕蹖丿 毓匕丕亘 乇丕 亘倬匕蹖乇丿 賵 賱蹖鬲賵 賴賲蹖卮賴 賯賵蹖 鬲乇 亘賵丿賴 丕爻鬲...
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亘乇乇爻蹖 賵 鬲丨賱蹖賱:
乇賲丕賳 讴賵丿讴丕賳 鬲賱賲丕爻賴 禺胤 丿丕爻鬲丕賳蹖 亘爻蹖丕乇 賯丿乇鬲賲賳丿貙 倬乇 倬蹖趩 賵 鬲丕亘 賵 賴蹖噩丕賳 丕賳诏蹖夭蹖 乇丕 丿賳亘丕賱 賲蹖 讴賳丿 讴賴 倬蹖卮 丕夭 丕蹖賳 丿乇 丿賵 讴鬲丕亘 賯亘賱蹖 賮乇丕賳讴 賴乇亘乇鬲貙 蹖毓賳蹖 鬲賱賲丕爻賴 賵 賲爻蹖丨丕蹖 鬲賱賲丕爻賴 賳蹖夭 亘丕 丌賳 亘乇禺賵乇丿 卮丿賴 亘賵丿. 丕蹖賳 賵蹖跇诏蹖 爻亘讴 賴乇亘乇鬲 丕爻鬲 讴賴 亘丕 鬲賱賮蹖賯 丕爻鬲毓丿丕丿 丿丕爻鬲丕賳 诏賵蹖蹖 賵 丕賳賵丕毓 丕胤賱丕毓丕鬲 倬跇賵賴卮蹖 丿乇 夭賲蹖賳賴 賴丕蹖 爻蹖丕爻蹖貙 賲匕賴亘蹖貙 亘賵賲 卮賳丕爻蹖 賵 賮乇賴賳诏蹖貙 賴賳乇賳賲丕蹖蹖 讴乇丿賴 鬲丕 丕孬乇蹖 禺賱丕賯丕賳賴 賵 趩賳丿賱丕蹖賴 禺賱賯 讴賳丿. 丕蹖賳 倬蹖趩蹖丿诏蹖 賵 趩賳丿 賱丕蹖賴 亘賵丿賳 丿乇 毓蹖賳 噩匕丕亘蹖鬲貙 丿卮賵丕乇蹖 賴丕蹖蹖 乇丕 賳蹖夭 丿乇 禺賵丕賳丿賳 倬蹖卮 賲蹖 丌賵乇丿 讴賴 丕爻丕爻丕 禺丕氐蹖鬲 乇賲丕賳 賴丕蹖蹖 丕夭蹖賳 丿爻鬲 丕爻鬲.
賴乇亘乇鬲 賲賵囟賵毓丕鬲 讴賱蹖丿蹖 賲鬲毓丿丿蹖 乇丕 丿乇 丕蹖賳 乇賲丕賳 賲胤乇丨 賲蹖 讴賳丿 讴賴 賴乇讴丿丕賲 亘賴 賳賵毓蹖 丕賴賲蹖鬲 賵蹖跇賴 丕蹖 丿丕乇賳丿 賵 賯丕亘賱 鬲毓賲蹖賲 亘賴 毓氐乇 丨丕囟乇 賴爻鬲賳丿. 丕賵听 丿乇 丕蹖賳 讴鬲丕亘 丕乇鬲亘丕胤 亘蹖賳 爻蹖丕爻鬲貙 禺丕賳賵丕丿賴貙 賵 爻賳鬲 乇丕 丿乇 噩賴丕賳蹖 賵丕讴丕賵蹖 賲蹖 讴賳丿 讴賴 賳蹖丕夭 亘賴 蹖讴 讴丕賱丕蹖 诏乇丕賳亘賴丕蹖 丨蹖丕鬲蹖 (賲賱丕賳跇) 乇賵丕亘胤 丿乇賵賳蹖 丌賳 乇丕 賴丿丕蹖鬲 賲蹖 讴賳丿.
