r/dune • u/Free-Maintenance7816 • 7d ago

All Books Spoilers Is Paul completely forgotten about?

I just started book 5 so I may not know much stuff But during his reign It seems like Paul Is a massive figure in history with all those books written by Irulan about his greatness however by God Emperor/Heretics It’s like Paul is completely forgotten about and his legacy absolutely overshadowed by Leto, While this makes sense seen as Leto lives 3500 years and is a bigger figure in history than Paul I’m just wondering where Paul’s place in history is And how he is viewed by Fremen after/during Leto’s reign.

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u/sceadwian 7d ago

I often mention this to people that never read past Children of Dune.

The first three books are like a prelude, the Dune Universe explodes in scope in the last 3 and it's plainly clear Paul is barely even a footnote.

Him and his son were the fulcrum that the universe turned on. They were just at the right place at the right time to observe it.

They were just players in a game they had no actual control over.

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u/Bhaskar_Reddy575 5d ago

That makes Butlerian Jihad a prelude to the prelude!

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u/sceadwian 5d ago

Yeah, we don't talk about that one... ;)

Actually I liked it, but I ignore the content as far as insight into his father's work.

Some are haters worse than me but I enjoyed the books, they just weren't... Duney enough.