Paul Atreides ruler of a thousand planets great victor of a holy war prince turned ... more
revolutionary leader messiah of a fanatical religious sisterhood is to be brought low by the very forces that created him. Yet foreseeing the plans of his enemies ...
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Paul Atreides, ruler of a thousand planets, great victor of a holy war, prince turned ... more
revolutionary leader, messiah of a fanatical religious sisterhood, is to be brought low by the very forces that created him. Yet foreseeing the plans of his enemies, he determines to drive on towards his own, shockingly different, vision of the future.
as the saviour, the Messiah, a male Bene Gesserit with super human powers. Paul knows the value placed on the spice (it is their currency, their livelihood, their very existence) yet with that very knowledge, he also knows, the only way forward is to stop the spice trade. Paul is more than just an ordinary boy, and is possibly the one who will put everything right. Paul, is known as Maud'Dib (Little Kangaroo)by the Fremen, the Bedouin warrior people, who dream of free running water and green plants in their barren, sand locked world.
In my opinion, if you have never read the book, Dune, by FrankHerbert, then you can't really call yourself a SciFi reader. Whether you like it or not, that's another matter, and a matter of taste. But you should have at least tried to read it, because I believe Dune is the epitome of philosophy ...
Advantages: Scope, detail, characters, worms, spice! Disadvantages: I really can't think of any
I first read Dune back in 1985 mainly because there was a big movie of the book coming out. Since then I've read it a number of times and I think it's probably my favourite novel.
The book can be read on many levels. I find myself enjoying it for two reasons. First of all it's a great adventure story with Paul and his mother on the run from the evil Harkonnens across the strange desert world. Different factions are working behind the scenes to leverage events to their own advantage.
Secondly I read it for the unique universe Herbert created. The details fly off the page. The descriptions of the Great Houses, the Sisterhood, the Guild are totally convincing. And the little details such as the workings of a stillsuit add more layers.
If you've not read it then give it a chance. If you have read it then read it again! ...
Advantages: Sun, Sand And Erm, Sweat! Disadvantages: Could Prove Difficult To Get Into
? The Dune Background ?
Dune was written in 1966 and won for FrankHerbert the prestigious Hugo and Nebula awards for sci-fi fiction. It is an epic (500+ pages) classic within the science fiction genre set a universe and over 8,000 years away from ours. A universe where space travel is common-place and factions (or Houses) fight battles against each other under the supervision of an Emperor. Dune, also known as Arrakis is mainly deep desert, stone and caves. It is also constantly and uniquely inhabited by giant worms (up to 400M long and about 35M in diameter!!!). These worms produce 'melange' or the spice of spices and is the most valuable crop in the universe, as well as being essential for space travel. Being almost covered in desert, the planet is extremely hot and water is a precious commodity. Even down to the body's moisture ...
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EAN
9780450022852
Type
Fiction
Genre
Science Fiction
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton General Division
Title
Dune Messiah
Author
Frank Herbert
ISBN
0450022854
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Paul Atreides ruler of a thousand planets great victor of a holy war prince turned revolutionary leader messiah of a fanatical religious sisterhood is to be brought low by the very forces that created him. Yet foreseeing the plans of his enemies he determines to drive on towards his own shockingly different vision of the future. This is the amazing second Dune novel.
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