Children of Dune vs God Emperor of Dune: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Dune, American literature, Science Fiction, Fiction
Children of Dune
The science fiction masterpiece continues in the "major event,"( Los Angeles Times) Children of Dune. With millions of copies sold worldwide, Frank Herbert's Dune novels stand among the major achievements of the human…
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God Emperor of Dune
Fourth book in the Dune series. Takes place 3500 years after the events of the original trilogy. Tells the story of Leto, the son of Paul Atreides, who has traded his humanity to become an immortal sandworm of Dune.
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Children of Dune has the widest readership — 268238 ratings behind its score.
- Children of Dune reaches further in scholarship and criticism — cited 9 times.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Children of Dune | God Emperor of Dune | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.0 (268238) | 3.9 (157018) |
| Hardcover | 3.9 (1222) | 3.8 (821) |
| Google Books | 3.5 (3) | 3.0 (1) |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (1765) | 4.5 (1115) |
Reception
| Children of Dune | God Emperor of Dune | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 268238 | 157018 |
| Editions | 77 | 47 |
| Citations | 9 | 4 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 161403 | 115884 |
| Reading it now | 19459 | 8198 |
| Written reviews | 14927 | 9003 |
| Wikipedia attention | 45106 | 32083 |
| Pages | 528 | 600 |