The great Dune trilogy

912 pages

English language

Published July 29, 2005

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978-0-575-07070-7
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4 stars (13 reviews)

Dune is a 1965 science-fiction novel by American author Frank Herbert, originally published as two separate serials in Analog magazine. It tied with Roger Zelazny's This Immortal for the Hugo Award in 1966, and it won the inaugural Nebula Award for Best Novel. It is the first installment of the Dune saga; in 2003, it was cited as the world's best-selling science fiction novel.Dune is set in the distant future amidst a feudal interstellar society in which various noble houses control planetary fiefs. It tells the story of young Paul Atreides, whose family accepts the stewardship of the planet Arrakis. While the planet is an inhospitable and sparsely populated desert wasteland, it is the only source of melange, or "the spice," a drug that extends life and enhances mental abilities. Melange is also necessary for space navigation, which requires a kind of multidimensional awareness and foresight that only the drug …

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Mitt hajj over Arrakis

4 stars

Det tok meg to måneder, men jeg kom meg gjennom. Originalen og Children var høydepunktene, og Messiah trekker scoren litt ned.

Disse bøkene kommer til å leve i hjernen min i mange år, og blir sannsynligvis lest igjen senere, når jeg har latt dem synke inn og jeg har fått lest God Emperor of Dune.

Men først skal jeg ta en liten ferie fra Arrakis og utforske nye verdener.

Stormande god

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Denne tok meg med storm! Eg forventa ikkje å like denne så godt som eg gjorde. Eg frykta noko langdrygt og keisamt. Til tidar var den det. Men som oftast satt eg på kanten av setet mens eg las. Venta på kva som kom til å skje i neste seksjon.

Det er gøy å sjå alt som Star Wars stjal. Ekstra gøy å samenlikne med Tremors-filmane.

No gler eg meg til neste bok!

Dune - hippieepokens stora SF-berättelse

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Frank Herberts Dune var nåt annat. Nåt nytt. Det var en läsupplevelse i tiden. Religion och droger. Miljö, ekologi och social kamp. Motstånd och diktatur. Urfolk som kämpar, frälsare och banditer. Goda och onda. Imperialism och uppror. Precis vad mycket i slutet av 1960-talet och början av 1970-talet handlade om.

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

Worldbuilding is top, story is meh.

4 stars

The first roughly two chapters were quite difficult to get into. Many terms I didn't understand, and I naturally didn't have a grasp of the political landscape, which would've been quite important to understand at the start. However, this feeling soon went away, as the situation became clearer.

I didn't like the story arc at all. The buildup was huge and monumental, but the resolution was frustratingly lame. Maybe this is only because this book is the first of a series, but still not satisfying.

What I really liked, was the world building. Instead of focusing on a technology-dominated future, Herbert forbid all AI-related machinery in his novel and instead focused on enhanced capabilities of humans. A concept that I'd say really worked out. The ecosystem of Arrakis is quite interesting too, as is the way of living of its inhabitants. And glimpses the reader gets into the politics, economy, …