The Great Dune Trilogy
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Summary
Herbert's evocative， epic tales are set on the desert planet Arrakis， the focus for a complex political and military struggle with galaxy-wide repercussions。 Arrakis is the source of spice， a mind enhancing drug which makes interstellar travel possible; it is the most valuable substance in the galaxy。 When Duke Atreides and his family take up court there， they fall into a trap set by the Duke's bitter rival， Baron Harkonnen。 The Duke is poisoned， but his wife and her son Paul escape to the vast and arid deserts of Arrakis， which have given the planet its nickname of Dune。 Paul and his mother join the Fremen， the Arrakis natives， ho have learnt to live in this harsh and complex ecosystem。 But learning to survive is not enough - Paul's destiny was mapped out long ago and his mother is committed to seeing it fulfilled。
Reviews
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。
Ju oluz
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Bene Gesserit Litany against fear: “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。”
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
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Khristian Riendeau
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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。2/5
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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Ótrúlega vel skrifuð og krefjandi sería með djúpum og þrívíðum karakterum。
William Hearne
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Absolutely epic beyond proportions。 I basically didn’t put it down the whole time。 I expected to find it challenging but for the vast majority it was a breeze。 Highly recommend giving it a go！
Deb
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Well， I did it。 Now I have context for all the cultural references I was missing。 An interesting epic， if a bit choppy。 Impressive relevance to current themes of sustainability and politics。
Frederic
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A well written book。 Enjoyed reading it。
Ethel
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A well written book。 Enjoyed reading it。
Forrest
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A well written book。 Enjoyed reading it。
Pedro
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A well written book。 Enjoyed reading it。
Keon
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A well written book。 Enjoyed reading it。
Emerald
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A well written book。 Enjoyed reading it。
Federico
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A well written book。 Enjoyed reading it。
Princess
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A well written book。 Enjoyed reading it。
Cristal
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A well written book。 Enjoyed reading it。
June
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A well written book。 Enjoyed reading it。
Joany
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A well written book。 Enjoyed reading it。
Candido
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A well written book。 Enjoyed reading it。
Jalon
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A well written book。 Enjoyed reading it。
Mark
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One of the greatest epic trilogies ever written。 Frank Herbert talent for intertwining world-building， religion， politics and economics in a science fiction setting is unrivaled。I did read all three books in a month so the philosophizing got very repetitive， but Frank Herbert's writing is insanely deep and nuanced。 He also has a tendency to put his big finale all in one short chapter at the end which often feels like the last season of Game of Thrones -- rushed。The books are all of varying quali One of the greatest epic trilogies ever written。 Frank Herbert talent for intertwining world-building， religion， politics and economics in a science fiction setting is unrivaled。I did read all three books in a month so the philosophizing got very repetitive， but Frank Herbert's writing is insanely deep and nuanced。 He also has a tendency to put his big finale all in one short chapter at the end which often feels like the last season of Game of Thrones -- rushed。The books are all of varying quality:* Dune （5 Stars）: The best of the bunch。 The world-building is second only to Tolkien。* Dune Messiah （3。5 Stars）: Drags a bit but is thankfully short （about a third the size of Dune and Children of Dune）。* Children of Dune （4 Stars）: A fitting closure to the trilogy。 。。。more
Denille Ashley
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I'm going to write reviews here as I finish reading each book --DUNE （Book 1）Oh gosh， where do I even start before I actually begin gushing with my excitement over this book getting turned into a movie。 I LOVED the first book - it's iconic， and it's the best sci-fi book I've read thus far （I am new to sci-fi being more commonly affiliated with fantasy reads）。 This book totally blew me away as soon as I got sucked into the world that is the planet Arrakis - or more commonly known as Dune。 （I can I'm going to write reviews here as I finish reading each book --DUNE （Book 1）Oh gosh， where do I even start before I actually begin gushing with my excitement over this book getting turned into a movie。 I LOVED the first book - it's iconic， and it's the best sci-fi book I've read thus far （I am new to sci-fi being more commonly affiliated with fantasy reads）。 This book totally blew me away as soon as I got sucked into the world that is the planet Arrakis - or more commonly known as Dune。 （I can already see in my mind how amazing and epic the movie is going to be）I have to say that I love that full attention to detail that Mr Frank Herbert gives to the book。 It's one of the few books I've never really minded about flicking all the way to the terminology appendix at the back because it was so worth learning all the Imperium jargon and being able to read the book smoothly after the first few chapters。 The whole desertification ecosystem is so well-studied， down to Liet-Kynes' description of how a stillsuit works in the Arrakis setting， to the most precious commodity being water - all that， with elements of political intrigue， prophetic visions of the future， deep spiritual awareness， religious fanaticism all blended into one amazingly written book。 To this moment that I've finished the first one， I'm not at all sure how Herbert managed to jampack all of that detail into a coherent and well-written novel。 It's all like a work of art - I understand how this book blazed the trail for well known stories like Star Wars， and the political intrigue that is reminiscent of A Song of Ice and Fire by George RR Martin。 I've even heard mention of Isaac Asimov - though the Foundation stories are something I've yet to read。 I really can't stop raving about how good this was because I'm even more hyped up to getting to know what does happen next。 There have been a lot of warnings that the next books are diminishing returns unlike this first one， though I wonder as well。 Something I'll find out as soon as I've finished Dune Messiah and Children of Dune。DUNE: MESSIAHSpoilers on this part onwards。I'll be honest here， I didn't love it as much as the first book， and I do understand why others term the other Dune novels as "diminishing returns"。 However， the story did continue with Paul's legacy as the Muad dib and the Emperor in place of the deposed Padishah Emperor in Book 1。 It was interesting to see how the story would develop though this was more in the political and somewhat religious intangible way。 Things seemed to be happening and not happening at the same time， and Paul's prophetic oracular nature as well as Alia's were quite confusing and colorful at times that it was a bit harder to comprehend。 This book was quieter than the first to be sure， and was all about Paul's security of having an heir to the empire through Chani。 The only game of thrones esque politics and backstabbing was hyped at first but to me fell flat and。。。。 hmmm。 The ending was probably meant to be a poetic fall from grace and immortalization though that was just it。 Didn't understand why the Tleilaxu chose gholas to achieve a means， much less how they could have escaped Paul's visions。 Interesting to see how the third will play out with Paul's heirs。CHILDREN OF DUNEHmm， where do I begin with this one？ I think that Frank Herbert continued in that same vein wherein fanaticism took a general forefront to the story， and it got a little more complicated with the fact that Alia was painted as the villain who got possessed， and that the twins of Paul Atreides are pre-born （this book uses the word abomination with reckless abandon， seriously）。 I can't say I really took a liking to the entire book。 I couldn't take either of the twins seriously， and half the book was full of dull internal mumbo jumbo which are written to sound like some prophetic visions or words of wisdom from a set of twins who have bounds of inner selves and lives that live within them because their mother was addicted to the spice。 Kind of fell flat for me。 Including the fact that I think Idaho， Stilgar and Halleck are already quite far from their original characters。 This book was too messy and incohesive and was all over the place。 I think the part that most intrigued me was the paradox that， in trying to introduce water and ecology into the planet of Arrakis， Leto and Ghanima foresaw a future wherein the worms would die off and live endangered - and the spice would also be a part of that。 Interesting also how things turn out that way which was quite ironic to me。 。。。more
Darryl
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this is a book you need to read three time sto see all the sides - it is a book that transcends Sci - Fi and makes a plaything of politics， religion and humanity。
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