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Summary: A STANDARD AMONG SCIENCE FICTION CLASSICS
Review: The book DUNE and its the cycle set a standard in science fiction. It places itself as one ot the supreme works created as a political statement for the environment and messianic infatuation. Frank Herbert is adept at plot development and has a definite purpose in his writing. The other leading Sci. Fi. classics such as THE FOUNDATION cycle
by Isaac Asimov must take a inferior position to this this
marvel of Sci. Fi. Literature.
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Summary: Incredible
Review: Dune deserves a definite 10. It is by far the greatest
Sci-fi book ever written. It changed my life. I got entirely new perspectives on ecology, politics, and even life
It needs to be read 8-9 times. I have.
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Summary: Quite possibly the best book I've ever read
Review: Frank Hebert hit the right idea when he wrote Dune. The tragedy, the gripping storyline, and the real-life characters make it seem as if it can really happen. However, Hebert's death in 1986 was a tragic loss to the fans of sci-fi literature for we lost a man of "interstellar" imagination
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Summary: Simply the best, most intriguing sf book yet written.
Review: Dune is a complex and fascinating novel. At first glance, it
seems to be simply a very imaginative adventure story - and it's a great read even if that's all you ever get out of it.
However, Dune is much more than just an adventure. It's an analogy - from a writer who was very concerned with ecological issues - for societal over-dependence on a single substance and the ways such dependence skews the structure and character of that society. Further, the book itself, and the Dune series especially, devotes considerable attention to exploring the messianic dilemma. As you venture through the six-book series, this theme becomes a central issue, the seeds of which, naturally, are sown by Paul Muad'Dib on Dune.
These are the levels upon which Dune can be read that occur after only a few readings of the book. Dune is one of those rare reading experiences that improves each time you return to it. Every subsequent journey - as it can only be called - through the Universe that includes Arrakis, Dune, desert planet, yeilds a richer, more satisfying experience. Dune, simply put, is the premier example of the speculative fiction genre.
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Summary: Dune: the unquestionable king of Sci-fi
Review: Dune: the highest selling Sci-Fi book in HistoryDestined to become a classic, Herbert creates an realistic world set into the future where civilizations are feudal planets and the universe seeks the most precious spice which extends life and mental abilities found on the planet Dune. Follow the young duke Paul into his rise to manhood and the secret past that either makes him a god or a corpse. Herbert creates a spellbinding story with as he examines the role of power and leadership in a foreign enviroment. This book is required reading for all Sci-Fi fans.
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Summary: Dune: the highest selling Sci-Fi book in History
Review: Destined to become a classic, Herbert creates an realistic world set into the future where civilizations are feudal planets and the universe seeks the most precious spice which extends life and mental abilities found on the planet Dune. Follow the young duke Paul into his rise to manhood and the secret past that either makes him a god or a corpse. Herbert creates a spellbinding story with as he examines the role of power and leadership in a foreign enviroment. This book is required reading for all Sci-Fi fans.
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Summary: Best of the Dune Chronicles
Review: "Dune" is a must-read for any sf fan at all. The giant
sandworms are especially cool, and so is the fight between
the Fremen and the Sardaukar (the Emperor's specially
trained elite fighting force). Unfortuanly, some of the
sequels were pretty disappointing. The second and third
books, "Dune Messiah" and "Children Of Dune" are defintely
the worst, and "God Emperor of Dune" isn't much better
(although it does have its good moments), but "Heretics of
Dune" and "Chapterhouse: Dune" are very good.
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Summary: Best sci-fi novel ever written. Demands multiple readings.
Review: This is one of perhaps 8 books that I would give a 10 to
and would be my unhesitating answer to the question, "What
is the best sci-fi novel of all time?"
Herbert has achieved what very very few sci-fi writers do:
he has created a complex and utterly believable "universe"
that is almost wholly alien to our own. Yet despite this yawning gulf, Herbert spells nothing out; we learn about the
universe by seeing it through the eyes of the extraordinarily compelling characters who inhabit it.
This is not an easy read, and it takes more than a single
reading to really appreciate it. NB: do NOT make any assumptions based on the movie. It simply
doesn't compare.
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Summary: Excellent
Review: I give this book a 10 because it deserves it
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Summary: A cult classic that set a standard for epic Science Fiction
Review: If you haven't read this because you were put off by the "cult" status of Dune, don't be. I delayed reading it for years because I usually avoid cult classics and overhyped books. But the moment I started reading Dune, I was captivated. This book creates an entire world and society (what I love best about sci-fi, when done really well.) And this book has an epic struggle of Good and Evil. The bad guys are really BAD. The good guys are complex, heroic and vulnerable at times. There are plots, sub-plots and counter-plots. Some fascinating concepts are introducted in Dune; an order of women who control breeding of superior human beings and influence politics--the Bene Gesserit, the Mentats, human savants who replaced computers when computers were banned from the universe for their "dehumanizing" effect. And the Fremen, a desert people who are fiercer than the trained killer army of the Padishah Emperor. This is the most exciting science fiction book I ever read, and is one of my favorite books of all times. If you haven't read it, you are in for a treat. Dune is complicated at times, but always worthwhile.
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