The strange combination of power and humanity plays out in a constant battle in the third book of the Dune saga. I admit that watching Alia succumb to evil was heartbreaking, but it was also expected. After Paul's rule, much of his story and ideas still plague the land through the unstable empire that Alia rules. And wise beyond their years, Leto II and Ghanima decide to avoid the spice trance and refuse to see the future. This plan was used to avoid the mistakes their father made, but a preacher still talks of Muad'Dib and makes an effort to challenge both Alia's rule and the religion of Paul Atreides. The story of this novel played with the notion of human and god. This is shown through Leto II more than anyone, who knows his fate and accepts it for his sister's sake. Leto and Ghanima have been left with a task to redeem Paul's failure. They must overcome power and decide which path they will take to keep the spice flowing and their humanity preserved.
This story was more complicated than the first two, but I still recommend it after Dune Messiah.
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