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Published Nov. 22, 2012 by Presses Pocket.

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Dune is a 1965 epic science fiction novel by American author Frank Herbert, originally published as two separate serials (1963–64 novel Dune World and 1965 novel Prophet of Dune) in Analog magazine. It tied with Roger Zelazny's This Immortal for the Hugo Award for Best Novel and won the inaugural Nebula Award for Best Novel in 1966. It is the first installment of the Dune Chronicles. It is one of the world's best-selling science fiction novels. Dune is set in the distant future in a feudal interstellar society, descended from terrestrial humans, 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 "spice", a drug that extends life and enhances mental abilities. Melange is also necessary …

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Ein episches Intrigenspiel

Frank Herberts Dune – Der Wüstenplanet ist ein Klassiker der Science-Fiction-Literatur, der über Jahrzehnte hinweg Leser in seinen Bann gezogen hat. Mit seiner epischen Geschichte über Macht, Verrat und Schicksal entführt das Buch in eine Welt, die ebenso faszinierend wie herausfordernd ist. Es ist ein Werk, das weit über die üblichen Genre-Grenzen hinausgeht, indem es politische Intrigen, philosophische Konzepte und ökologische Themen miteinander verknüpft.

Handlung – Der Stoff für große Intrigen

Die Geschichte spielt auf Arrakis, einem kargen Wüstenplaneten, der das wertvollste Gut des Universums beherbergt: das Spice. Diese Substanz ermöglicht interstellares Reisen, verlängert das Leben und erweitert das Bewusstsein – ein Rohstoff von unschätzbarem Wert, um den Adelshäuser und verschiedene Fraktionen ringen.

Im Mittelpunkt steht Paul Atreides, der Erbe des Hauses Atreides, das von Kaiser Shaddam IV. damit beauftragt wird, Arrakis zu verwalten. Doch dieser Auftrag entpuppt sich als tödliche Falle, denn die verfeindete Familie Harkonnen …

Mitt hajj over Arrakis

Det tok meg to måneder, men jeg kom meg gjennom. Originalen og Children var høydepunktene, og Messiah trekker scoren litt ned.

Disse bøkene kommer til å leve i hjernen min i mange år, og blir sannsynligvis lest igjen senere, når jeg har latt dem synke inn og jeg har fått lest God Emperor of Dune.

Men først skal jeg ta en liten ferie fra Arrakis og utforske nye verdener.

Very enjoyable, with some personal issues

I wish I could give half-stars, because I probably would have given Dune a personal rating of 3.5/5.

I liked the story. I was able to fully immerse myself in the lore and the immaculate worldbuilding. And that was really something I have rarely seen anywhere else. I was contemplating whether to give this 3 or 4, but had to round up for the creativity in this area alone. I truly loved it.

My issue is mainly with the level of detail and the language. Some scenes are so excellently written that I felt like I was part of them, observing everything around me, noticing all the small things happening myself. Others, especially those concerned with Paul's inner conflicts, were almost excruciatingly abstract. And even though the language was beautiful throughout, I often found myself losing track in those sections (and, occasionally, genuinely having trouble understanding things linguistically, …

Dune is Dune

Since I watched the movies first, I was happy to have one of my main fears dissapear completely during the first couple chapters. Many of the plot twists present on both movies are actually things the reader just knows from the start. The betrayal and the plot against House Atreides, the people behind it and the reason for it can be inferred quickly enough.

Herbert’s confidence in the world he wrote can end up being too much to a lot of people. From the beginning of the novel, characters throw around a lot of made up terms that can be confusing, and in a setting where Dukes, Counts and Emperors, Great Houses and Cults are still a thing, alongside intergalactic travel and human calculators, the politics and relationships of it all are quite complex.

The book doesn’t hold your hand at all. There are references and intriguing events …

Må lese mer!

Boka startet litt treg og komplisert, men etter hvert som jeg kom inn i det ble jeg fanget av historien! Spennende kombinasjon av både kultur, religion og politikk. Nå må jeg videre til å lese Dune: Messiah!