Frank Herbert's Dune Saga 3-Book Boxed Set: Dune, Dune Messiah, and Children of Dune
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Perfect for longtime fans and new readers alike--a beautiful premium mass market boxed set of the first three novels in Frank Herbert's Dune Saga。
DUNE IS SOON TO BE A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE directed by Denis Villeneuve， starring Timoth�e Chalamet， Josh Brolin， Jason Momoa， Zendaya， Rebecca Ferguson， Oscar Isaac， Javier Bardem， Dave Bautista， Stellan Skarsg�rd， and Charlotte Rampling。
In the far future， on a remote planet， an epic adventure awaits。 Here are the first three novels of Frank Herbert's magnificent Dune saga--a triumph of the imagination and one of the bestselling science fiction series of all time。
Includes Books 1 - 3: DUNE - DUNE MESSIAH - CHILDREN OF DUNE
DUNE IS SOON TO BE A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE directed by Denis Villeneuve， starring Timoth�e Chalamet， Josh Brolin， Jason Momoa， Zendaya， Rebecca Ferguson， Oscar Isaac， Javier Bardem， Dave Bautista， Stellan Skarsg�rd， and Charlotte Rampling。
In the far future， on a remote planet， an epic adventure awaits。 Here are the first three novels of Frank Herbert's magnificent Dune saga--a triumph of the imagination and one of the bestselling science fiction series of all time。
Includes Books 1 - 3: DUNE - DUNE MESSIAH - CHILDREN OF DUNE
Reviews
Aisha
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Herbert is a master of words！Today I finished reading the Dune trilogy。 Delighted！ I applaud while standing！The magnificently created world came from the pen of the author。 An incredibly realistic description of the events， feelings， emotions of the heroes， makes you plunge into the world of Dune， Arrakis。 The political component of the work， the desires， and the motives of the heroes are masterfully thought out。 The love line is also present and takes its place。 Unusual living conditions， belie Herbert is a master of words！Today I finished reading the Dune trilogy。 Delighted！ I applaud while standing！The magnificently created world came from the pen of the author。 An incredibly realistic description of the events， feelings， emotions of the heroes， makes you plunge into the world of Dune， Arrakis。 The political component of the work， the desires， and the motives of the heroes are masterfully thought out。 The love line is also present and takes its place。 Unusual living conditions， beliefs， and climatic conditions make us think about life on our planet and about the problems that humanity creates both for itself and for the planet。 The incredible capabilities of the human body are reminiscent of the existence of specially trained fighters under the control of the higher ruling elite of our world， which delights and frightens at the same time。In truth， Frank Herbert managed to create a whole world， and what is most incredible， more than 60 years from today， although it seems that he is our contemporary。With interest， I will continue to get acquainted with the continuation of this story and I advise you to read it， at least for the sake of general development :）） 。。。more
ElsSte
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Ik heb me er wat moeten doorworstelen in het begin， maar fantastisch boek！
Jamie
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I'm pleased to write that I have finally completed the great Dune trilogy。 And it was great。 REALLY great。 So much so actually， that I can explicitly and categorically confirm that it is the most plagerised book I've ever read。 Okay， "plagerised" is a strong word。 But I couldn't help but feel familiarised with a lot of the scenes in the story。 When reading this book， it was impossible for me to ignore the similarities between it and just about every science fiction movie I've ever seen！ Okay， I I'm pleased to write that I have finally completed the great Dune trilogy。 And it was great。 REALLY great。 So much so actually， that I can explicitly and categorically confirm that it is the most plagerised book I've ever read。 Okay， "plagerised" is a strong word。 But I couldn't help but feel familiarised with a lot of the scenes in the story。 