Dune

, #1

Hardcover, 517 pages

English language

Published Oct. 1, 1999 by Ace.

ISBN:
978-0-441-00590-1
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5 stars (9 reviews)

"One of the monuments of modern science fiction."--Chicago Tribune

"A portrayal of an alien society more complete and deeply detailed that any other author in the field has managed...a story absorbing equally for its action and philosophical vistas."--The Washing Post Book World

DUNE

Here is the novel that will be forever considered a triumph of the imagination. Set on the desert planet Arrakis, Dune is the story of the boy Paul Atreides, who would become the mysterious man known as Muad'Dib. He would avenge the traitorous plot against his noble family--and would bring to fruition humankind's most ancient and unattainable dream.

A stunning blend of adventure and mysticism, environmentalism, and politics, Dune won the first Nebula Award, shared the Hugo Award, and formed thebasis of what is undoubtedly the grandest epic in science fiction. Frank Herbert's death in 1986 was a tragic loss, yet the astounding legacy of his visionary …

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reviewed Dune by Frank Herbert (Dune (1))

Ciencia ficción de altísima calidad filosófica

5 stars

¡Ah qué agradable es volver a leer con expectativas moderadas que terminan siendo ampliamente rebasadas! Iniciaré con una descripción muy sintetizada: Dune dice grandes verdades sobre la condición humana y las civilizaciones que resultan de ella, recurriendo a una ficción que se siente como exquisito relato histórico. Es un libro que atrapa, de esos que te obligan a buscar momentos, por pequeños que sean, para saber qué más ocurrirá en la trama. Frank Herbert despliega un estilo narrativo con altísima precisión para conseguir que las descripciones a detalle de ambientes, objetos, personas y personalidades, no interfieran con el flujo de la historia, sino que lo nutran y lo hagan disfrutable. Pocos libros me han hecho sentir tan adentrado en sus ambientes. Frank eligió muy bien las dos características esenciales de Arrakis: carencia extrema de agua y presencia en abundancia de un recurso menos útil para sobrevivir, pero que despierta mayor …

reviewed Dune by Frank Herbert (Dune Chronicles, #1)

expansive universe, exhausting writing style

4 stars

it took me ages to get through this. not because it's bad, probably mostly because i repaired my computer and had.. other things on my mind. but also partly because herbert's style reminds me of tolkien. like, a lot. at least in the sense that herbert really wants you to read his mediocre poetry too.

this isn't bad by any means, and i will surely read on in the future. probably around the time the second movie hits. the characters are fleshed-out and there's surprisingly little overt misogyny for a science fiction book that is, at this point, positively ancient. it's just the constant internal monologuing and then rushing through the actual happenings that gets exhausting after a while.

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  • Dune (Imaginary place)--Fiction.