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Book four in Frank Herbert's magnificent Dune Chronicles--one of the most significant sagas in the history of literary science fiction. Millennia have passed on Arrakis, and the once-desert planet is green with life. Leto Atreides, the son of the world's savior, the Emperor Paul Muad'Dib, is still alive but far from human. To preserve humanity's future, he sacrificed his own by merging with a sandworm, granting him near immortality as God Emperor of Dune for the past thirty-five hundred years. Leto's rule is not a benevolent one. His transformation has made not only his appearance but his morality inhuman. A rebellion, led by Siona, a member of the Atreides family, has risen to oppose the despot's rule. But Siona is unaware that Leto's vision of a Golden Path for humanity requires her to fulfill a destiny she never wanted--or could possibly conceive.... Includes an introduction by Brian Herbert
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Is God Emperor of Dune appropriate for my child?
Suitable for most readers 16 and up.
This philosophical sci-fi novel contains complex themes of tyranny, inhuman transformation, body horror, and political manipulation. Violence is present but not graphic; mature themes require sophisticated reading comprehension.
What to know going in
This book has moderate violence, mild sexual content, and mild language. Content notes include body horror, deception, and manipulation (see the full list above).
Who'll love this
Teens who love deep, thought-provoking sci-fi about power, destiny, and what it means to be human will find this intellectually challenging.