When reading this book， it was impossible for me to ignore the similarities between it and just about every science fiction movie I've ever seen！ Okay， I may be slightly over exaggerating again。Classic Sci-fi films like Star Wars， The Matrix and Avatar all display some Frank Herbert undertones。 Even books like Brandon Sanderson's Mistborn saga seem to have taken ideas from the late author。I dunno， maybe I'm overreacting， or perhaps there is a very fine line between inspiration and just plain old theft。 In closing: Dune is a book every avid reader should indulge in at least once。 It truly is the holy grail of science fiction。 And I am personally grateful to the Gods for blessing the universe with the incredible and brilliant mind of Frank Herbert。And now I look forward to returning to the dry， barren and unforgiving planet of Arrakis when I read God Emperor。"I must not fear。 Fear is the mind-killer。 Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration。 I will face my fear。 I will permit it to pass over me and through me。 And when it has gone past， I will turn the inner eye to see its path。 Where the fear has gone there will be nothing。 Only I will remain。" 。。。more
lara poppy thake
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EpicThe story is so intricate。 So impressed with the world building。 Thoroughly enjoyed reading this trilogy and at times I couldn’t put it down。
Petya
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Favourite book， story is extremely interesting。 The world Herbert has created is amazing and perfectly pictures issues that will echo for all of time。
Jennifer （JC-S）
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‘In the week before their departure to Arrakis， when all the final scurrying about had reached a nearly unbearable frenzy， an old crone came to visit the mother of the boy， Paul。’When I first read this sentence， over fifty years ago， I could not envisage that I would be drawn into a world which could hold my attention for so long。 I’ve just reread the trilogy and it still holds much of its initial appeal。The trilogy is set in the distant future on the desert planet of Arrakis。 Arrakis is the sou ‘In the week before their departure to Arrakis， when all the final scurrying about had reached a nearly unbearable frenzy， an old crone came to visit the mother of the boy， Paul。’When I first read this sentence， over fifty years ago， I could not envisage that I would be drawn into a world which could hold my attention for so long。 I’ve just reread the trilogy and it still holds much of its initial appeal。The trilogy is set in the distant future on the desert planet of Arrakis。 Arrakis is the source of spice （melange）， the most valuable substance in the galaxy。 Why？ Spice is a mind enhancing drug which enables interstellar travel。 Control of the trade is critical。 The first novel opens as Duke Leto Atreides， his concubine the Lady Jessica and son Paul are about to travel to Arrakis （Dune）。 Not long after they arrive， the Duke is poisoned but Lady Jessica and Paul manage to escape into the desert。 What follows （in the trilogy） is a multi-generational story of prophecy， adaptation， and survival。 One of the most important features of the trilogy is the interrelationship between the people and the environment。 Dune was not always a desert， and some would like to see the desertification reversed。 Is it possible？ And at what cost？ Moving from ecology to people: lineage is critical。 Paul Atreides and his descendants are key。The first book in the trilogy provides the world， the foundation for the remaining two books。 While there is an inevitability in what follows， those books are important。 Mysticism， a Messiah， and （naturally） self-interest all have a part to play。I finished the trilogy and will start the second Dune trilogy soon。‘You wonder how one could presume to educate such a person as yourself？ You， with the knowledge of a multitude held there in your memories？ That’s just it， you see！ You think yourself educated， but all you are is a repository of dead lives。 You don’t yet have a life of your own。 You’re just a walking surfeit of others， all with one goal—to seek death。’Jennifer Cameron-Smith 。。。more
Sarah ~