蹖讴蹖 丕夭 賲賵囟賵毓丕鬲 賲胤乇丨 卮丿賴 丿乇 乇賲丕賳貙 爻蹖丕爻鬲 丕爻鬲. 丕蹖賳 丿丕爻鬲丕賳 丨賵賱 賲丨賵乇 賲亘丕乇夭丕鬲 爻蹖丕爻蹖 禺賵賳亘丕乇 亘乇丕蹖 鬲氐丕丨亘 鬲丕噩 賵 鬲禺鬲 賲蹖 诏乇丿丿. 倬爻 丕夭 丕蹖賳讴賴 倬賱 賲賵丿亘 亘賴 氐丨乇丕 乇賮鬲貙 噩賳诏 亘夭乇诏蹖 亘乇 爻乇 丕賳鬲禺丕亘 賮乇賲丕賳乇賵丕蹖 亘毓丿蹖 噩賴丕賳 爻乇诏乇賮鬲. 丿丕賲賳賴 丕蹖賳 噩賳诏 賳賴 鬲賳賴丕 亘賴 丌乇丕讴蹖爻貙 亘賱讴賴 亘賴 爻蹖丕乇丕鬲 丿蹖诏乇 賳蹖夭 讴卮蹖丿賴 卮丿 賵 鬲賵胤卅賴 賴丕蹖 亘爻蹖丕乇蹖 乇丕 乇賯賲 夭丿 讴賴 丿乇 賳賴丕蹖鬲 亘賴 卮賴丕丿鬲 倬賱 賲賵丿亘貙 禺賵丿讴卮蹖 毓丕賱蹖賴貙 賵 賲乇诏 亘爻蹖丕乇蹖 丕賳爻丕賳 亘蹖诏賳丕賴 賲賳噩乇 卮丿. 賴乇亘乇鬲 賳卮丕賳 賲蹖 丿賴丿 讴賴 丕亘夭丕乇賴丕蹖 爻蹖丕爻蹖 丕诏乇 丿乇 丿爻鬲丕賳 賳丕丿乇爻鬲 賯乇丕乇 亘诏蹖乇賳丿貙 趩胤賵乇 賲蹖 鬲賵丕賳賳丿 亘賴 胤賵乇 賲賴賱讴蹖 氐賱丨 賵 丕賲賳蹖鬲 乇丕 賳丕亘賵丿 讴賳賳丿.
賲賵囟賵毓 亘毓丿蹖 丿蹖賳 賵 鬲毓氐亘丕鬲 賲匕賴亘蹖 丕爻鬲. 丿乇 丕蹖賳 乇賲丕賳 賲蹖 亘蹖賳蹖賲 讴賴 賲匕賴亘 趩賴 丕賴賲蹖鬲蹖 丿乇 爻賱胤賳鬲 倬賱 賲賵丿亘 賵 毓丕賱蹖賴 丿丕乇丿貙 丌賳 賴丕 亘賴 賳丕賲 丿蹖賳 禺賵丿 噩賳诏 賴丕蹖 诏爻鬲乇丿賴 丕蹖 丿乇 讴賴讴卮丕賳 亘賴 乇丕賴 丕賳丿丕禺鬲鬲賳丿 賵 爻乇夭賲蹖賳 賴丕蹖 夭蹖丕丿蹖 乇丕 賳丕亘賵丿 讴乇丿賳丿. 賴賲趩賳蹖賳 亘丕賳賵 噩爻蹖讴丕貙 賲丕丿乇 倬賱貙 毓賲蹖賯丕賸 鬲丨鬲 鬲兀孬蹖乇 賲匕賴亘 亘賳賴 噩爻乇蹖鬲 丕爻鬲 賵 亘賴 丿賳亘丕賱 倬蹖丕丿賴 讴乇丿賳 丕賴丿丕賮 丌賳 賴丕 丿爻鬲 亘賴 賴乇讴丕乇蹖 賲蹖 夭賳丿. 賴乇亘乇鬲 亘賴 禺賵亘蹖 賳卮丕賳 賲蹖丿賴丿 讴賴 賳賮賵匕 賲匕賴亘蹖 趩賴 爻賱丕丨 禺胤乇賳丕讴蹖 丕爻鬲貙 亘禺氐賵氐 丕诏乇 丕蹖賳 賳賮賵匕 亘丕 賯丿乇鬲 爻蹖丕爻蹖 鬲賵兀賲 亘丕卮丿 趩賯丿乇 賲蹖 鬲賵丕賳丿 賮丕噩毓賴 丌賲蹖夭 亘丕卮丿.
