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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9780441172719
ISBN: 0441172717
Label: Ace
Manufacturer: Ace
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 544
Publication Date: September 01, 1990
Publisher: Ace
Sales Rank: 11519
Studio: Ace
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Product Description:
Paul Atreides moves with his family to the planet Dune and is forced into exile when his father's government is overthrown. The first book in the series.
Amazon.com Review:
This Hugo and Nebula Award winner tells the sweeping tale of a desert planet called Arrakis, the focus of an intricate power struggle in a byzantine interstellar empire. Arrakis is the sole source of Melange, the "spice of spices." Melange is necessary for interstellar travel and grants psychic powers and longevity, so whoever controls it wields great influence.
The troubles begin when stewardship of Arrakis is transferred by the Emperor from the Harkonnen Noble House to House Atreides. The Harkonnens don't want to give up their privilege, though, and through sabotage and treachery they cast young Duke Paul Atreides out into the planet's harsh environment to die. There he falls in with the Fremen, a tribe of desert dwellers who become the basis of the army with which he will reclaim what's rightfully his. Paul Atreides, though, is far more than just a usurped duke. He might be the end product of a very long-term genetic experiment designed to breed a super human; he might be a messiah. His struggle is at the center of a nexus of powerful people and events, and the repercussions will be felt throughout the Imperium.
Dune is one of the most famous science fiction novels ever written, and deservedly so. The setting is elaborate and ornate, the plot labyrinthine, the adventures exciting. Five sequels follow. --Brooks Peck
Average Rating: 
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Don't get me wrong, i LOVE love love DUNE, but this is a review for this edition. As a rather thick soft cover book i have to manually hold the book open while i'm reading. Sounds like a dumb complaint, except that when you put your fingers on the text the ink smears. The pages are some kind of smooth newsprint-like paper. This isn't a big problem if you only read the book once i guess (although once you get to the right hand page there might be a big ol' thumb print on it) but i think that you ... Read More
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This is a great sci-fi story. A must read for any sci-fi fan. A real page turner and a heck of a lot of fun.
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It really puzzles me how this book could have so many five stars. How a slow book like this could achieve a rating close to Ender's Game is indeed quite incomprehensible. Are there many fans from the 1960s editions rating it?
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"Dune", written by Frank Herbert
The Atreides family is scurrying about on their home world of Caladan in preparation for their journey. The Atreides have been awarded the fief of the desert planet Arrakis also known as Dune. The planet Dune is rich in a substance called spice which people all across the universe use for different purposes but the true power of the spice is known to only a few. What all know is that the controller of the Fief of Arrakis can make themselves rich and powerful. ... Read More
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Although I had already watched both movie adaptation, I wanted to read this book. It was well worth it. Anyone who gave this novel one star is being dishonest, and I doubt they read the book. If someone didn't enjoy the story they should not give it one star unless the writing it self was poor, and Dune is written well. That is why it won both sci-fi awards for best novel.
I really like how more indepth the book is, which is always the case vs a movie adaptation. You learn so much about the ... Read More
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