/lit/ - Literature

>>19447466
>>19447551
Messiah is where the Dune saga start becoming something special. The first book is the least interesting one for me. It has the apparent structure of a typical Hero's journey adventure story and A LOT of focus on ecology (if that's your thing, you're gonna love it). I'm not saying that's all the book has to offer, it has a lot of suggestions at the subversions and change of direction that would come in the sequels, some interesting points on power, leadership, politics etc, and great world building. But the political intrigue, drama and sharpest commentary on political structures, philosophy, sociology, religion and power come in the sequels. Most of those people today that only enjoyed the first book did so because they only cared about the superficial A New Hope tier adventure.

>The convoluted wording of legalisms grew up around the necessity to hide from ourselves the violence we intend toward each other. Between depriving a man of one hour from his life and depriving him of his life there exists only a difference of degree. You have done violence to him, consumed his energy. Elaborate euphemisms may conceal your intent to kill, but behind any use of power over another the ultimate assumption remains: “I feed on your energy.”

—ADDENDA TO ORDERS IN COUNCIL THE EMPEROR PAUL MUAD’DIB

>>17772639
Hope you do enjoy it anon, its excellent

>>16871156
>>16871167
This