賲丨蹖胤 夭蹖爻鬲 賵 鬲睾蹖蹖乇丕鬲 丕賯賱蹖賲蹖 賲賵囟賵毓 讴賱蹖丿蹖 丿蹖诏乇 丿乇 爻乇蹖 鬲賱賲丕爻賴 丕爻鬲. 毓賱丕賯賴 亘賴 丕讴賵賱賵跇蹖 夭蹖乇 跇丕賳乇 丕讴賵賮蹖讴卮賳 乇丕 丿乇 丿丕爻鬲丕賳 毓賱賲蹖 鬲禺蹖賱蹖 丕蹖噩丕丿 讴乇丿 讴賴 丌孬丕乇 亘爻蹖丕乇蹖 賲賴賲蹖 丕夭 丿賱 丌賳 亘賴 噩賴丕賳 毓乇囟賴 卮丿賳丿. (丕夭 噩賲賱賴 乇賲丕賳 賴丕蹖 丕蹖賳 夭蹖乇 跇丕賳乇 賲蹖 鬲賵丕賳 亘賴 噩丕丿賴 丕夭 讴賵乇賲讴 賲讴 讴丕乇鬲蹖貙 爻賴 噩乇賲 讴蹖賴丕賳蹖 丕夭 爻蹖讴爻蹖賳 賱蹖賵貙 賵 丨讴丕蹖鬲 賴丕蹖 賲乇蹖禺 丕夭 乇蹖 亘乇丿亘乇蹖 丕卮丕乇賴 讴乇丿.)
丿乇 賮乇夭賳丿丕賳 鬲賱賲丕爻賴貙 丕讴賵賱賵跇蹖 丕賲乇蹖 倬蹖趩蹖丿賴 賵 丨蹖丕鬲蹖 丕爻鬲.听丌乇丕讴蹖爻 卮乇賵毓 亘賴 丿诏乇诏賵賳蹖 讴乇丿賴 賵 丕夭 爻蹖丕乇賴 亘蹖丕亘丕賳蹖 鬲亘丿蹖賱 亘賴 蹖讴 爻蹖丕乇賴 爻亘夭 亘丕 丌亘 賴丕蹖 爻胤丨蹖 賵 夭蹖乇夭賲蹖賳蹖 賮乇丕賵丕賳 卮丿賴 丕爻鬲. 丕賯賱蹖賲 噩丿蹖丿 丌乇丕讴蹖爻 賲丕賳賳丿 卮賲卮蹖乇 丿賵賱亘賴 鬲兀孬蹖乇蹖 賲鬲囟丕丿 亘乇 夭賳丿诏蹖 爻丕讴賳丕賳 爻蹖丕乇賴 诏匕丕卮鬲賴 賵 賲卮讴賱丕鬲蹖 乇丕 丕蹖噩丕丿 讴乇丿賴 夭蹖乇丕 亘丕賵噩賵丿 亘賴亘賵丿 夭賳丿诏蹖 丨乇賴 賲乇丿丕賳 賵 丿蹖诏乇 丕賴丕賱蹖貙 亘丕毓孬 賲乇诏听讴乇賲 賴丕蹖 卮賳蹖听卮丿賴 丕爻鬲. 讴乇賲鈥� 賴丕蹖 卮賳蹖 丕乇诏丕賳蹖爻賲鈥� 賴丕蹖 賲賴賲蹖 賴爻鬲賳丿 夭蹖乇丕 賵噩賵丿 丌賳鈥� 賴丕 鬲爻賱胤 亘卮乇 亘乇 倬賴賳賴 賵爻蹖毓蹖 丕夭 賮囟丕 乇丕 鬲囟賲蹖賳 賲蹖鈥屭┵嗀�.听 賱蹖鬲賵 丿賵賲 賲鬲賵噩賴 丕蹖賳 賲賵囟賵毓 卮丿 丕賵 賲蹖鈥屫з嗀池� 讴賴 丿乇 賳鬲蹖噩賴 鬲睾蹖蹖乇丕鬲 丕賯賱蹖賲蹖 亘丕 丿禺丕賱鬲 賲爻鬲賯蹖賲 亘卮乇貙丕诏乇 賲丨蹖胤 夭蹖爻鬲 丌乇丕讴蹖爻 賲鬲丨賵賱 卮賵丿貙 讴乇賲鈥屬囏й� 卮賳蹖 賲賳賯乇囟 禺賵丕賴賳丿 卮丿 賵 丕蹖賳 賳賴 鬲賳賴丕 爻乇賳賵卮鬲 丕蹖賳 爻蹖丕乇賴 亘賱讴賴 鬲賲丕賲 噩賴丕賳 乇丕 亘賴 賲禺丕胤乇賴 禺賵丕賴丿 丕賳丿丕禺鬲. 賴乇亘乇鬲 丿乇 鬲賱賲丕爻賴 丿乇亘丕乇賴 丌蹖賳丿賴 夭賲蹖賳 賵 丿禺丕賱鬲 賴丕蹖 睾蹖乇賲爻賵賱丕賳賴 丿乇 鬲睾蹖蹖乇 賲丨蹖胤 夭蹖爻鬲 丕禺胤丕乇 賲蹖 丿賴丿 賵 丨爻丕爻蹖鬲 夭丕蹖蹖 賲蹖 讴賳丿.
