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Summary: in the beginning
Review: My favorite book from Dune serie is God Emperor of Dune; but this one is the first, and it opened our eyes to a new universe, a new thought.
Really, it's a hard and complex universe with a lot of different people with them own objectives, ideas, fears, ambitions... Translate it from an extended universe to the city, the street... and you'll see it in a shorted scale. F. Herbert is talking about an extense universe but it's near in distance and relationship. It's not about far away worlds, forgotten worlds... it's near, it's between members of a great family with diferents thoughts and ambitions.
All the incredible world of Dune itself is fabulous, the factions along the universe (the powers than tries to dominate or tries to update the human race), the fight of Atraides spirit against the terror...
In the other hands you see how the climate, how the economy; works really hand-on-hand with politic and war; how the people tries to move inside a sea (sea of water or sand, it's not different) dominated for those forces.
The Dune world is very close to us
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Summary: Start here and read the whole series
Review: The Dune series truly is a wonderful collection of sci-fi books. The vividness and completeness of the 'alternate reality' being portayed is staggering. You truly are thrown into another world; given the number of books available, you can 'wallow in it' for quite some time. If you want a break from everyday reality, dive into these books and don't surface until you need food, sleep, etc.
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Summary: Awesome Book
Review: Frank Herbet's Dune is perhaps the best science fiction/fantasy novel that I have ever read. Once you read the first few pages you are hooked! I couldn't put it down. I highly recommend it to anyone who loves sci-fi. Also try ALL his other books they are great too!
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Summary: Excellent Book
Review: Dune by Frank Herbert is an excellent science fiction novel. Set in the future and involving four planets, the novel has a different spin from typical sci-fi books. The novel includes several appendices, a glossary of unfamiliar terms in the novel, and even a map of Arrakis.
Dune is a complex and intriguing novel that can be difficult to understand. With a unique language of its own the novel takes on form and character. Arrakis, also known as Dune, a desert planet is the setting for the majority of the novel. On Arrakis an addictive spice is mined and whoever controls Arrakis controls the spice and whoever controls the spice controls the universe. The novel is about the struggle for control of Arrakis.
The novel can be a difficult read because of its unique language and verbose dialogue. If you are looking for a good science fiction novel that isn't to sci-fi, this is and excellent novel to read. It has some to do with space travel but it takes on more of a Jurassic Park genre than a Star Wars one. Overall it was an excellent novel and a great read.
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Summary: Dune Review
Review: Dune by Frank Herbert is an exxellent science fiction novel. Set in the future and involving four planets, the book has a different spin from typical sci-fi books. The novel includes several appendices, a glossary of unfamilial termsin the novel, and even a map of Arrakis.
Dune is a complex and intriguing novel that can be difficult to understand. With a unique language of its own the novel takes on form and character. Arrakis, also known as Dune, a desert planet is the setting for the majority of the novel. On Arrakis an addictive spice is mined and whoever controls Arrakis controls the spice and whoever controls the spice controls the universe. The novel is about the struggle for control of Arrakis.
The novel can be a difficult read because of its unique language and its verbose dialogue. If you are looking for a good science fiction novel that isn't to sci-fi Dune is a great read. The science fiction part is more of a Jurassic Park genre than a Star Wars one. Overall it was a great read and an interesting twist to science fiction.
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Summary: George Lucas's Humbling Experience
Review: "Brilliant" from the editors. "Awesome" from the readers world-wide.
Frank Herbert's "Dune" poossesses every element of a bestselling science fiction of all time. For all the sceince-fiction lovers or those who simply look for a good book Frank Herbert's "Dune" is a must-buy. With mote than twelve million copies sold world-wide in more than 29 languages, This award-winning "Dune" stood up above all as an excellenct source of entertainment and a brilliant literal classic. The story begins with a setting of an enourmouse galactic empire where precience-guided spacecrafts made interstellar travel possible and mentats, "human computers", replaced the ancient "thinking machines". Besides the magnificent plot settings and adventures, "Dune"'s examination on politics and humanity is the best i've ever read. Although some high-tech seeking readers might find this novel less technology-associated, it does not make the adventures any less exciting. Finishing this first novel only tempted me for its five sequels. "Brilliant...it is all that Dune was, and maybe a little more."(Galaxy Magazine)
Get this book for the entertainment, its philosophy, and the literal brilliance; get this book for the sake of those twelve million people who read it and the all the poeple who gave it a 5 out of 5 on Amazon.com review. If you have been saving money for somthing valuable, if you ever wanted to read a truely great book, Frank Herber's "Dune" is it.
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Summary: Not Just for Sci-fi Fans!
Review: Everyone knows Dune is a science fiction classic, but I whole-heartedly recommend it to readers who normally shy away from the genre. Dune is an incredible story that far trancends its genre and I hope anyone who's tempted to dismiss it as just sci-fi will pick it up and give it a try.
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Summary: I've read it 4 times now.
