Dune

hardcover, 688 pages

Published Sept. 30, 2019 by Ace.

ISBN:
978-0-593-09932-2
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5 stars (2 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 (Dune (1))

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 …

Review of 'Dune' on 'Goodreads'

5 stars

This was my second time reading this book, and you know, I think I liked it a little better this time. I was able to catch and appreciate some details early on that were important later, and I had a better understanding of what to expect, so some of the more confusing passages were easier to comprehend.

There's definitely some weirder stuff in this book, and I'm not sure I understood everything. Generally speaking, whenever Paul went into a trance and started seeing the future, I got a wee bit lost.

Probably my favorite thing about this book is the world that it's set in; very little context is given (until the delightfully detailed appendixes), but it's glaringly obvious that all of the casually mentioned events from the far past were well thought out and shaped how the world ended up.

I was also extremely impressed by the thinking through …