Reviews

• Excellent book

  The book arrived in good condition and had no problems with the delivery. The book itself is a masterpiece of the science fiction genre. It doesn’t have a typical science fiction feel to the story. It’s almost like reading historical fiction set in the distant future. It examines how power structures work and how that power can be built into a revolution under a charismatic leader. It also examines ecology and how that affects people. It’s a long book but is an excellent read with fascinating characters and intricate political intrigue. A highly recommended book!

• Great Book - Beautiful Edition

  It is Dune ! and the edition is beautiful, solid and will last longer than other editions available to purchase

• Amazing book

  Dune has been the target of praise since a long time, the book is amazing, well written the paper is decent and yadda yadda, the only reason im not giving 5 stars is because the seal at the cover of the book ruins an otherwise amazing minimalistic cover for the book. If you can overlook that, recommended.

• 巻末に用語集が付いてた

  DUNEエンサイクロペディアでは未読の他の巻のネタバレしそうなのでDUNE Fandom wikiを見ながら完走しましたが、巻末に簡単な辞書が付いてた、紙の本ならすぐに気付いたであろうが、この辺が電子書籍の欠陥だろうか、読み終わってからようやく気付いた。翻訳はなんとなく銀英伝の雰囲気が漂っていそうな悪寒がしたので原書で読みました。ガーニー・ハレックやスフィル・ハワットの詳細が1984の映画ではバッサリカットされていたのが原著ではわかる。果たして3月公開の新作ではその辺はどうなっているだろうか、露骨な帝位簒奪とかヒーローものじゃあるまいしちゃんと再現していて欲しい。

• Better than the movie

  Better than the movie, do read !

• As good as people say

  Prefer the UK covers over those from America, but the text is smaller to read.

• Highly recommended before you watch the new movie

  A masterpiece of science fiction.

• A must-read book

  A thorough read that provokes the imagination and has not dated even after many decades.

• 👍

• A very good hardcase version of dune. Together with Dune: Messiah of the same publisher really good. Just fair warning there is no children of dune in this version

• Reading Dune for the first time feels like stepping into a world that was already ancient before you arrived. Frank Herbert does not gently introduce you to this universe. He drops you into it and lets you feel your way through the sand. At first it can feel overwhelming. Strange words, unfamiliar customs, politics moving beneath the surface of every conversation. But slowly something remarkable happens. The world begins to make sense. The culture, the beliefs, the struggles for power all start locking together like pieces of an enormous machine. And suddenly you realize you are not just reading a story anymore. You are living inside it. The desert planet at the center of the novel feels almost sacred in the way Herbert writes it. It is brutal and unforgiving, yet strangely beautiful. Life there is shaped entirely by survival. Every drop of water matters. Every decision carries weight. The environment does not bend to human ambition. Humans have to bend to it. What makes the book unforgettable is how deeply Herbert understands people. Power, faith, fear, hope, loyalty. All the forces that move civilizations are here. He shows how easily people can begin believing in something larger than themselves, and how dangerous that belief can become when it gathers momentum. And yet the novel never loses its sense of wonder. Beneath the politics and prophecy there is the feeling of discovery. The thrill of realizing that this strange desert world holds secrets that stretch far beyond what you first imagined. By the time you close the book, Arrakis feels less like a fictional planet and more like a place you have visited. You can almost feel the dry wind against your skin and the endless sand stretching to the horizon. That is the quiet magic of Dune. Herbert did not just invent a science fiction setting. He created a world so vivid that leaving it behind feels a little like waking up from a dream you wish had lasted longer.

• This is also a pretty decent book to read and fairly slim to put into a backpack

• Hace ya años que leí Dune por primera vez, y me encantó. A partir de leer Ready Player One, estoy volviendo a leer mucha ciencia ficción, con lo que valía la pena revisitar Dune. Es un libro espectacular. Personajes bien trazados, un universo interesante, una trama potente, y un desarrollo perfectamente elaborado. Junto con Fundación, es mi libro favorito de ciencia ficción, y es por algo. Además, es una caso muy claro en el que la película (ni la mini-serie) llegan a dar una idea lo más mínimanete remota de la historia que te cuenta el libro, con lo que vale mucho la pena leerlo. En cuanto a la edición, totalmente correcta. Típico ebook, que se lee perfectamente en el kindle. Un poco caro, pero muy recomendable.

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