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false 234225 <![CDATA[Dune (Dune 1)]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172968533m/234225.jpg The troubles begin when stewardship of Arrakis is transferred by the Emperor from the Harkonnen Noble House to House Atreides. The Harkonnens don't want to give up their privilege, though, and through sabotage and treachery they cast young Duke Paul Atreides out into the planet's harsh environment to die. There he falls in with the Fremen, a tribe of desert dwellers who become the basis of the army with which he will reclaim what's rightfully his. Paul Atreides, though, is far more than just a usurped duke. He might be the end product of a very long-term genetic experiment designed to breed a super human; he might be a messiah. His struggle is at the center of a nexus of powerful people and events, and the repercussions will be felt throughout the Imperium.

Dune is one of the most famous science fiction novels ever written, and deservedly so. The setting is elaborate and ornate, the plot labyrinthine, the adventures exciting. Five sequels follow. --Brooks Peck

]]> 234225 90 3634639 book 1965 Dune total:52036|5:23002|4:14917|3:8903|2:3101|1:2113| 52036 209702 67311 2316 58 3.86 93464 3667 38209515 1713956 1000049 0450011844 9780450011849 19 <![CDATA[Dune]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1228797261m/1000049.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1000049.Dune 4.29 103 The troubles begin when stewardship of Arrakis is transferred by the Emperor from the Harkonnen Noble House to House Atreides. The Harkonnens don't want to give up their privilege, though, and through sabotage and treachery they cast young Duke Paul Atreides out into the planet's harsh environment to die. There he falls in with the Fremen, a tribe of desert dwellers who become the basis of the army with which he will reclaim what's rightfully his. Paul Atreides, though, is far more than just a usurped duke. He might be the end product of a very long-term genetic experiment designed to breed a super human; he might be a messiah. His struggle is at the center of a nexus of powerful people and events, and the repercussions will be felt throughout the Imperium.

]]> 4 43 false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1970 Thu Nov 20 06:09:14 -0800 2008 Fri Mar 20 07:16:04 -0700 2009 5 Don Quixote, many centuries after Cervantes. He publishes a novel with the same title, containing the same words in the same order. But, as Borges shows you, the different cultural context means it's a completely new book! W...more...]]> 23505468 1205220 234225 0340839937 9780340839935 1680 <![CDATA[Dune (Dune 1)]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172968533m/234225.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/234225.Dune 4.00 46165 The troubles begin when stewardship of Arrakis is transferred by the Emperor from the Harkonnen Noble House to House Atreides. The Harkonnens don't want to give up their privilege, though, and through sabotage and treachery they cast young Duke Paul Atreides out into the planet's harsh environment to die. There he falls in with the Fremen, a tribe of desert dwellers who become the basis of the army with which he will reclaim what's rightfully his. Paul Atreides, though, is far more than just a usurped duke. He might be the end product of a very long-term genetic experiment designed to breed a super human; he might be a messiah. His struggle is at the center of a nexus of powerful people and events, and the repercussions will be felt throughout the Imperium.

]]> 5 17 false Sun Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 1984 Mon Jun 02 06:54:06 -0700 2008 Thu Sep 04 09:13:08 -0700 2008 more...]]> 55018212 1055856 234225 0340839937 9780340839935 1680 <![CDATA[Dune (Dune 1)]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172968533m/234225.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/234225.Dune 4.03 52036 The troubles begin when stewardship of Arrakis is transferred by the Emperor from the Harkonnen Noble House to House Atreides. The Harkonnens don't want to give up their privilege, though, and through sabotage and treachery they cast young Duke Paul Atreides out into the planet's harsh environment to die. There he falls in with the Fremen, a tribe of desert dwellers who become the basis of the army with which he will reclaim what's rightfully his. Paul Atreides, though, is far more than just a usurped duke. He might be the end product of a very long-term genetic experiment designed to breed a super human; he might be a messiah. His struggle is at the center of a nexus of powerful people and events, and the repercussions will be felt throughout the Imperium.

