Chapterhouse: Dune
1985 • 624 pages
Ratings67
Average rating3.7
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Ratings67
Average rating3.7
Frank Herbert's Final Novel in the Magnificent Dune Chronicles--the Bestselling Science Fiction Adventure of All Time
The desert planet Arrakis, called Dune, has been destroyed. The remnants of the Old Empire have been consumed by the violent matriarchal cult known as the Honored Matres. Only one faction remains a viable threat to their total conquest--the Bene Gesserit, heirs to Dune's power.
Under the leadership of Mother Superior Darwi Odrade, the Bene Gesserit have colonized a green world on the planet Chapterhouse and are turning it into a desert, mile by scorched mile. And once they've mastered breeding sandworms, the Sisterhood will control the production of the greatest commodity in the known galaxy--the spice melange. But their true weapon remains a man who has lived countless lifetimes--a man who served under the God Emperor Paul Muad'Dib....
Series
8 primary books10 released booksDune is a 10-book series with 8 primary works first released in 1965 with contributions by Frank Herbert, Anja Toivonen, and 2 others.
Series
20 primary books25 released booksDune Universe is a 25-book series with 20 primary works first released in 1965 with contributions by Brian Herbert, Kevin J. Anderson, and 3 others.
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Comme souvent avec Frank Herbert et son cycle de Dune, le début du roman est un peu compliqué à lire et peut sembler ennuyant. Les pensées et les machinations des Bene Gesserit sont obscures, parfois à la limite de la caricature. Tout s'éclaire pourtant à la fin, et cela me laisse une très bonne impression de ce roman et du cycle original de Frank Hebert. Je vais maintenant m'attaquer à la lecture ou relecture des deux « séquelles » écrites par son fils.
On en apprend toujours plus sur l'univers de Dune mais on reste également avec plein de nouvelles questions. Je vais d'ailleurs m'empresser d'aller chercher les réponses dans les deux tomes suivants.
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We learn even more about the world of Dune but we also have lots of new questions. I will hasten to find the answers in the next two volumes.
Nu credeam ca o sa fiu asa de ofticat din cauza ca seria nu e gata... de ce Herbert, de ce a trebuit sa mori asa repede :((
The biggest problem with Chapterhouse: Dune is that we never get the story Frank Herbert wanted told to conclude it. Nevertheless, the book ends in such a way that it is still satisfying.
Murbella really comes into her own here, the fascinating mixture of Bene Gesserit and Honored Matre. Dar is again a powerful force. The building menace of the threat that drove the Honored Matres back from the Scattering is intriguingly written. I would have loved to know how Frank Herbert wanted to end this conflict (not the hack attempts from his son and KJ Anderson), but am content with my own vision of how it ended, based on what Frank wrote. All in all, a good ending to the series.
