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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9780441013593
ISBN: 0441013597
Label: Ace Trade
Manufacturer: Ace Trade
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 544
Publication Date: August 02, 2005
Publisher: Ace Trade
Sales Rank: 4391
Studio: Ace Trade
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Editorial Review:
Product Description:
The all-time science fiction masterpiece...now in a special hardcover edition.
"Unique...I know nothing comparable to it except Lord of the Rings."--Arthur C. Clarke
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 Maud'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 the basis 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 fiction will live forever.
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: 
Rating:  -
"We're going to test you to see if you're a human or an animal, Paul," says the nun.
"Why?"
"Because man relied too much on machines."
Wait. What?
Oh, I'm paraphrasing, all right... but that's exactly the way it looks. So begins Dune, a disjointed, pretentious, poorly written piece of dreck.
I am not certain why or how this book has attained the status it has, so let's look at the pluses and go from there. Is the world of Dune fascinating? Yes. Are you ... Read More
Rating:  -
A great novel is one that you can read multiple times and get something new from each new reading. Dune certainly qualifies.
This is, I think, my third reading since I first read 'Dune' as a freshman in college. My first reading had been a year before 9/11 and my second reading about a year after. In many ways, my second time through 'Dune' was like like reading an entirely different novel. My awe at the vastness of Herbert's vision gave way to Herbert's ruminations on the intersection ... Read More
Rating:  -
I first read "Dune" when it was originally published, I enjoyed it. Paul seemed to be an interesting and complex character. I read it two or three times since then. My opinion did not improve. There are two or three spots in the story where I get bored. Also, the story-line has always seemed a bit far-fetched to me. I always wish for more true hard science fiction and less of the psychic stuff.
While I rate it at four stars, I, honestly, do not understand why this book has gotten the ... Read More
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This book is a must for any science fiction fan who appreciates good writing! 5 stars!
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With over 1,000 reviews posted on Amazon.com and an overall rating of -4 ½ Stars- I guess there's not a lot left to be said about the late Frank Herbert's classic sci-fi book `Dune'. It has been at least 30 years since I sat down with this book and to this day it still remains one of the most original, enthralling, visionary and mystical novels I've ever had the pleasure to read.
This was truly a novel way ahead of its time. Back then I was primarily fascinated with the elements of mysticism ... Read More
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