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مراجعة عامة لـ DUNE :。。。。。。。。。。تُقدّم سلسلة DUNE （ست روايات）، تحليلًا لأنظمة الحكم، والثقافة، والقوة، والدين، والسُلطة، وسيطرة "الشركات الكبرى" وفنون التلاعب والإرادة الحرة。تجري أحداث الرواية في "إمبراطورية" تُحكم سُلطَتها على كلِّ أرجاء "المجرّة"، وحيث تتنافس "العائلات" النبيلة على أغلى مادة معروفة للإنسان: （The Spice | البهار）。إنَّها مادّة مُهمة لـ السفر عبر الفضاء، وتطيل العمر، وتعزز نمو قدرات عقلية خارقة للبشر。يجدُ القارئ نفسه وقد أُلقي فجأة في عالم في المستقبل البعيد، بسياساته ودينه وتقنيات مراجعة عامة لـ DUNE :。。。。。。。。。。تُقدّم سلسلة DUNE （ست روايات）، تحليلًا لأنظمة الحكم، والثقافة، والقوة، والدين، والسُلطة، وسيطرة "الشركات الكبرى" وفنون التلاعب والإرادة الحرة。تجري أحداث الرواية في "إمبراطورية" تُحكم سُلطَتها على كلِّ أرجاء "المجرّة"، وحيث تتنافس "العائلات" النبيلة على أغلى مادة معروفة للإنسان: （The Spice | البهار）。إنَّها مادّة مُهمة لـ السفر عبر الفضاء، وتطيل العمر، وتعزز نمو قدرات عقلية خارقة للبشر。يجدُ القارئ نفسه وقد أُلقي فجأة في عالم في المستقبل البعيد، بسياساته ودينه وتقنياته وتاريخه ومؤامراته ومجتمعاته وأساليب حياته، لا شيء غير ضروري في الكتاب، كل كلمة مهمة وفي مكانها الصحيح، من وجهة نظري الشخصية؛ إنها سلسلة مذهلة ومكتوبة بلغة مباشرة قد يجدها البعض جافّة。والسلسلة أيضًا عمل من الأعمال المؤسسة لملاحم الفضاء والخيال العلمي مع الفانتازيا وخلق عوالم من الصفر وعمل مؤثر وأساسي للمؤلفين اللاحقين。 ولا ننسى أنه كُتب قبل أكثر من 55 عامًا، وعلى الرغم من ذلك بعض الموضوعات مناسبة تمامًا لعالم اليوم。أكثر ما لفت انتباهي أنّ السلسلة تطرح بشكل عام كيف يمكن أن تتفاعل المكونات والعلاقات الاجتماعية والبيئية التي نميل إلى اعتبارها أمرًا مفروغًا منه ومسيطرًا عليه بالقوة والتقنيّة، وكيف يمكن أن تتغيّر الأمور وتنقلب بين ليلة وضحاها。تناقش السلسلة أيضًا، معضلة انتظار المخلّص، أسطورة البطل المنقذ للأمة والشعب، الأسطورة التي تنشأ في لحظة يأس وتتشبث بها الجموع لعدّة أجيال。。 مما يفاقم المشاكل بدلًا من حلّها، ويؤدي إلى انقسامات أعمق （طبقيًا وعرقيًا） وتتسبب في تخلخل لبنية المجتمع ككل وانعدام المساواة بين الجنسين。（view spoiler）[والرواية في النهاية رحلة بطل، بول آتريديس، الفتى الذي يُلقى في مسار لم يفهمه مطلقًا، يجب أن يسافر مع عائلته إلى كوكب آراكيس （المعروف ايضًا بـ DUNE）، أخطر كوكب في المجرة ومصدر البهار، حيث يبدأ آل آتريديس فصلًا جديدًا، بينما تنفجر الصراعات والمؤامرات من حولهم وذلك لضمان الإمداد الحصري لـ （The Spice | البهار）。إنها مغامرة متكاملة، إثارة نفسية ومليئة بمكونات بيئية غريبة ومناطق إحيائية مختلفة وخيال علمي مذهل، شخصيات نسائية قويّة، هناك فصيل كامل منهنّ ويعرفن كل شيء （ساحرات نوعًا ما） ومتخصصات في "التكاثر والسيطرة على قادة الحاضر والمستقبل" وهن مخيفات ويتحكمن بكل شيء، المجتمع كله （المجرة بأكملها） مدمنون على البهار، تلك المادة الساحرة التي لا تتواجد إلا على آراكيس، إضافة إلى شركة كبرى تسيطر على السفر عبر الفضاء وعائلات تتصارع على النفوذ وإمبراطور طاغية وأشرار منحرفون وجنود خارقون نشأوا في كوكب مخصص للسجن والتعذيب 。（hide spoiler）]ترددت طويلًا قبلَ إضافة هذا الجزء للمراجعة :يتحدث السكان في آراكيس اللغة العربية （نوعًا ما） وتتناثر الكلمات العربية في كل الأجزاء التي قرأتها حتى الآن وتستخدم استخدامًا صحيحًا وبشكل تلقائي وعفوي، لا أدعي أنني أفهمها كلها خاصة تلك التي من صميم ثقافة شعب الفريمن لكن أحاول تخمين االمعنى -ربما عليّ إضافة مثال هنا: |Shai-Hulud| وهو مصطلح مقدس لدى شعب الفريمن （الأحرار أو البدو） فكرت كثيرًا لأفهم الكلمة واستنتجت أخيرًا أنها: "شيء خالد"-، ولذا أتوق لأعرف مدى معرفة فرانك هيربرت باللغة العربية والثقافة العربية والدين لأن الدين هناك هو نوعًا ما، نسخة مستقبلية من الإسلام "السني" مختلطًا بدين/ثقافة شرقيّة أخرى。~أحتاج لقراءة مزيد من المراجع والمقالات عن الرواية والموسوعة الكبيرة التي تتحدث بالتفصيل عن العائلات والكواكب واللغة والطبيعة الجغرافية。。إلخ لعالم الروايات。 。。。more
Matt
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Excellent books but a very poor edition， with many typos and errors。
Masanobu
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This is a difficult book to review。 I had heard that Dune is great and its sequels get progressively worse， although people normally mean the sequels written by Brian Herbert after his father passed away。I loved Dune - it's a great political thriller with a very epic scope， as well as being a prime example of ecofiction since the main driving force behind everyone's political maneuvers is keeping the right ecosystem intact to control the melange or spice。 It's fun and deep and， while not exactly This is a difficult book to review。 I had heard that Dune is great and its sequels get progressively worse， although people normally mean the sequels written by Brian Herbert after his father passed away。