The Bene Gesserit understand the Golden Path, as intended by Leto II Atreides, but others want change. The death of Leto II Atreides caused the Scattering, an explosion of humanity into the universe. ‘Heretics of Dune’ starts 1,500 years later. This instalment held my attention and the ending sent me straight into ‘Heretics of Dune’ All of this is in accordance with a prophecy. Successive Duncan Idaho gholas serve Leto, and breeding lines are important. The Fremen are essentially powerless, the world is essentially stagnant and static. Leto, who can be violent, is supported by his all-female army: the Fish Speakers. His control of the remaining supplies of melange has enabled his rule as tyrant. He is a hybrid of human and sandworm, the last sandworm left on Dune because of terraforming. The God Emperor, Leto II Atreides, has ruled as a tyrant for 3,500 years.
Of the three, ‘God Emperor of Dune’ was my favourite. The second Dune Trilogy consists of three books: I do have one other Dune book to read (‘House Atreides’ by Brian Herbert and Kevin J Anderson) but that will be the end of my Dune exploration. And the right time finally arrived after I reread the first Dune Trilogy last year. I’ve had a copy of the second Dune Trilogy sitting on my bookshelf since 1988 (from memory) just waiting for the right time to read it.
Evolution does not end short of death for an entire species.’ ‘No person or society is ever a pinnacle.
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