Chapterhouse: Dune

Good book bad cover binding

A good read, one of Herbert's finest works

The edition is alright for the price and good book overall, better than most people give it credit for

Good condition of book

A fantastic Sci-fi novel covering social and environmental issues besides politics and religion. Love the story telling. A good read.

Frank Herert introduces a new character in the book, Murbella, who is a captured Honored Matre to a unifier of the two orders of women. She attempts to enslave Duncan, and succeeds, but he enslaves her also. While the book dives deep into the ethics of control, it is an analysis (if you call it that) of the nature of institutions. Sheeana and Odrade are two interesting characters, representing different aspects of leadership. Personally, while Frank Herbert imbued Duncan with increasingly mysterious powers and gave Murbella a central role in the unfolding narrative, I thought their characters were plastic. If you are patient, dive into the dense philosophical discussions and monologues. I thought them to be repetitive and circuitous. What follows is the synopsis I got from CoPilot. The book continues to expound on the themes of power, the desire for supremacy, character development, and adaptation. Chapterhouse: Dune (1985) picks up shortly after the events of Heretics of Dune. The Bene Gesserit Sisterhood is now the central power in the universe, struggling to survive and adapt in the wake of the destruction caused by the mysterious and brutal Honored Matres—an offshoot of the Bene Gesserit who returned from the Scattering with immense power and aggression. The Bene Gesserit are attempting to transform the planet Chapterhouse into a new Dune, cultivating the precious sandworms that are essential for producing the spice melange, the most valuable substance in the universe. Meanwhile, they hold the Honored Matre Murbella prisoner, who is undergoing Bene Gesserit training. Her internal conflict between the two orders becomes a central theme. Duncan Idaho, the ghola (clone) of the original Atreides swordmaster, continues to evolve, displaying mysterious abilities and knowledge that hint at a deeper purpose. He is pursued by unknown forces, possibly linked to the ancient enemy that drove the Honored Matres back into the Old Empire. The novel ends on a cliffhanger, with Murbella killing the leader of the Honored Matres and assuming control of both the Bene Gesserit and the Honored Matres to unify them. Duncan escapes with a group of refugees aboard a no-ship, heading into the unknown, pursued by mysterious enemies. In summary, I consider this book to be tedious and a disappointing end to his six-part series of books.

We can argue about this but for my money, Chapter House Dune is the best of the Dune novels. It focusses on the Bene Gesserit (their Chapter House is in the title) and it ties together many of the ideas about prescience and the power of the mind and body displayed by the Bene Gesserit. I will not give the plot away but I will say there are a few surprises to say the least. If you enjoyed any of the other books you can be guaranteed to enjoy this one.

I ordered this book twice from here and received fake books both times, as you can see in the picture that book cover is misaligned with cover art and in the back you will see orionbooks but there it should be written 'gollancz' as that's the publishing group of these reissue. One more thing to look is that book paperback is of matte finish and not glossy and this relevant as other part of this series with same publication have matte and gollancz logo on them so be careful and do not order from 'cocoblu retail' as they sold the fake item both times. Amazon should take action against such sellers as this creates distrust and for new buyers this is so bad as they want a genuine copy but all they are getting is cheap fakes. TL:DR Book Cover is of Matte finish and not glossy and they have GOLLANCZ written on the back where orionbooks is written, for reference see the picture provided.