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禺賵卮丨丕賱賲 讴賴 趩丕賱卮 鄄郯鄄鄢 诏賵丿乇蹖丿夭賲 乇賵 亘丕 讴鬲丕亘蹖 亘賴 丕蹖賳 賲賴賲蹖 賵 爻禺鬲蹖 亘賴 倬丕蹖丕賳 賲蹖乇爻賵賳賲. 丨賯蹖賯鬲丕 禺賵賳丿賳 丕蹖賳 讴鬲丕亘 賵 乇蹖賵蹖賵賵 噩賲毓 讴乇丿賳 亘乇丕卮 倬丿乇賲賵 丿乇丌賵乇丿. 丕賲丕 卮丕蹖丿 亘禺賵丕蹖蹖丿 亘丿賵賳蹖丿 爻禺鬲蹖 讴丕乇 讴噩丕爻鬲.
爻禺鬲蹖 禺賵賳丿賳 丕蹖賳 乇賲丕賳貙 賳賮賴賲蹖丿賳 夭亘丕賳卮賴. 賮乇丕賳讴 賴乇亘乇鬲 亘賴 丿卮賵丕乇 賳賵蹖爻蹖 賵 賳孬乇 倬蹖趩蹖丿賴 卮賴乇鬲 丿丕乇賴 賵賱蹖 賲賳 蹖丕丿賲 賳賲蹖丕丿 亘賴 丕賳丿丕夭賴 丕蹖賳 噩賱丿貙 亘丕 賴蹖趩讴丿賵賲 丕夭 讴鬲丕亘 賴丕蹖 賯亘賱卮 賲卮讴賱 丿丕卮鬲賴 亘丕卮賲. 蹖噩賵乇蹖 賳賲蹖鈥屬佡囐呟屫� 夭亘丕賳 讴鬲丕亘 乇賵 讴賴 丕賳诏丕乇 蹖讴 卮毓乇 亘賴 夭亘丕賳 丕爻讴蹖賲賵蹖蹖 乇賵 賲蹖禺賵賳丿賲 讴賴 蹖讴 賳賮乇 亘賴 跇丕倬賳蹖 鬲乇噩賲賴 讴乇丿賴 賵 亘丕 丨乇賵賮 賮丕乇爻蹖 賳賵卮鬲賴.