Review: From 1979 to 1984 I read this SF classic three times. Now sixteen years later I've read it for the fourth time. Frank Herbert's novel was published in 1965 and is considered to be one of the greatest science fiction works of all time. Herbert wrote a series of six Dune novels before his death in 1986. This book, the first and greatest in the series, is a tale of political intrigue and revenge set on the desert planet of Arrakis, commonly known as Dune. The story encompasses religious and ecological themes as well as social upheaval. The wealth of the planet is the geriatric spice known as melange, and Dune is the sole source of the spice. The prescient powers of the spice allow for space travel. The hero of the story, Paul Atreides, son of the Duke Leto Atreides, is caught up in a far-reaching tale of a feud between House Atreides and House Harkonnen, and a centuries-old scheme of the Bene Gesserit sisterhood to secretly breed a being with mental powers able to bridge space and time. In 1984 David Lynch brought Dune to the big screen with a mixed degree of success. Naturally he had to do some serious trimming of the sprawling novel in order to encapsulate it in a movie. He also made some marked changes to the story. I read this novel again for three reasons: 1) Because it's a favorite of mine; 2) as a precursor to watching the Sci-Fi Channel's six-hour Dune mini-series; and 3) Frank Herbert's son, Brian Herbert, in collaboration with seasoned writer Kevin J. Anderson, has written a trilogy of prequels to the Dune saga and I want to have the story fresh in my mind when I read the first of them, DUNE: HOUSE ATREIDES. I have read five of the six Dune novels in Frank Herbert's series. The second, DUNE MESSIAH continues the story of Paul Atreides, but is otherwise unremarkable. The third, CHILDREN OF DUNE, is a tale with Paul's children as the protagonists. The fourth is GOD EMPEROR OF DUNE, and was my least favorite, as it was heavy on philosophy and short on action. The fifth is HERETICS OF DUNE which I barely remember and it is set thousands of years after the events of the first three books. Some liken HERETICS to the style of the first book and I plan on reading it again. The sixth book in the series is called CHAPTERHOUSE: DUNE and purportedly picks up where HERETICS leaves off. I'll read it after I finish re-reading HERETICS OF DUNE. A note from the official Dune Novels site: "Shortly before his death, Frank Herbert had begun work on DUNE 7, and he had discussed writing possible future DUNE projects with Brian. Because of the beautiful and moving dedication to Beverly Herbert, Brian's mother, in CHAPTERHOUSE, for ten years Brian felt that the story should stop there, even though the last novel ends on a cliffhanger. In 1996, though, two safe deposit boxes were discovered that Frank Herbert had sealed before his death. Inside those boxes, Brian discovered the full and complete outline for DUNE 7, the final DUNE novel Frank Herbert had intended to write, which wraps up all the story threads from the previous six books. Brian and Kevin do intend to write DUNE 7, but it will not be the next project in line. Due to the complexity of the outline, many things need to be established in earlier novels, and it also seems fitting that DUNE 7 should be the last Dune novel published."
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Summary: Science fiction masterpiece
Review: But of course you have heard that this book is one of the greatest novels are imagined. The truth is...it probably is one of the greatest novels are created in the twentieth century. Only a few authors come to mind that could create their own worlds so stunningly, namely J.R.R Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, etc. The story basically revolves around the boy Paul Atreides and his fight to achieve revenge for his father, Leto I. Not only does his retribution include the despised Harkonnens, but also the Imperial family, the Corrinos. The intricate plot line is further convoluted by the introduction of the principles of the major political parties in the story. The Bene Gesserit, the Spacing Guild, etc. all have their own motives to secure a stake in the plantet of Arrakis. The Fremen are another interesting group of people that have an elaborate cultural identity finely honed by their oppressive enviroment. These are fierce warriors and stand up to the best soldiers in the galaxy. Paul and his mother Jessica's introduction to them only go to make them a stronger race of people. As loyalties change and the numerous characters are introduced it seems as though the plot line has too many tangents, but somehow Herbert deftly maneuvers them into an outstanding conclusion. The novel is brillant in its complexity. The only other book to my limited knowledge that emerges so adroitly is the classic Lord of the Rings. Herbert is a very skilled and imaginative writer, his writing style, while complex, enraptures the reader and makes the book pass with relative ease. His scenic descriptions are excellent and his characterizations are no less than incredible. Everything about this book rings classic, something no one should miss out on. Excellent read, superb.
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Summary: A wonderfully written, deep story!
Review: This book is simply amazing. The storyline itself is interesting and somewhat easy to follow, but beneath it all, is the deep politics of Dune that function on so many levels. Impossible to grasp it all on your first read, but so beautifally written, I couldn't put it down. It has wonderful ideas within it, my favorite of which I still recite to this day when I am afraid. "I must not fear, fear is the mindkiller..." For any reader, particularly sci-fi lovers, but as I see it, it appeals to all. Not an easy read, but very rewarding in all aspects. A must!
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