Amy R. (literaryjazz) reviewed on 12/29/2005 + 17 more book reviews

Does not measure up to the standards of the Dune sage, not even to it's immediate predecessor Dune:House Atredies. This book is to Dune: God Emperor (arguably the least of the original stories) what Star Wars Attack of the Clones is to The Empire Strikes Back.

There is much incongruity from the original series. For example the Bene Tleilax cloning abilities are known throughout the Lansrad (which shouldn't happen until their well after their success with the Duncan Idaho ghola in Dune Messiah). The authors have Emperor Shadam receiving "streams of information" through crystals.

At least in House Atredies, even if the dialogue wasn't up to the senior Herbert's standards, one had the feeling that he might have envisioned such a plot. In this story the plot is simply too weak and
everything is over explained.

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