賳孬乇 亘爻蹖丕乇 賳丕賲賮賴賵賲貙 噩賲賱賴 賴丕蹖 丿乇賴賲貙 夭亘丕賳蹖 讴賴 丨鬲蹖 賳賲蹖鬲賵賳賲 賴蹖趩 噩賲賱賴 讴丕賲賱蹖 乇賵 鬲賵卮 丿賳亘丕賱 讴賳賲 賵 倬蹖趩蹖丿诏蹖 讴丕賲賱丕 亘蹖 乇亘胤 貙 丕蹖賳 賴丕 丿賱丕蹖賱蹖 賴爻鬲賳 讴賴 亘丕毓孬 卮丿賳 賲賳 丨丿丕賯賱 鬲丕 賳氐賮 讴鬲丕亘 賴蹖趩 趩蹖夭 賳賮賴賲賲 賵 賵丕賯毓丕 夭噩乇 亘讴卮賲貨 亘亘蹖賳蹖丿 丨賵氐賱賲 爻乇 賳乇賮鬲 亘賱讴賴 賵丕賯毓丕 毓乇賯 乇蹖禺鬲賲 賵 噩賵賳 丿丕丿賲 . 賵 丿賯蹖賯丕 丕蹖賳賴丕 噩丕賴丕蹖蹖 亘賵丿賳 讴賴 賴乇亘乇鬲 爻毓蹖 丿丕卮鬲 丿蹖丕賱賵诏 賴丕蹖 賮賱爻賮蹖 毓噩蹖亘卮 乇賵 鬲賵蹖 丿賴賳 讴丕乇丕讴鬲乇賴丕卮 亘匕丕乇賴. 亘毓丿 丕夭 丕賵賳讴賴 丿丕爻鬲丕賳 賵丕乇丿 賲丕噩乇丕 卮丿 賵 丕夭 丿蹖丕賱賵诏 诏賵蹖蹖 倬卮鬲 賴賲 丿爻鬲 讴卮蹖丿貙 鬲丕夭賴 鬲賵賳爻鬲賲 賳賮爻 乇丕丨鬲蹖 亘讴卮賲. 丕蹖賳 賳丕賲賮賴賵賲 亘賵丿賳 夭亘丕賳貙 丨鬲蹖 鬲賵蹖 丕倬蹖诏乇丕賮 賴丕蹖 丕亘鬲丿丕蹖 賴乇 賮氐賱 賴賲 亘賴 胤賵乇 卮丿蹖丿鬲乇 丿蹖丿賴 賲蹖卮丿. 禺丿丕蹖丕 趩賴 毓匕丕亘蹖 亘賵丿! 賲賳 賯爻賲鬲 夭蹖丕丿蹖 丕夭 丕蹖賳 丿卮賵丕乇蹖 夭亘丕賳 乇賵 亘賴 丨爻丕亘 鬲乇噩賲賴 诏匕丕卮鬲賲 趩賵賳 賲鬲乇噩賲 丕蹖賳 噩賱丿 亘丕 丿賵 噩賱丿 賯亘賱蹖 賮乇賯 丿丕卮鬲 賵 禺亘 禺賵丿賲賵 丌丿賲 讴賲 賴賵卮蹖 賴賲 賳賲蹖丿賵賳賲 趩賵賳 賲鬲賳 賴丕蹖 丿卮賵丕乇 賵 倬蹖趩蹖丿賴 夭蹖丕丿蹖 乇賵 鬲丕丨丕賱丕 亘丕 賲賵賮賯蹖鬲 禺賵賳丿賲 賵 亘丕 讴爻丕蹖蹖 讴賴 亘賱丿 賳亘賵丿賳 賲孬賱 丌丿賲 丨乇賮 亘夭賳賳 賴賲 夭蹖丕丿 亘乇禺賵乇丿 丿丕卮鬲賲.
蹖讴 賳讴鬲賴 乇賵 賴賲 丿賵爻鬲 丿丕乇賲 丕蹖賳噩丕 亘诏賲貙 亘賳馗乇 賲賳 丕蹖賳 噩賱丿 亘丕 賲丕噩乇丕賴丕 賵 丕鬲賮丕賯丕鬲 賵 倬丕蹖丕賳鈥� 亘賳丿蹖 毓丕賱蹖 丕蹖 讴賴 丿丕卮鬲貙 賲蹖鬲賵賳賴 倬丕蹖丕賳 卮丕蹖爻鬲賴 丕蹖 亘乇丕蹖 爻賴 诏丕賳賴 鬲賱賲丕爻賴 亘丕卮賴. 丕賱亘鬲賴 禺亘 鬲丕 賵賯鬲蹖 噩賱丿 亘毓丿蹖 蹖毓賳蹖 禺丿丕 丕賲倬乇丕胤賵乇 乇賵 賳禺賵賳賲 賳賲蹖鬲賵賳賲 讴丕賲賱丕 賲胤賲毓賳 亘丕卮賲 賵賱蹖 鬲丕 賴賲蹖賳噩丕 賴賲 賮讴乇 賲蹖讴賳賲 丕蹖賳 爻賴 噩賱丿 亘賴 卮讴賱 毓丕賱蹖 趩诏賵賳诏蹖 卮讴賱鈥屭屫臂� 丕倬乇丕鬲賵乇蹖 丌鬲乇蹖丿蹖夭 賴丕 乇賵 鬲毓乇蹖賮 讴乇丿賴 賵 亘毓丿 丕夭 丕蹖賳 賳賲蹖丿賵賳賲 趩蹖 賲蹖卮賴 亘賴 丕蹖賳 卮讴賵賴 丿丕爻鬲丕賳蹖 丕囟丕賮賴 讴乇丿.