I loved Dune - it's a great political thriller with a very epic scope， as well as being a prime example of ecofiction since the main driving force behind everyone's political maneuvers is keeping the right ecosystem intact to control the melange or spice。 It's fun and deep and， while not exactly fast-paced， it's riveting and very easy to get through。 I kept rooting for Duke Leto even though we knew from the start that he wasn't going to be around long。 We're very rarely privy to the characters' inner voices， but characterisation is good enough that we get a strong sense of who's who and why they're doing what they're doing even though the exact steps of the plan might be a bit opaque to us。 It also works as sci-fi in that it introduces a lot of concepts and slang without it ever feeling obtuse。 I had some problems with it， mainly with how Herbert linked homosexuality and evil in the figure of Baron Harkonnen， but it was a couple of paragraphs that didn't really have an effect beyond painting the Harkonnen as depraved villains。 A terrible choice but I figured it was 1965 and people were more openly bigoted， so yeah， wrong， but I could set it aside and not let it taint my views of Dune。Then came Dune Messiah， much shorter than Dune and with a far narrower scope， but still pretty interesting。 Herbert deconstructs the idea of heroes and chosen ones and it's great to see。 Normally， stories finish just after the hero raises to power， but what happens when a so-called hero has to wage wars across planets and commit literal genocides to keep his throne？ And what happens when everything gets bogged down in bureaucracy？ The pacing was a bit off， as everything happens mainly in overlong secret council meetings and inside Paul's head。 And everyone likes to wax political and philosophical。 So it was a bit more tedious than Dune， but still a pretty strong sci-fi novel with some mysteries at its core and a fitting ending。 I really enjoyed reading it。But then I got to Children of Dune。 It starts great。 It reminded me of everything I had loved about Dune: the plots， the political intrigues， the ecological problems at its core。 I could have read a novel about the life cycle of the worms and how interdependent it is with the surrounding desert。 And on top of that it had House Corrino planning an assassination of the Royal Twins， Ghanima and Leto II。 I suspected some things were wrong after Alia was done a disservice by being turned into Baron Harkonnen。 No one really dies forever in Dune， it would seem， but when the antagonist is as cardboard villainy as Baron Harkonnen， do we really need to destroy a fascinating character such as Alia just to bring him back？ It didn’t add anything new to the story; it was a literal replay of the events in Dune。 And this time around I paid more attention to the philosophical garbage everyone was spouting – turns out Frank Herbert really liked Freudian and Jungian philosophy so I was quickly done with his supposedly deep tirades。 His homophobia and sexism were also pretty overt by his third volume， to the point I dreaded reading the book。 Not surprising for a Freud fan， but still。 But what I really， really couldn’t stomach were those ramblings of someone who’s gone too far with magic mushrooms。 If you enjoy shrooms， you do you， but please know that you haven’t made any breakthroughs about the Truths of the Universe just because you’re high。 Herbert’s editor should have protected the Dune legacy by not letting him publish this drivel， but of course Herbert ended up banging his agent at Putnam， so probably the priorities weren’t in the right order。 My advice: stop at Dune or if you must， just after Dune Messiah。 Remember， I made the mistake of continuing the series so you don’t have to。 。。。more
Hasham Rasool