Se siete arrivati al sesto volume, sapete già che non si torna indietro. Ho acquistato questa edizione di Chapterhouse: Dune (copertina flessibile Ace, edizione 2019) per mantenere la coerenza visiva con gli altri volumi della serie che hanno questo stile grafico moderno e geometrico. È un volume agrodolce, essendo l'ultimo scritto interamente da Frank Herbert prima della sua scomparsa, e questa edizione "Trade Paperback" (il formato più grande, non il tascabile economico da edicola) rende l'esperienza di lettura decisamente più piacevole. Punti di Forza (Pro) Leggibilità Superiore: A differenza delle edizioni "Mass Market" (quelle piccole e tozze dove il testo arriva fin dentro la rilegatura), questo formato "Grande libro" ha margini ariosi e un font di dimensioni umane. Potete leggere per ore senza dover forzare l'apertura del libro rischiando di spezzare la colonna vertebrale... del volume. Design da Collezione: La copertina, con quel design astratto e la palette nero/oro/verde acqua, è splendida dal vivo. La finitura è opaca e vellutata al tatto, dando una sensazione molto più "premium" rispetto al prezzo di circa 11€. Flessibilità: La brossura è resistente ma morbida. Il libro si lascia sfogliare bene e rimane aperto sul tavolo senza doverci appoggiare sopra un fermacarte pesante. Aspetti da Considerare (Contro) La "Maledizione" del Soft Touch: La copertina opaca è bellissima ma è una calamita per le impronte digitali e l'unto. Se leggete mentre mangiate patatine, lascerete il segno (letteralmente). Inoltre, gli angoli tendono a sbucciarsi leggermente se lo infilate in borsa senza protezione. Carta Standard: Non aspettatevi la carta pregiata delle edizioni Deluxe. Le pagine sono nel classico colore crema/grigiastro tipico dei paperback americani; funzionale, ma niente di lussuoso. Esperienza d'Uso Tipica L'ho letto principalmente la sera sul divano. Il peso è bilanciato (non è un mattone come le edizioni Hardcover Omnibus) e la carta non riflette la luce della lampada, il che aiuta molto. Visivamente, messo in fila con Heretics of Dune e God Emperor della stessa collana, fa un figurone sullo scaffale. Conclusione Questa edizione Ace è il miglior compromesso tra prezzo ed estetica per chi vuole leggere il finale della saga originale. Consigliato a chi sta collezionando la serie con le nuove copertine grafiche e vuole un testo leggibile. Sconsigliato a chi cerca un libro "da battaglia" da maltrattare nello zaino: la copertina è troppo delicata per sopravvivere indenne. La Dritta in Più: In queste edizioni americane "Trade Paperback", la colla della rilegatura può essere un po' rigida all'inizio. Non aprite mai il libro di scatto a 180 gradi appena comprato. Il trucco: appoggiate il dorso su un tavolo, aprite poche pagine alla volta alternando fronte e retro, e premete delicatamente vicino alla rilegatura. Questo "scioglie" la colla e previene che il libro si spacchi a metà o perda pagine tra qualche anno.

Aight, this one was the most boring Dune entry I’ve read. Every single gripe, that everyone said about the continuation of the series creates a prominent issue here. Politics is less exiting and borderline boring, characters are just hanging around and talkin(like a lot) not many stuff happens. Kinda bummer Frank had to say goodbye to this series with the weakest Dune book.

Zur Ausgabe: Die Taschenbücher von Gollancz sind entschieden besser zu handhaben als die andere englische Ausgabe. Ich hatte einen Dune-Band von Penguin, wo der Satzspiegel und der Buchrücken gegen den Leser arbeiten und dafür sorgen, dass einem die Finger vom Auseinanderdrücken wehtun. Bald war dann die Klebebindung gebrochen und einzelne Seiten und ganze Bündel lösten sich heraus. Ich habe mich den ganzen Band hindurch geärgert. Die Gollancz-Ausgabe ist dagegen ein normales, ordentliches Taschenbuch, das man lesen kann. Ich empfehle es sehr. Zum Inhalt: Wenn man die ersten fünf Bände gelesen hat, kann der sechste auch nicht schaden, auch wenn es etwas unbefriedigend ist, dass der Autor selbst seinen Zyklus nicht mehr beenden konnte und so insbesondere die Handlung von Band 5 und 6 keinen Abschluss hat. Man könnte zwar gut nach »God Emperor« zu lesen aufhören, allerdings beinhalten die letzten beiden Bücher auch einige gute Ideen und tolle Szenen, insbesondere spannende Dialoge, wo (in gewohnter Manier) jedes Wort des Gegners belauert wird und schlimme Konsequenzen drohen. Dass im Kampf mit den Honored Matres und im Tagesgeschäft der Bene Gesserit Sexualität und erotische Abhängigkeit gebraucht werden, ist eine luzide Idee des Autors. Eine Sexszene, vor der in Band 6 gelegentlich gewarnt wird, ist zwar sehr irritierend, aber vor allem konzeptuell und also in der Darstellung recht zurückgenommen. Und das vor allem geistige Unbehagen muss man in der Science Fiction aushalten können. Auch wenn ich vom sechsten Band nicht besonders beeindruckt war, gebe ich gern fünf Sternchen für die Ausgabe.

This was a gift. It was well received, just what he wanted. Arrived very quickly on time for a birthday.

I wouldn't say much about the Dune storyline, and this is not my review of it rather just wanted to post photos of the book cause so many buyers like me look for the physical book photos (of how it looks). So I hope this would help them. The binding is very good, smooth and relaxed, convenient for power reading. Short Opinion about DUNE: So, the more you read the Dune books the more you realize that it's not just a Sci-fi epic but it's deep philosophy that Frank Herbert wrote, every page is full of it, and of course with dosages of an epic science fiction saga as well. Although at times very difficult to read and keep focus. So I would suggest anyone, to read at a steady pace and take more breaks. Right now there's so many YT channels about DUNE explanation and story summaries, so watching them also helps a lot. Cheers!