]]> 5 26 false Sun May 10 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue May 05 09:09:27 -0700 2009 Sun May 10 21:08:29 -0700 2009 10,191 Dune sitting on his bedside table. Finding it there was like a revelation to me, like the sort of experience only Taoists and Catholic philosophers have a name. He was nearly 70 years older than me, a teetotaler, a hymn singer and dramatist in the Celt...more...]]> 2348449 147818 53732 0441172717 9780441172719 255 <![CDATA[Dune (Dune, #1)]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170430859m/53732.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/53732.Dune 4.24 2887 2 10 false Fri Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Sun Jun 24 23:28:28 -0700 2007 Wed Dec 16 22:36:40 -0800 2009 Dune. It laid the foundations for a great deal of the themes and constructs in modern science fiction. Frank Herbert was as important to the genre as Isaac Asimov and Arthur Clarke. Unfortunately, just like them, he's quite dated, and his books can be a labor to re...more...]]> 20320 1994 104 0441013597 9780441013593 86 <![CDATA[Dune, 40th Anniversary Edition (Dune 1)]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1156877070m/104.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/104.Dune_40th_Anniversary_Edition 4.36 735
"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. He would avenge the traitorous plot against his noble family--and would 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. Frank Herbert's death in 1986 was a tragic loss, yet the astounding legacy of his visionary fiction will live forever.]]> 5 10 false Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2000 Mon Feb 05 09:38:13 -0800 2007 Wed Dec 16 15:55:53 -0800 2009
Dune isn't a light, enjoyable read. At times it reads more like excerpts from geology, ecology, zoology, sociology, pscyhology, and political textbooks. The characters are ...more...]]> 6974116 368858 234225 0340839937 9780340839935 1680 <![CDATA[Dune (Dune 1)]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172968533m/234225.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/234225.Dune 4.03 52036 The troubles begin when stewardship of Arrakis is transferred by the Emperor from the Harkonnen Noble House to House Atreides. The Harkonnens don't want to give up their privilege, though, and through sabotage and treachery they cast young Duke Paul Atreides out into the planet's harsh environment to die. There he falls in with the Fremen, a tribe of desert dwellers who become the basis of the army with which he will reclaim what's rightfully his. Paul Atreides, though, is far more than just a usurped duke. He might be the end product of a very long-term genetic experiment designed to breed a super human; he might be a messiah. His struggle is at the center of a nexus of powerful people and events, and the repercussions will be felt throughout the Imperium.

]]> 5 7 false Sat Apr 01 00:00:00 -0800 2000 Fri Sep 28 20:08:34 -0700 2007 Sun Sep 14 09:22:12 -0700 2008 5-6
Dune was Frank Herbert's imagination breathed into the pages of a single book. He wrote numerous others to follow it, all of which continue to explore and flesh out the world he introduced us to in this, the fi...more...]]> 1598115 84023 1685995 042507160X 9780425071601 51 <![CDATA[Dune (Dune, #1)]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1194578084m/1685995.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1685995.Dune 4.25 390 The troubles begin when stewardship of Arrakis is transferred by the Emperor from the Harkonnen Noble House to House Atreides. The Harkonnens don't want to give up their privilege, though, and through sabotage and treachery they cast young Duke Paul Atreides out into the planet's harsh environment to die. There he falls in with the Fremen, a tribe of desert dwellers who become the basis of the army with which he will reclaim what's rightfully his. Paul Atreides, though, is far more than just a usurped duke. He might be the end product of a very long-term genetic experiment designed to breed a super human; he might be a messiah. His struggle is at the center of a nexus of powerful people and events, and the repercussions will be felt throughout the Imperium.

]]> 4 7 false Fri Jun 01 19:11:54 -0700 2007 Wed Dec 16 20:32:26 -0800 2009 more...]]> 8240703 441385 234225 0340839937 9780340839935 1680 <![CDATA[Dune (Dune 1)]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172968533m/234225.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/234225.Dune 4.03 52036 The troubles begin when stewardship of Arrakis is transferred by the Emperor from the Harkonnen Noble House to House Atreides. The Harkonnens don't want to give up their privilege, though, and through sabotage and treachery they cast young Duke Paul Atreides out into the planet's harsh environment to die. There he falls in with the Fremen, a tribe of desert dwellers who become the basis of the army with which he will reclaim what's rightfully his. Paul Atreides, though, is far more than just a usurped duke. He might be the end product of a very long-term genetic experiment designed to breed a super human; he might be a messiah. His struggle is at the center of a nexus of powerful people and events, and the repercussions will be felt throughout the Imperium.

