2018-07-10
Dune Messiah felt disjointed and directionless, with most chapters being nothing more than characters in a room talking about nothing much of substance.
Any sense of conflict tended to be vague: Paul thought he could see the future, only to be surprised by everything; Alia thought she could see the future, only to be surprised by everything.
A book as exceptional as Dune was always going to overshadow any sequel – but Dune Messiah was especially poor, and undermined itself by reading more as a stream of consciousness than a constructed story.
Rating: 2/5