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The Lady Jessica returns to Dune, ostensibly to visit her grandchildren, but the Bene Gesserit need confirmation that Alia has become a possessed abomination, and there the huge question mark of what exactly are Ghanima and Leto? They are pre-born no doubt, but if they have avoided abomination, how did they do it? If their personalities are stable, how might they best use these perfect genetics that are the culmination of the Bene Gesserit breeding program? There is talk of breeding Ghanima and Leto together, as the old Pharoahs did, and the children just laugh at this idea.
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One voice promises to quiet all the other warring voices, if only she takes his very helpful advice from time to time. And one voice is so soothing, so seductive. Everywhere that is, but her inner voices. Everywhere she turns she is judged and looked down upon. Demonized as a child, seen as an abomination for something she had no control over, Alia has no one to turn to, no one she can talk to. My heart breaks for Alia her every time I read this book. Alia, already teetering on the edge of possession can’t risk allowing the voices in the head to become any louder. Alia, Leto, and Ghanima all yearn for the prescience that Paul experienced, but to do so they would have to risk the spice trance that would only empower their other memories. Not multiple personalities per se, but if they let their guard down, they could be possessed by the powerful voices within. Steeped in the spice for their entire life, neither child is a singular being, but instead the multitude of all the memories, all the lives of their descendents who live in the background of their consciousness. Their dying mother opted for a spice overdose to save the lives of her children, and Leto II and Ghanima came to consciousness while still in the womb. The planet is changing an the traditional tribes are horrified.Įcological changes aside, Alia is no normal regent, and her niece and nephew are not normal children. Homes are built without strict water seals, grasses are planted to hold the shifting dunes in place, trees are planted anywhere and everywhere. Liet Kynes’ 50 generation plan is speedily coming to fruition – the desert is greening.
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Young Fremen no longer learn stillsuit discipline, they have no use for the desert traditions of their parents. Arrakis has become the capitol of the Empire, and modernity has come to Arrakeen. His sister Alia has sat as regent while the Empire waits for his nine year old twin children, Leto II and Ghanima to come of age. It’s been less than ten years since a blinded Paul Muad-Dib walked into the desert without water or stillsuit. So it is very hard for me to distill fifteen years of experiencing this particular novel into a thousand words. I’ve some history with this series, I came to it at a very impressionable age and it was my biggest step towards my love of science fiction. This review has taken me about a week to write. All of this and more comes to a boiling point in Children of Dune. Throughout Dune and Dune Messiah, we saw a build up of court politics, religious fervor, ythology, and genetic manipulation. Heh heh, the cover art says “The Climax of the Dune Trilogy“.Ĭhildren of Dune is the third book in Frank Herberts Dune saga. Since I know the first book by heart, I started with Dune Messiah. I’m working to get through all the Dune books this year.