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3.53 AVERAGE
3.53 AVERAGE
adventurous
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
The three books, are one story divided into 3. Enjoying it still
adventurous
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
This was almost good.
It's kinda frustrating.
I love the idea of the background to the original Dune novel but this just doesn't give what I need for it to give.🤷🏾♀️
It's kinda frustrating.
I love the idea of the background to the original Dune novel but this just doesn't give what I need for it to give.🤷🏾♀️
adventurous
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
I thought that this was a fantastic addition to the series.
You definitely learn more about the Lady Jessica and what lengths she will go to in order to protect her son.
The writing felt very true to the Dune series and I thoroughly enjoyed it. This book left off on more of a cliff hanger than the Duke of Caladan did so I am definitely looking forward to the next book!
You definitely learn more about the Lady Jessica and what lengths she will go to in order to protect her son.
The writing felt very true to the Dune series and I thoroughly enjoyed it. This book left off on more of a cliff hanger than the Duke of Caladan did so I am definitely looking forward to the next book!
The expanded backstory of the Bene Gesserit order is interesting enough but a good chunk of it goes back over what was already covered in the House Trilogy and Winds of Dune.
That being said, Lady Jessica is an engaging main protagonist and her own genetic memories and ongoing drama with the rest of the order while Paul grows up make for a solid enough bridge between the House Trilogy and the original novel.
On top of this, the marital episodes of Emperor Shaddam IV post-natal common ground between Xora and Lady Jessica bookend the original Dune novel with the theme of history calling concubines "wives".
This is all well and good for die-hard fans of the series, but the novel as a whole is remarkably light on plot, the pacing crawls at times and there isn't much tension to speak of considering it takes place just before the original novel. So far, the Caladan trilogy is for completionists only.
That being said, Lady Jessica is an engaging main protagonist and her own genetic memories and ongoing drama with the rest of the order while Paul grows up make for a solid enough bridge between the House Trilogy and the original novel.
On top of this, the marital episodes of Emperor Shaddam IV post-natal common ground between Xora and Lady Jessica bookend the original Dune novel with the theme of history calling concubines "wives".
This is all well and good for die-hard fans of the series, but the novel as a whole is remarkably light on plot, the pacing crawls at times and there isn't much tension to speak of considering it takes place just before the original novel. So far, the Caladan trilogy is for completionists only.
adventurous
reflective
slow-paced
Dune books by Frank Herbert and now his son must currently number into 20s or more. I am a super fan, and never tire of them. This book, the second in a trilogy, which focused on the Atreides family when Paul was a teen, once again provided layers of backstory and insights which make the beloved characters evermore real. I look forward to reading the next installment.
there’s very little lady of caladan in this lady of caladan
I just . . . I can't . . . I don't . . .
What can I say here? This whole book, this whole series of prequels is so contradictory to <i>Dune</i> cannon that I literally cannot even. The allure of, the reason we love, Leto and Jessica is that it's true love. It doesn't matter that they aren't married. It doesn't matter. Yet, this series, this book especially says eff that. It says things like: What if Leto had another concubine? What if Jessica became another's concubine? No. No. No. Please stop with this nonsense. Also, significantly less Duncan Idaho, so another failure there. Sigh.
What can I say here? This whole book, this whole series of prequels is so contradictory to <i>Dune</i> cannon that I literally cannot even. The allure of, the reason we love, Leto and Jessica is that it's true love. It doesn't matter that they aren't married. It doesn't matter. Yet, this series, this book especially says eff that. It says things like: What if Leto had another concubine? What if Jessica became another's concubine? No. No. No. Please stop with this nonsense. Also, significantly less Duncan Idaho, so another failure there. Sigh.