I think this is my second favorite so far. First favorite was the first one but this one is really good. I’m almost done with it so I still don’t know the ending.
Heretics of Dune surpasses the others in this series, so far (which are all excellent novels), for several reasons. 1)Herebert continues to develop the huge universe he started on the planet Arakis in the first book to an almost unsurpassed depth and yet it connects with all the other novels. 2)Heretics of Dune has enough twists and turns to keep a mystery reader satisfied. 3)Heretics is a drama with characters I cared about by the end of the story. 4)Herbert moves the action along to a fevered pitch while exploring ethics, theology, politics, psychology, manipulation, and sex through the experiences of his characters. So far, this is the crowning achievment of Herbert's writings I have read.