Dune (Penguin Galaxy)

720 pages

Published Oct. 25, 2016 by Penguin Classics.

ISBN:
9780143111580
OCLC Number:
946058566

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5 stars (3 reviews)

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

Ciencia ficción de altísima calidad filosófica

5 stars

¡Ah qué agradable es volver a leer con expectativas moderadas que terminan siendo ampliamente rebasadas! Iniciaré con una descripción muy sintetizada: Dune dice grandes verdades sobre la condición humana y las civilizaciones que resultan de ella, recurriendo a una ficción que se siente como exquisito relato histórico. Es un libro que atrapa, de esos que te obligan a buscar momentos, por pequeños que sean, para saber qué más ocurrirá en la trama. Frank Herbert despliega un estilo narrativo con altísima precisión para conseguir que las descripciones a detalle de ambientes, objetos, personas y personalidades, no interfieran con el flujo de la historia, sino que lo nutran y lo hagan disfrutable. Pocos libros me han hecho sentir tan adentrado en sus ambientes. Frank eligió muy bien las dos características esenciales de Arrakis: carencia extrema de agua y presencia en abundancia de un recurso menos útil para sobrevivir, pero que despierta mayor …

Libraco

5 stars

Lo he disfrutado mucho, en seguida te mete en un universo increíble y verosímil a la vez. La trama en sí, es muy mesiánica/profética, te tiene que gustar ese tipo de novelas, por lo demás muy disfrutable, aunque el final un tanto precipitado, te dan ganas de más. No sé qué tal serán los siguientes

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 …