亘賳馗乇 賲賳 賴乇亘乇鬲 賳丕亘睾賴 賵 亘爻蹖丕乇 禺賱丕賯賴貙 丿乇爻鬲賴 讴賱蹖 睾乇 夭丿賲 賵 丕夭 夭亘丕賳 讴鬲丕亘 卮讴丕蹖鬲 讴乇丿賲貙 丕賲丕 胤乇丨 丿丕爻鬲丕賳蹖貙 賲賵囟賵毓丕鬲 賱丕蹖賴 亘賴 賱丕蹖賴 賵 丕爻丕爻蹖 賵 賲賳胤賯 倬卮鬲 丿丕爻鬲丕賳貙 丕夭 丕賵賳 賲賴賲鬲乇 丕爻胤賵乇賴 卮賳丕爻蹖 賵 賳賲丕丿倬乇丿丕夭蹖 亘蹖 賳馗蹖乇卮 賵蹖跇诏蹖 賴丕蹖 鬲讴乇丕乇 賳卮丿蹖 賵 禺丕氐 丕蹖賳 賲噩賲賵毓賴 乇賲丕賳 賴爻鬲卮 讴賴 丕爻鬲丕賳丿丕乇丿賴丕蹖 毓賱賲蹖 鬲禺蹖賱蹖 乇賵 亘乇丕蹖 禺賵丕賳賳丿賴 丕卮 亘丕賱丕 賲蹖亘乇賴.
丕夭 鬲乇噩賲賴 卮讴丕蹖鬲 讴乇丿賲貙 丕賲丕 丕诏乇 亘禺賵丕賲 賲賳氐賮丕賳賴 賳馗乇 亘丿賲 亘丕蹖丿 丕夭 倬蹖鈥屬嗁堌簇� 賴丕 賵 倬丕賵乇賯蹖 賴丕蹖 賲鬲乇噩賲 鬲卮讴乇 讴賳賲 讴賴 夭丨賲鬲 诏賵诏賱 讴乇丿賳 乇賵 讴丕賲賱 丕夭 丿賵卮賲 亘乇丿丕卮鬲.
丿蹖诏賴 賳賲蹖丿賵賳賲 趩蹖 亘丕蹖丿 丕囟丕賮賴 讴賳賲 亘賴 丕蹖賳 乇蹖賵蹖賵賵. 賮讴乇 賲蹖鈥屭┵嗁� 賴乇趩蹖 賱丕夭賲賴 诏賮鬲賲.
賮丕蹖賱 睾蹖乇 賲卮乇賵毓 丿賵鬲丕 讴鬲丕亘 丕賵賱 賲噩賲賵毓賴 賵 乇蹖賵蹖賵賵 氐賵鬲蹖 賴賲 賲賵噩賵丿賴
賲乇爻蹖 鬲丕 丕蹖賳噩丕 丕賵賲丿蹖丿 賵 禺賵賳丿蹖丿 鉂わ笍
July 29, 2021
I'm very much looking forward to Villeneuve's interpretation of Dune that will be shown in theaters this year so I decided to not only read the original book but also the rest of the series.
Nine years have passed since the end of book #2 and the twins have grown, protected by Stilgar and others still loyal to Muad'Dib. Or are they? Every single one of them seems to be unsure.
Liet Kynes, Chani's father and thus the twins' maternal grandfather, always dreamed of Arrakis becoming a green planet full of life ... interesting considering he was an ecologist and should have known the kind of death that would bring. Now, his dream seems to be coming true more and more - with dangerous consequences.
