God Emperor of Dune

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Frank Herbert

Book Four in the Magnificent Dune Chronicles—the Bestselling Science Fiction Adventure of All TimeMillennia have passed on Arrakis, and the once-desert planet is green with life. Leto Atreides, the son of the world’s savior, the Emperor Paul Muad’Dib, is still alive but far from human. To preserve humanity’s future, he sacrificed his own by merging with a sandworm, granting him near immortality as God Emperor of Dune for the past thirty-five hundred years.Leto’s rule is not a benevolent one. His transformation has made not only his appearance but his morality inhuman. A rebellion, led by Siona, a member of the Atreides family, has risen to oppose the despot’s rule. But Siona is unaware that Leto’s vision of a Golden Path for humanity requires her to fulfill a destiny she never wanted—or could possibly conceive....

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Author

Frank Herbert

Pages

496

Publisher

Penguin

Published Date

2020-07-07

ISBN

0593201752 9780593201756

Ratings

Google: 4

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"Another great book by Frank Herbert, worth reading as it takes place between the first trilogy of the series and the latter two that he wrote."

Harvey F Smith

"Frank Herbert had a fine mind. The Dune saga continues in this 4th in the series. Such a complex and imaginative world and characters!"

Jackie Davidson

"God Emperor of Dune by Frank Herbert 4/5 :star::star::star::star: So I enjoyed this one about as much as the first book. It was finally about action and not just leading-up political and religious jargon. Some parts and characters I enjoyed, better than others. Nice to finally have a plot again after 3000 years."

Sarah

"This was my favorite of the Dune Chronicles and I've read them all several times. I'm currently reading Dragon Age: Tevinter Nights which is a series of short stories set in the world of Thedas. This is also the setting of the Dragon Age video game series. I'm excitedly waiting for the fourth game - Dragon Age: Dreadwolf. The novels and short stories help satiate my need for more of this incredible world!"

Cheryl J. White

"7/10"

Easton Guspyt

"Frank Herberts fourth installment to the series builds off of the previous three books into an amazing story that pushes into the mysterious world of Dune. All of Franks previous dune books provided very philosophical views on life and the fourth book is just the same. "

Trevor Cunningham

"At this point in the series... stop... move on to the extra stories and focus on your preferred characters. "

Becca Vogelpohl

"Peak fiction. It's my second favorite of the Dune series. I don't even know how this book has less than a 4 star rating. I guess the Dune community is pretty divided in their opinions on GeOD and I can see why because this novel is very unconventional. Personally, I wouldn't have it any other way. I loved this book so much that I read it all in a day. Herbert's views on our growing dependence of AI is more relevant than ever as of today (2024). Herbert touches on so many other timeless topics and themes through Leto II. This book is truly one of a kind. It's among one of my favorite sci-fi books to date. 5/5 stars."