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Dune, 40th Anniversary Edition (Dune Chronicles, Book 1)

by Frank Herbert

The all-time science fiction masterpiece...now in a special hardcover edition.

"Unique...I know nothing comparable to it except Lord of the Rings."--Arthur C. Clarke

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 Maud'dib.... (more)

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Gregory
  • Rated 5 stars

“Dune is by far the most influential book in my life. There was a time where I was a little too obsessed with Herbert's work and all I read were his books. Ultimately, I have read the entire original Dune series three times through. What was initially so compelling to me about this book was the dialogue between all characters as well as the inner dialogue within the characters' thoughts. When some of my favorite characters in the book such as Duncan Idaho or Gurney Halleck would be having an...”

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Punk Johnny Cash
  • Rated 2 stars

“Kind of dry. I liked the concepts when I was younger, and I liked it once, but overall I want to call it a roller coaster book. I mean roller coaster meaning it has a few ups, and many points where it just drops. Slow read, and possibly overrated.”

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  • daun_gaizer

    daun_gaizer said:

    “when i was young i've heared that Dune was the end all be all of Sci-Fi. it wasn't Starwars, and since they spent 21 books about the Yuuzhan Vong, it never will. i ran into House Harkonnen and saw my chance to disprove that notion. startrek wasn't the greatest sci-fi of all time, maybe it isn't Dune. after reading this book i was thankful i had the last book of the prequel trilogy (i didn't get house atreides). to date i've got nearly all Dune books and am avidly waiting for Sandworms of Dune to reach our country so i can finish reading Hunters of Dune”

    posted Thursday, September 13 2007 ( | view 1 reply )

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