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Dune (40th Anniversary Edition)

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Penguin Group US, Aug 2, 2005 - Fiction - 544 pages
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 the basis of what it undoubtedly the grandest epic in science fiction.

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Fantastic plot and storytelling. - weRead
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Extremely difficult to read. - weRead
Good characterization and a haunting setting. - weRead

Review: Dune (Dune Chronicles #1)

User Review  - Nibra Sitzpinkler - Goodreads

I've only gone over a few pages but this book has already won me over. There's something that heightens the intrigue when a science fiction novel is written the way this book is: philosophical to ... Read full review

Review: Dune (Dune Chronicles #1)

User Review  - Kaph - Goodreads

Verdict: You should read this book. You should respect this book. Liking it is up to you. So Dune. Interesting stuff. I ran across the movie on Freeview a year or two ago. It made the littlest sense I ... Read full review

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About the author (2005)

Frank Herbert was born in Tacoma, Washington, and studied at the University of Washington, Seattle. He worked a wide-variety of jobs--including newspaper reporter and editor, political speechwriter, university professor, TV cameraman, radio commentator, oyster diver, jungle survival instructor, lay analyst, and creative writing teacher--before becoming a full-time writer. His first sf story was published in 1952 but he achieved fame more than ten years later with the publication in "Analog" of "Dune World" and "The Prophet of Dune" that were amalgamated in the novel Dune in 1965. For more, visit www.duneuaudio.com.

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