paul’s goal is revenge and regaining his position, because that’s what aristocrats do. he offers a green arrakis to get the fremen to go along with his plan.
and his son doesnt really hijack it, paul sees the same future, but he cant bring himself to live 3500 years or whatever and become a sandworm by the end, so he tries to step out of the story. turns out it doesnt matter, it just puts his son in the same position and leto2 makes a different decision, because he isnt human anymore due to becoming all his ancestors in the womb, before he had any kind of personality.
Second one is generally held to be the worst one. Leto II’s project begins in book 3 and ends in book 4, which is held to be the best in the series, alongside book 1. Very different reads though, since 1-3 form an effective trilogy and 4 is a huge tone shift.
The Fremen believe it to be their holy war and necessary, and Paul by that point is so caught up in his own legend that he is no longer able or willing to stop it. Idk the second book goes more into it because it happens between Dune and Dune Messiah but Dune itself never gets into it too much besides visions of the future.
To what goal? Only read the first which ends with Arrakis being liberated
Paul’s goal is a green arrakis, but it gets hijacked by is son for something worse
paul’s goal is revenge and regaining his position, because that’s what aristocrats do. he offers a green arrakis to get the fremen to go along with his plan.
and his son doesnt really hijack it, paul sees the same future, but he cant bring himself to live 3500 years or whatever and become a sandworm by the end, so he tries to step out of the story. turns out it doesnt matter, it just puts his son in the same position and leto2 makes a different decision, because he isnt human anymore due to becoming all his ancestors in the womb, before he had any kind of personality.
This is the opposite of an explanation, fine I’ll read the second book
Second one is generally held to be the worst one. Leto II’s project begins in book 3 and ends in book 4, which is held to be the best in the series, alongside book 1. Very different reads though, since 1-3 form an effective trilogy and 4 is a huge tone shift.
and 5 and 6 are super weird but fun
The Fremen believe it to be their holy war and necessary, and Paul by that point is so caught up in his own legend that he is no longer able or willing to stop it. Idk the second book goes more into it because it happens between Dune and Dune Messiah but Dune itself never gets into it too much besides visions of the future.