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Children Of Dune by Frank Herbert.
God Emperor Of Dune by Frank Herbert.
check out website(s): www.orionbooks.co.uk I can't recall a time that I haven't seen one edition or other of any of the 'Dune' books in the bookshops.
With all these editions, I'm surprised any enterprising publisher hasn't considered releasing a book featuring all the 'Dune' covers over the years as they'd make an interesting selection of art. 'Children Of Dune' picks up on Paul Atreides' twin children, Leto and Ghinima, and how they maintain their domination of their empire. It also sees the change in Arrakis, turning it from desert to arable and the terrible consequences on the native sand-worms and the melange spice. The solution of this carries over into 'God Emperor Of Dune' where the near-immortal Leto has been ruling for three thousand centuries. This really is galactic empire building at its best. Other authors since Frank Herbert owe their respects to this series of books and is often viewed as one of the granddaddies to learn the most from. It brings a whole new dimension to epic with interesting and dimensional characters with a lot of intrigue to back it up. One can only hope that the second TV series can live up to the printed page. If you haven't discovered this book series yet, don't forget there's the first two books, 'Dune' and 'Dune Messiah' to dig into before these two. GF Willmetts
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OTHER REVIEWS - June 2003
The Mammoth Book Of Best New Horror edited by Stephen Jones Cerulean Sins by Laurell K. Hamilton The History Of The Runestaff by Michael Moorcock The Mammoth Book Of 20th Century Science Fiction edited by David G. Hartwell The Difference Engine by William Gibson and Bruce Sterling Eye In The Sky by Philip K. Dick Buffy The Vampire Slayer and Angel: Monster Island by Christopher Golden Buffy The Vampire Slayer: The Lost Slayer by Christopher Golden Children Of Dune/God Emperor Of Dune by Frank Herbert Exploring The Matrix: Visions Of The Cyber Present edited by Karen Haber The Tomorrow People 3: 1: Secret Weapon The Wreck Of The River Of Stars by Michael Flynn The Weavers Of Saramyr by Chris Wooding Pure Dead Brilliant by Debi Gliori Felaheen: The Third Arabesk by Jon Courtenay Grimwood The Usurper's Crown by Sarah Zettel Prince Of Ayodhya by Ashok K. Banker HARDBACK TO PAPERBACK The Praxis (Book One of Dread Empire's Fall) by Walter Jon Williams Shadow Puppets (Book 3 of The Shadow Saga) by Orson Scott Card
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With a second TV series based on Frank Herbert's
'Dune' books just come out, it can hardly be surprising to have
this pair of books out again. 
If
your editions are getting ragged or you're young and collecting
the set, then you'll obviously be picking these up. 
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