Dune

Electronic resource

English language

Published May 27, 2009 by Penguin USA, Inc..

ISBN:
978-1-4362-3328-6
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Set on the desert planet Arrakis, Dune is the story of the boy Paul Atreides, heir to a noble family tasked with ruling an inhospitable world where the only thing of value is the "spice" melange, a drug capable of extending life and enhancing consciousness. Coveted across the known universe, melange is a prize worth killing for...

When House Atreides is betrayed, the destruction of Paul's family will set the boy on a journey toward a destiny greater than he could ever have imagined. And as he evolves into the mysterious man known as Muad'Dib, he will 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.

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reviewed Dune by Frank Herbert

Una relectura como si hubiera sido la primera

5 stars

Me he dado cuenta que la primera lectura de este libro, durante la ida y vuelta en transporte público al trabajo, no he retenido casi ninguna información de este libro. Así que esta lectura, más calmada, me ha hecho disfrutarla mucho.

Herbert no describe mucho sobre los mundos, palacios, indumentaria o personajes. Unas pinceladas y a volar tu imaginación, es una novela política, de poderes tanto a nivel personal como global, y una buena cantidad de facciones con diferentes intereses. Unas civilizaciones y religiones que te dan ganas de querer saber más sobre ellas. Cuando el manejo de ese trasfondo genera ese interés me engancha.

Los personajes principales son desiguales, los protagonistas creo que tienen una buena evolución, y fuertes puntos de inflexión para culiminar en situaciones inevitables. Sin embargo, hay otros secundarios importantes que tienen un buen potencial inicial pero no parece que supiera darle el autor un cierre …

reviewed Dune by Frank Herbert

A whole universe in one book

5 stars

Published first in 1965(!) Frank Herbert's masterpiece is still one of the best Science Fiction novels ever written. And unlike other works of its era it has aged really well, Dune is still as timeless and relevant today as when it was first published more than 50 years ago.

The term "universe" has been strained pretty hard by using it for loose collections of superhero movies based on DC or Marvel characters, but Herbert really creates a whole universe in one book, or at least a considerable part of a galaxy, making Dune a must read for every Science Fiction fan.

It's also the first part of a series, but later additions by Frank Herbert are not as compelling to me as the original work (especially after part 4, "God Emperor of Dune") and the even later prequels and sequels written by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson, while not …