When Frank Herbert penned the epic Dune many, many years ago, he unleashed a whole
             world of possibilites, characters, planets, and stories. Of course, his masterpiece
             spawned sequels, which spawned still more sequels, and finally, at the fourth generation,
             God Emperor of Dune was created. As previously stated, it is the fourth installment in
             the Dune series, and shows one of the most bizarre routes that Herbert could have taken
             the series to. This was truly an interesting piece to read.
             Interestingly enough, this book does not cover any parts of the life of Paul
             Atreides, or any of the characters from the first book, save for Duncan Idaho. However,
             this is not the actual Idaho that died in the first book, but rather the resurrected "ghola"
             that the Emperor pays to have made again and again. The main characters include Leto
             Atreides II, the son of Paul Atreides who seeks to become God by transforming himself
             into a giant sandworm. Other characters in the tale are Moneo, Leto's minister; Siona,
             Moneo's daughter who hates Leto; Hwi Noree, an ambassador; and Duncan Idaho.
             Herbert's description of the characters is excellent, and there is much description of Leto,
             whose journals are the source of the story itself. Here, Herbert uses Leto's journal
             writings to convey his appearance: "At this writing, the whole could be considered rather
             gross. I am what could be called a pre-worm. My body is about seven meters long and
             somewhat more than two meters in diameter, ribbed for more than half of its length, with
             my Atreides face positioned man height at one end, the arms and hands just below. My
             legs and feet? Well, they are mostly atrophied...." (Herbert 1981, p. 15) Herbert once
             again uses his amazing literary skill to deliver wonderful description and paint a very
             effective picture in the reader's mind.
             Herbert's literary skill is als...