Frank Herbert: The Dune: The Prophet review

The last part of The Dune ends the story of Paul Muad'Dib, who is now accepted as the leader of the Fremen and part of their prophecy of a man who sees the past and the future.
Paul prepares the attack against the Harkonnen, and is separating himself from his mother Jessica, now given a birth to a child who knows too much for her age. Paul too has a family now and the blood of Atreides strongly in his veins he declares himself as the Duke and takes a move against the emperor himself with the precious spice.

Herbert won't disappoint you. For every victory, there is a defeit. For every joy, there's sorrow. Paul has to make choices to prevent the massacre, but how does he see the future?
This final part reveals things much sooner than the miniseries (which of course has to build tension in a different way), but the end isn't a disappoinment.

This final part also includes appendix with a short dictionary and description of the planet Arrakis and how the dreams of the Fremen became real plans. These are also very interesting to read.

Still, despite the fact it was written in the 1960's, this book manages to keep the reader occupied and the world Herbert describes is belivable. And that's what tells good stories from the bad ones.

Anyone interested in science fiction, here's the book for you.
/ [Caterin S.]

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