Thanks to the Melange/Spice addiction in the family, the twins have genetic memory so they aren't just children. Consequently, they already sit in the council chamber with their aunt Alia and others, ruling the empire.
Part of the known universe has fallen in with the religious mania about the cult surrounding the Atreidis heir who became the messiah, while the other part of the universe strictly rejects this kind of madness and is still plotting to wrestle power back.
On top of the threats from without (the Corrinos, the Bene Gesserit, the "preacher", 鈥�), there is the threat from within. Because interestingly, confusingly, the Atreidis family is kinda falling apart. For example, (I will freely admit that I did NOT enjoy that part and it made me dislike a lot). Jessica was an actual disappointment. I felt almost as if she was no longer the Jessica we knew from the previous book(s) and I really didn鈥檛 like her trying to split up the twins, her judgment and that she had gotten so stupid.
"Too much knowledge never makes for simple decisions." - Ghanima is definitely right about that one as her father is proof.
"A universe of surprises is what I pray for." - Leto II
There were quite some big surprises for me, one being that the twins have red hair! *lol* Yes, I'm influenced by the mini series Children of Dune.
But there was also the revelation that the Fremen are NOT native to Arrakis and migrated there (Arrakis, in fact, seems to be the 5th planet they migrated to).
The biggest, however, was that the sandtrouts, the fore-form (larva) of the sandworms, do not originate on Arrakis either! That revelation led to us learning in even greater detail of the ecology and biology of the planet as well as of the process that creates Melange/Spice.
Once again, I enjoyed the exploration of the Spice addiction, that it is indeed called an addiction, and that we see not only the positive effects but also the dark side.
This volume is another coming-of-age story, albeit a bit different from the one describing Paul growing up. The twins are even younger here than Paul was in the first book and just like his father, Let II too, has to grow up too fast and learn to use these crushing powers. How he does it, however, is quite different.
You see, thanks to their powers, both Paul and Leto II see timelines either branching out or narrowing down, which intensifies as more and more choices are made, and that really showed how such god-like powers are nothing but a trap. A trap that Paul coulnd鈥檛 escape but Leto II did.
Or is it the other way around? That really IS debatable.
Leto鈥檚 early wisdom and willpower also made for some highly entertaining encounters - especially the one with his grandmother. *lol*
What was quite disorienting, however, was how most characters evolved . Heartbreaking in and of itself.
Plans within plans, some caught within the machinations, one intrigue after another, arranged family loyalties / marriages, the return of one of the best literary villains ever. It made for a tense reading experience indeed (not least because of my investment regarding some of the characters).
The final confrontation was ... epic. There is no other word for it. It will be highly interesting to see how the author handles the upcoming, immense time-jump.
Nine years have passed since the end of book #2 and the twins have grown, protected by Stilgar and others still loyal to Muad'Dib. Or are they? Every single one of them seems to be unsure.
Liet Kynes, Chani's father and thus the twins' maternal grandfather, always dreamed of Arrakis becoming a green planet full of life ... interesting considering he was an ecologist and should have known the kind of death that would bring. Now, his dream seems to be coming true more and more - with dangerous consequences.
Thanks to the Melange/Spice addiction in the family, the twins have genetic memory so they aren't just children. Consequently, they already sit in the council chamber with their aunt Alia and others, ruling the empire.
Part of the known universe has fallen in with the religious mania about the cult surrounding the Atreidis heir who became the messiah, while the other part of the universe strictly rejects this kind of madness and is still plotting to wrestle power back.
On top of the threats from without (the Corrinos, the Bene Gesserit, the "preacher", 鈥�), there is the threat from within. Because interestingly, confusingly, the Atreidis family is kinda falling apart. For example, (I will freely admit that I did NOT enjoy that part and it made me dislike a lot). Jessica was an actual disappointment. I felt almost as if she was no longer the Jessica we knew from the previous book(s) and I really didn鈥檛 like her trying to split up the twins, her judgment and that she had gotten so stupid.
"Too much knowledge never makes for simple decisions." - Ghanima is definitely right about that one as her father is proof.