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The Great Dune Trilogy is an excellent book。 I am really enjoyed it。 Looking forward to reading the fourth one！ 🙂Compare Dune to other science fiction films like Star Wars and Star Trek。 I feel Dune is more mature as Dune's storyline is more depth。 It feels like that Dune is more an adult version of science fiction than Star Wars and other science fiction films。 I also think Dune is unique in that it's quite philosophical。 Also the whole story can be used as a political metaphor for imperialism The Great Dune Trilogy is an excellent book。 I am really enjoyed it。 Looking forward to reading the fourth one！ 🙂Compare Dune to other science fiction films like Star Wars and Star Trek。 I feel Dune is more mature as Dune's storyline is more depth。 It feels like that Dune is more an adult version of science fiction than Star Wars and other science fiction films。 I also think Dune is unique in that it's quite philosophical。 Also the whole story can be used as a political metaphor for imperialism and wars over oil in the middle east。 So it's got more depth than most sci fi stories。 I also can see a number of ideas taken from Dune for an example， Star Wars and Dune are incredibly similar。 In the former， Luke Skywalker hails from a desolate and nearly inhabitable desert planet on the far reaches of the galaxy called Tatooine。 In the latter， Paul Atreides and his family move to a desolate and nearly inhabitable desert planet on the far reaches of the known universe called Arrakis。 Both sandy planets feature centrally to the plot of their stories; they’re where our respective heroes recieve the call to destiny。Dune 5/5Dune Messiah 5/5Children of Dune 5/5 。。。more
Alex
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Dune: 4 starsDune Messiah: 3。5 starsChildren of Dune: 3。5 stars
ntoy
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terrystad dit Roy
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Lors de la publication de Dune， en 1965， le thème arabo-musulmans devait être perçu comme exotique。 En 1980， je me souviens ce que représentant le désert du Sahara dans notre imaginaire: une autre planète！ Aujourd’hui， que l’on parle du djihadisme politique dans le livre apparaît comme de la prémonition。 Ça nous bouscule。« Mais il est bien connu que la répression favorise l’épanouissement des religions »。Et cette répression qui l’a endossée， encouragée et protégée， sinon les + puissants （l’occid Lors de la publication de Dune， en 1965， le thème arabo-musulmans devait être perçu comme exotique。 En 1980， je me souviens ce que représentant le désert du Sahara dans notre imaginaire: une autre planète！ Aujourd’hui， que l’on parle du djihadisme politique dans le livre apparaît comme de la prémonition。 Ça nous bouscule。« Mais il est bien connu que la répression favorise l’épanouissement des religions »。Et cette répression qui l’a endossée， encouragée et protégée， sinon les + puissants （l’occident nommé l’empire dans l’oeuvre？）。 Ça donne matière à réflexion… Incontournable。 。。。more
Fletcher Wortmann
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First， this collection is NOT ABRIDGED as far as I can tell。 I mention this because the top Amazon review claims it is， but I couldn’t find any indication in my copy that the text is abridged--plus I read Dune for the first time a few weeks ago， then reread it in this collection， and didn’t notice any missing material。With that out of the way。。。 how are the actual novels？ As I wrote in a previous review of the first book， I think Frank Herberts Dune is a masterwork of storytelling， world-buildi First， this collection is NOT ABRIDGED as far as I can tell。 I mention this because the top Amazon review claims it is， but I couldn’t find any indication in my copy that the text is abridged--plus I read Dune for the first time a few weeks ago， then reread it in this collection， and didn’t notice any missing material。With that out of the way。。。 how are the actual novels？ As I wrote in a previous review of the first book， I think Frank Herberts Dune is a masterwork of storytelling， world-building， and speculative sociology。 Arrakis is a staggering work of imaginative cohesion: its punishing desert environment has spawned an ecosystem of massive underground predators and scarce， precious plant life。 Its native cultural mores are defined by the scarcity of water， the cultivation of psychoactive crops， and the priority of the collective good over the individual; its politics are defined by warring colonial factions seeking to monopolize the planets precious resources。 And the entire population - colonists and natives alike - has a pathological yearning for a charismatic “spiritual” leader to give meaning to life in the wastes。 