A review by medievalfantasyqueen
Dune Messiah by Frank Herbert

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

Probably one of the most devastatingly bleak books I’ve read in the year, Dune Messiah makes a startling warning figure out of its protagonist, Paul Muad’dib Atriedes, and is a raw exploration of the utter catastrophe that blind hero worship and the veneration of ideas and ideologies without critical thought can bring upon civilisations, and the battle of free will against preordained destinies.