Dune

, #1

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1999ko urr. 1a(e)an Ace(e)n argitaratua.

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978-0-441-00590-1
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"One of the monuments of modern science fiction."--Chicago Tribune

"A portrayal of an alien society more complete and deeply detailed that any other author in the field has managed...a story absorbing equally for its action and philosophical vistas."--The Washing Post Book World

DUNE

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 Muad'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 thebasis 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 …

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(e)k Frank Herbert(r)en Dune: Book one in the Dune Chronicles liburuaren kritika egin du (Dune (1))

expansive universe, exhausting writing style

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it took me ages to get through this. not because it's bad, probably mostly because i repaired my computer and had.. other things on my mind. but also partly because herbert's style reminds me of tolkien. like, a lot. at least in the sense that herbert really wants you to read his mediocre poetry too.

this isn't bad by any means, and i will surely read on in the future. probably around the time the second movie hits. the characters are fleshed-out and there's surprisingly little overt misogyny for a science fiction book that is, at this point, positively ancient. it's just the constant internal monologuing and then rushing through the actual happenings that gets exhausting after a while.

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