The novel’s gripping plot and finely wrought characters are interwoven with the masterful world-building: Herbert simply introduces to Dune the nobles of House Atreides and their heir， Paul， a gifted and unusually empathetic young man who is unknowingly the product of religious indoctrination and generations of selective breeding。 Paul is a lit match flung carelessly into a lake of gasoline; the resulting pyrotechnics are as spectacular as they are inevitable。Dune， by itself， is a perfectly satisfying standalone novel - but paired with its sequel， it is revealed as the first two acts of a three act tragedy。 Dune shows us the rise of Paul Atreides; Dune Messiah is the story of his downfall， one he predicts and accepts， struggling not to escape fate but to define his legacy。 Together， these two books feel complete， and reading them in sequence in a single volume enhances that experience。Paul’s legacy is the subject of the third book， Children of Dune， which I found to be less satisfying。 The returning characters read as somewhat inconsistent when compared to prior characterization; the newly terraformed Arrakis is less compelling setting than the unyielding wasteland。 As Children of Dune builds up its cast and widens its scope， it inevitably starts to feel a little more like a conventional space opera， which simply wasn’t to my taste—your mileage may vary。As for this paperback trilogy edition - well， it’s pretty chunky， almost a thousand pages， if size a dealbreaker。 They also made the weird choice of moving the first novel’s appendices to the very end of the book - it would have been helpful to include an updated， comprehensive glossary for all three novels。 Read together in this volume， Herbert’s three Dune novels read more like a brilliant duology followed by a slightly underwhelming sequel; but it's a fine way to experience these stories。 。。。more
Lana Emrys
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It has great characters， a great story and is an excellent read。
Sheila Pande
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I don't normally indulge in saga-fiction like this， but if you're going to dive into one this is the one you should take the time to understand。 Unreal and unpredictable （b/c the cultures are complex）， it is amazing that the author could foresee how computers would evolve and influence humanity。 I don't normally indulge in saga-fiction like this， but if you're going to dive into one this is the one you should take the time to understand。 Unreal and unpredictable （b/c the cultures are complex）， it is amazing that the author could foresee how computers would evolve and influence humanity。 。。。more
Steve J
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An absolute monster of a book。 This has taken me months to finish。 First off， the original Dune is one of my favourite books and is an absolute class of the sci-fi genre。 A 5 star book if I’ve ever read one。However， I didn’t feel the same way about the other two books included in this edition。 I found myself struggling to get through the pages and by the end， I’m not sure if I want to continue reading the Dune saga。 Hence the 4 stars。
Michaela
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Not the typical style of book I read， however after a slow start I finally got hooked into this science fiction novel。 Well written 👍。
Jacob Ferguson
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WOW。
Toby Buchan
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I say this having read the trilogy， not just the first book to which this may not apply: in this feat of world building， Herbert exhibits an understanding of human nature， ecology and the cycling history of religion， culture and politics far beyond anything I've come across in a single work。 He embodies Islam， Christianity， Buddhism and a cult of technology （amongst many philosophies） with various factions of his universe （with admittantly broad strokes）。 However， by the end of the trilogy its h I say this having read the trilogy， not just the first book to which this may not apply: in this feat of world building， Herbert exhibits an understanding of human nature， ecology and the cycling history of religion， culture and politics far beyond anything I've come across in a single work。 