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Title: Rounds out the trilogy nicely
Review: Common wisdom states that Herbert created a great world with the first Dune books and then fell from grace with every chapter afterwards. There is some truth to that especially with the last two book that are good in their own right but don't measure up to the rest of the series.This is the last book where we see the main characters from the first novel. Alia and Paul who show so much promise in the original chapter now come to tragic endings with Paul falling from his potential and Alia fulfilling the dark prophecies associated with her. We also see the children of Paul coming into their own with Leto II setting up the epilogue God Emporer.Part of this book will leave you miserable. I think that much of this book was motivated by Herbert being sick of these characters that he had invented instead of wanting to bring them to a tragic conclusion. However, it is a beautifully depressing book and one that stays with you long after you read it.
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