Paperback, 604 pages
English language
Published Jan. 1, 2006 by Hodder.
Dune is a 1965 science-fiction novel by American author Frank Herbert, originally published as two separate serials in Analog magazine. It tied with Roger Zelazny's This Immortal for the Hugo Award in 1966, and it won the inaugural Nebula Award for Best Novel. It is the first installment of the Dune saga; in 2003, it was cited as the world's best-selling science fiction novel.Dune is set in the distant future amidst a feudal interstellar society in which various noble houses control planetary fiefs. It tells the story of young Paul Atreides, whose family accepts the stewardship of the planet Arrakis. While the planet is an inhospitable and sparsely populated desert wasteland, it is the only source of melange, or "the spice," a drug that extends life and enhances mental abilities. Melange is also necessary for space navigation, which requires a kind of multidimensional awareness and foresight that only the drug …
Dune is a 1965 science-fiction novel by American author Frank Herbert, originally published as two separate serials in Analog magazine. It tied with Roger Zelazny's This Immortal for the Hugo Award in 1966, and it won the inaugural Nebula Award for Best Novel. It is the first installment of the Dune saga; in 2003, it was cited as the world's best-selling science fiction novel.Dune is set in the distant future amidst a feudal interstellar society in which various noble houses control planetary fiefs. It tells the story of young Paul Atreides, whose family accepts the stewardship of the planet Arrakis. While the planet is an inhospitable and sparsely populated desert wasteland, it is the only source of melange, or "the spice," a drug that extends life and enhances mental abilities. Melange is also necessary for space navigation, which requires a kind of multidimensional awareness and foresight that only the drug provides. As melange can only be produced on Arrakis, control of the planet is thus a coveted and dangerous undertaking. The story explores the multi-layered interactions of politics, religion, ecology, technology, and human emotion, as the factions of the empire confront each other in a struggle for the control of Arrakis and its spice.Herbert wrote five sequels: Dune Messiah, Children of Dune, God Emperor of Dune, Heretics of Dune, and Chapterhouse: Dune. Adaptations of the novel have been notoriously difficult and complicated. In the 1970s, cult filmmaker Alejandro Jodorowsky attempted to make a film based on the novel. After spending almost three years in development, the project was cancelled due to a constantly growing budget. In 1984, a film adaptation, directed by David Lynch, was released to negative reaction. A third film adaptation directed by Denis Villeneuve is scheduled to be released on October 1, 2021. The book was also adapted into the 2000 Sci-Fi Channel miniseries Frank Herbert's Dune and its 2003 sequel Frank Herbert's Children of Dune (which combines the events of Dune Messiah and Children of Dune), a series of computer games, a board game, songs, and a series of follow-ups, including prequels and sequels, that were co-written by Kevin J. Anderson and the author's son, Brian Herbert, starting in 1999.Since 2009, the names of planets from the Dune novels have been adopted for the real-life nomenclature of plains and other features on Saturn's moon Titan.
The book is so packed of action, emotion, mysticism and lots of character development. Loved it. Coming from reading most of the Foundation series, I wasn’t sure if I me being a fanboy, Iwas going to like it another big Sci-Fi saga but I did. Can’t wait to read the next books!
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.
Content warning spoilers, though, you know, it's a book older than me
I first read Dune when I was about 11 or 12, and I absolutely adored it. This year's movie was excellent, and it made me want to reread the book, albeit with trepidation from all the critiques I've heard as an adult.
Re-reading as an adult was kind of painful. The elements I liked were all still there, but there's so much about the book that is just horrible. A few:
I love the Fremen and the ideas about geoengineering the desert planet, but by the end they were just barely enough to keep me reading.
I don't think I've ever said this about any book before, but I strongly recommend just watching the movie and forgetting about the book.
Absolute masterpiece, I loved it, read it in anticipation for the film, made the film going experience way better. Loved the cool worldbuilding (butlerian jihad, bene gesserit breeding programs, the total mastery of the body and mind replacing technology). Absolute king shit
Skaityti ir vertinti mokslinės fantastikos klasiką gana sunku: duodi jai šansą tave užkabinti, bet ji vis tiek kažkaip vilčių nepateisina. Jeigu neseniai skaitytas Asimovo „Aš, robotas“ atrodė labai aktualus šiandienai ir puikiai išlaikęs laiko testą (nors su tuo nesutiko kiti fantastikos mėgėjai, su kuriais teko šnekėtis), tai Franko Herberto „Kopa“ pasirodė tik nedaug išliekamosios vertės turintis šešiasdešimtųjų action filmo scenarijus: idėja tikrai nebloga, bet visi veikėjai plokšti, viendimensiniai, keliamos problemos galėtų būti įdomios, bet jų atskleidimas paskęsta kone „šaudau – gaudau“ epizoduose. Buvo herojus, turėjo misiją, ėjo, kovojo, niekada nedvejojo, balta – juoda, pergalė, ok. Trūksta gylio…
O šiaip tai visgi klasika – kurti didelius naujus pasaulius, kuriuose galbūt galioja kitokios taisyklės ir vertybės ne taip jau lengva. Ir šią užduotį Frank Herbert atliko puikiai. Nauji pasauliai skatina vaizduotę, ypač kai jie pateikiami fast food stiliumi – ryk knygą ir mėgaukis lyg kokiu Holivudiniu filmu. Gal būt aš knygą perskaičiau …
Skaityti ir vertinti mokslinės fantastikos klasiką gana sunku: duodi jai šansą tave užkabinti, bet ji vis tiek kažkaip vilčių nepateisina. Jeigu neseniai skaitytas Asimovo „Aš, robotas“ atrodė labai aktualus šiandienai ir puikiai išlaikęs laiko testą (nors su tuo nesutiko kiti fantastikos mėgėjai, su kuriais teko šnekėtis), tai Franko Herberto „Kopa“ pasirodė tik nedaug išliekamosios vertės turintis šešiasdešimtųjų action filmo scenarijus: idėja tikrai nebloga, bet visi veikėjai plokšti, viendimensiniai, keliamos problemos galėtų būti įdomios, bet jų atskleidimas paskęsta kone „šaudau – gaudau“ epizoduose. Buvo herojus, turėjo misiją, ėjo, kovojo, niekada nedvejojo, balta – juoda, pergalė, ok. Trūksta gylio…
O šiaip tai visgi klasika – kurti didelius naujus pasaulius, kuriuose galbūt galioja kitokios taisyklės ir vertybės ne taip jau lengva. Ir šią užduotį Frank Herbert atliko puikiai. Nauji pasauliai skatina vaizduotę, ypač kai jie pateikiami fast food stiliumi – ryk knygą ir mėgaukis lyg kokiu Holivudiniu filmu. Gal būt aš knygą perskaičiau ne tuo gyvenimo etapu: jei būčiau ją paėmęs į rankas paauglystėje, tikriausiai būčiau vienas didesnių jos fanų. Nors, tarkim, ir tos pačios „Kopos“ fabulos stipriai inspiruoti „Žvaigždžių karai“ manęs neužkabino – dar pamenu kaip juos virtuvėje žiūrėjau per „Šilelį“, nes kažkokiu itin vėlyvu metu juos rodė „Telekaukas“. Gal kaltas mažas nespalvotas „Šilelio“ ekranas.
Trumpai tariant, perskaityti buvo verta tam, kad susipažinti su mokslinės fantastikos ištakomis. Nemanau, kad skaitysiu „Kopos“ tęsinius, o verčiau toliau ieškosiu kitų patinkančių mokslinių fantastų knygų.