He embodies Islam， Christianity， Buddhism and a cult of technology （amongst many philosophies） with various factions of his universe （with admittantly broad strokes）。 However， by the end of the trilogy its hard to ascertain which ideas 'win' as it all results in a pharonic rule by a non-human。Can't recall much of the second book - it felt like filler - the narrative dragged as things got more political and the focus turned to characters who were complacent in their power。 The trilogy was most entertaining when the characters of the moment were thrust into the unknown， when their power wasn't absolute。 The first book excelled in presenting a compelling struggle while the third only had moments of the same energy。 I admire it for functioning in spite of its intricacies but I did have to slog through it at times。 Throughout， Herbert was building up a formidable enemy in the technologically advanced Theilaxu and mysterious Ixians （whose name derived from an 'ancient' number in a dead language - perhaps 'six'， the Devil's number） though I likely won't read on as the Goodreads reveiws have put me off。The upcoming film adaptation with Chamalet concerns me too。I cannot see this story succeeding as a film franchise or series because so much of its merits lie in comparing the inner workings of different characters who have been trained in varying degrees of perception and computation -- not to mention that the principle characters in the latter portion of the trilogy can access a multitude of past lives。 A screen-rendered telling of Dune might look pretty with a sufficent budget but unless the narrative is significantly pared-down （to the point that is no longer Dune） its detail， insight and its battle of intellects risk being muddied by expositonal narration and dialogue。 And sure enough David Lynch's adaptations are shockingly unwatchable。So many passing ideas from Dune have inspired subsequent sci-fi， its influence is everywhere。 For example， the 'Butlerian Jihad' which was mentioned maybe twice is basically the entire Terminator franchise。 Dune too big for the screen。 。。。more
Tamas Futo
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Still one of my favourite stories of all time。
Tanvi Prakash
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Just hacked one star off because i didn't like Children of Dune so much。 Maybe another time。 Just hacked one star off because i didn't like Children of Dune so much。 Maybe another time。 。。。more
F。 Herrera
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This book is definitely fantastic。
Khristian
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Excellent book。 I found this part of Brian Herbert's （Frank Herbert's son） afterward particularly accurate: " 'Dune' could be read on any of several layers that were nested beneath the adventure story of a messiah on a desert planet。 Ecology is the most obvious layer， but alongside that are politics， religion， philosophy， history， human evolution， and even poetry。 'Dune' is a marvelous tapestry of words， sounds， and images。。。。。 You could follow any of the novel's layers as you read it， and then Excellent book。 I found this part of Brian Herbert's （Frank Herbert's son） afterward particularly accurate: " 'Dune' could be read on any of several layers that were nested beneath the adventure story of a messiah on a desert planet。 Ecology is the most obvious layer， but alongside that are politics， religion， philosophy， history， human evolution， and even poetry。 'Dune' is a marvelous tapestry of words， sounds， and images。。。。。 You could follow any of the novel's layers as you read it， and then start the book all over again， focusing on an entirely different layer。" 。。。more
Carlos Montes
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my ratings for each book:Dune （1965） – 4。3/5Dune Messiah （1969） – 4/5Children of Dune （1976） – 4。1/5
Louise Hewett