"A universe of surprises is what I pray for." - Leto II
There were quite some big surprises for me, one being that the twins have red hair! *lol* Yes, I'm influenced by the mini series Children of Dune.
But there was also the revelation that the Fremen are NOT native to Arrakis and migrated there (Arrakis, in fact, seems to be the 5th planet they migrated to).
The biggest, however, was that the sandtrouts, the fore-form (larva) of the sandworms, do not originate on Arrakis either! That revelation led to us learning in even greater detail of the ecology and biology of the planet as well as of the process that creates Melange/Spice.
Once again, I enjoyed the exploration of the Spice addiction, that it is indeed called an addiction, and that we see not only the positive effects but also the dark side.
This volume is another coming-of-age story, albeit a bit different from the one describing Paul growing up. The twins are even younger here than Paul was in the first book and just like his father, Let II too, has to grow up too fast and learn to use these crushing powers. How he does it, however, is quite different.
You see, thanks to their powers, both Paul and Leto II see timelines either branching out or narrowing down, which intensifies as more and more choices are made, and that really showed how such god-like powers are nothing but a trap. A trap that Paul coulnd鈥檛 escape but Leto II did.
Or is it the other way around? That really IS debatable.
Leto鈥檚 early wisdom and willpower also made for some highly entertaining encounters - especially the one with his grandmother. *lol*
What was quite disorienting, however, was how most characters evolved . Heartbreaking in and of itself.
Plans within plans, some caught within the machinations, one intrigue after another, arranged family loyalties / marriages, the return of one of the best literary villains ever. It made for a tense reading experience indeed (not least because of my investment regarding some of the characters).
The final confrontation was ... epic. There is no other word for it. It will be highly interesting to see how the author handles the upcoming, immense time-jump.
June 24, 2024
I never expected to like this nearly as much as I did. Everyone who has read this series says it just gets crazier and crazier, and it totally does. But because of how much time we have spent in this world leading up to this third installment, I found even the most wild details fairly digestible. Sure, there were moments that I had to re-read because it was daunting, but it wasn鈥檛 nearly as intimidating as I expected.
In fact, I would argue that if you read Dune Messiah, then you need to read Children of Dune. Not only is it a story that calls back to the original in absolutely brilliant ways, but it also offers an ending that feels very cathartic for these first three books.
I loved how personal the conflicts were, and watching the world of Arrakis respond to a divide in the Atreides family. I did find the pacing to be rather slow in the first half, it essentially felt like more of what we had in Messiah. But once we got back to the desert in the second half, the dunes of Dune brought this story to life.
In fact, I would argue that if you read Dune Messiah, then you need to read Children of Dune. Not only is it a story that calls back to the original in absolutely brilliant ways, but it also offers an ending that feels very cathartic for these first three books.
I loved how personal the conflicts were, and watching the world of Arrakis respond to a divide in the Atreides family. I did find the pacing to be rather slow in the first half, it essentially felt like more of what we had in Messiah. But once we got back to the desert in the second half, the dunes of Dune brought this story to life.
July 17, 2012
This is when I officially gave up on the Herbertverse. This was awful!!! I really do not care for the children of Mu A'dib, they're both creepy and way too articulate (kind of like Dakota Fanning) I was actually rooting for the assassins the entire book. And when the kid smears worm larvae on himself and becomes a god!?!!?!!?! Sorry folks, I checked out. I don't even care how the rest of the saga works out. No God Emperor of Dune for me, no Heretics, stop this universe, I want to get off!
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
February 14, 2022
that last 40 pages or so was just wild. But a good wild
March 23, 2024
4.5 rounded up.
I really liked "Dune Messiah" but I absolutely loved this. I'm glad I read it immediately after Messiah. The political intrigue was so well done and the characters so well fleshed out.
I do think a re-read will be necessary as there's so much to take in.
Now onto book 4
I really liked "Dune Messiah" but I absolutely loved this. I'm glad I read it immediately after Messiah. The political intrigue was so well done and the characters so well fleshed out.
I do think a re-read will be necessary as there's so much to take in.
Now onto book 4
May 19, 2014
This may be heresy, but I think this is my favourite of the Dune books so far. I found Dune interesting, but oddly opaque. The second book was more accessible, but didn't really grab me.
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