Dune Messiah

Actual rating: 3.5

From the magnificent bit of storytelling and universe creation that Frank Herbert took us through in Dune, to 300 pages worth of political intrigue and scheming I count myself as a bit disappointed. While I completely respect and understand Herbert's thought process behind the plot, it somehow reeked of being an afterthought, a bridge between Dune and Children of Dune if you will.

Here lies a toppled god.
His fall was not a small one.
We did but build his pedestal,
A narrow and a tall one.