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Having read this trilogy as an early teen， wildly over estimating my ability to understand the story， it was great to finally read as a not-so-rosy-eyed 54 year old woman who developed radical feminist consciousness over the last ten years。 The story is interesting on many levels， but my deepest dissatisfaction was that it seemed a how to do， or how to justify， dominator society story， albeit very honest about the mystification process via religion。 As an aspiring teen writer I was greatly influ Having read this trilogy as an early teen， wildly over estimating my ability to understand the story， it was great to finally read as a not-so-rosy-eyed 54 year old woman who developed radical feminist consciousness over the last ten years。 The story is interesting on many levels， but my deepest dissatisfaction was that it seemed a how to do， or how to justify， dominator society story， albeit very honest about the mystification process via religion。 As an aspiring teen writer I was greatly influenced by Herbert's style and world building。 As an adult， I am still fascinated by that all-consuming visionary process， just think it could be put to better use， although I well appreciate the insights gained from a story which at least describes the intricacies of human relationship with each other and the environment。 I was committed to reading the first three books， if only because I'd read them when I was very young， but I'm still deciding whether to at some stage read the next three books written by Frank Herbert。 。。。more
Mark Seemann
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I remember reading Dune before David Lynch's movie came out， because I wanted to read the book before watching the movie。 That must have been in 1983 or 1984， so I must have been 12 or 13。A few years later I reread it， together with Dune Messiah and the first half of Children of Dune。 I didn't read English yet， and the Danish translation of Children of Dune was split into two volumes。 I never managed to get my hands on the second volume， so I was left more than thirty years with a cliffhanger。Tr I remember reading Dune before David Lynch's movie came out， because I wanted to read the book before watching the movie。 That must have been in 1983 or 1984， so I must have been 12 or 13。A few years later I reread it， together with Dune Messiah and the first half of Children of Dune。 I didn't read English yet， and the Danish translation of Children of Dune was split into two volumes。 I never managed to get my hands on the second volume， so I was left more than thirty years with a cliffhanger。Truth be told， I'd completely forgotten the plot of both Dune Messiah and Children of Dune， while the story of Dune stood clearer to me。 After all， I'd read it twice， as well as watched both the David Lynch movie and the 2000 miniseries。In preparation for Denis Villeneuve's up-coming movie， I decided to reread all three， since my wife had brought this omnibus edition into the marriage。It's with some trepidation I pick up a book I haven't read since my teens。 For instance， I didn't have much luck rereading the Foundation trilogy some years ago。With Dune， I was pleasantly surprised。 While its omniscient narrator， who jumps from one character's head to another repeatedly on the same page， seems dated， the story actually moves at a satisfactory pace。 Even though I knew what was going to happen， I found the conclusion thrilling。Dune Messiah takes a bit of time to get going， but ultimately produces a few surprising twists。 It's a much different book， but it also left me satisfied。Children of Dune， unfortunately， was harder to get through。 There's too much metaphysics and badly explained prophesies， and it seems to basically devolve into the kind of fantasy that I don't much care for。 Magic without clear rules。In all， I'm happy that I've now read all three books。 I know that Herbert wrote three more， but at the moment， I feel no urge to read them。 。。。more
David Cardeira
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Oh man， that ending， paralyzing shivers。。。 R。T。C。
Dieter Moitzi
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It took me almost a month to finish this trilogy， and I'm still awed。 What a strange but wonderful book。 I'm sure I'll reread it again sometime later… It took me almost a month to finish this trilogy， and I'm still awed。 What a strange but wonderful book。 I'm sure I'll reread it again sometime later… 。。。more
Eyþór Mikael
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