]]> 5 7 false Thu Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Thu Oct 25 13:04:51 -0700 2007 Thu Oct 25 13:04:51 -0700 2007 Dune. I can’t put my finger on exactly why I hadn’t read it; although, I do have a nebulous memory of picking it up and not being able to get in to it. I know for a fact that I’d read the closing line previously, which is something I never do prior to reading a book; so that i...more...]]> 20670476 667084 234225 0340839937 9780340839935 1680 <![CDATA[Dune (Dune 1)]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172968533m/234225.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/234225.Dune 4.03 52036 The troubles begin when stewardship of Arrakis is transferred by the Emperor from the Harkonnen Noble House to House Atreides. The Harkonnens don't want to give up their privilege, though, and through sabotage and treachery they cast young Duke Paul Atreides out into the planet's harsh environment to die. There he falls in with the Fremen, a tribe of desert dwellers who become the basis of the army with which he will reclaim what's rightfully his. Paul Atreides, though, is far more than just a usurped duke. He might be the end product of a very long-term genetic experiment designed to breed a super human; he might be a messiah. His struggle is at the center of a nexus of powerful people and events, and the repercussions will be felt throughout the Imperium.

]]> 5 5 false Fri May 02 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Apr 21 14:43:47 -0700 2008 Mon May 05 18:19:57 -0700 2008 Dune
Philadelphia: Chilton Book Company, 1965
pp. 483 (without appendices and glossary), 539 (with app. and glos.), unpriced
ISBN: N/A

Commonly billed as the best-selling science fiction novel of all time, Dune, an expansive tale of intrigue, religio...more...]]> 1594967 110537 234225 0340839937 9780340839935 1680 <![CDATA[Dune (Dune 1)]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172968533m/234225.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/234225.Dune 4.03 52036 The troubles begin when stewardship of Arrakis is transferred by the Emperor from the Harkonnen Noble House to House Atreides. The Harkonnens don't want to give up their privilege, though, and through sabotage and treachery they cast young Duke Paul Atreides out into the planet's harsh environment to die. There he falls in with the Fremen, a tribe of desert dwellers who become the basis of the army with which he will reclaim what's rightfully his. Paul Atreides, though, is far more than just a usurped duke. He might be the end product of a very long-term genetic experiment designed to breed a super human; he might be a messiah. His struggle is at the center of a nexus of powerful people and events, and the repercussions will be felt throughout the Imperium.

]]> 5 5 false Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1995 Fri Jun 01 16:25:40 -0700 2007 Wed Dec 16 20:31:54 -0800 2009
I had the pleasure or reading Dune when I was fifteen, the same age as its protagonist, Paul Atreides. At fifteen, Paul is the son of Duke Atreides, who has been sent by the ...more...]]> 15306545 891651 53747 044100590X 9780441005901 55 <![CDATA[Dune]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170430941m/53747.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/53747.Dune 4.27 428 The troubles begin when stewardship of Arrakis is transferred by the Emperor from the Harkonnen Noble House to House Atreides. The Harkonnens don't want to give up their privilege, though, and through sabotage and treachery they cast young Duke Paul Atreides out into the planet's harsh environment to die. There he falls in with the Fremen, a tribe of desert dwellers who become the basis of the army with which he will reclaim what's rightfully his. Paul Atreides, though, is far more than just a usurped duke. He might be the end product of a very long-term genetic experiment designed to breed a super human; he might be a messiah. His struggle is at the center of a nexus of powerful people and events, and the repercussions will be felt throughout the Imperium.

]]> 2 4 false Thu Feb 28 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Tue Feb 12 22:41:55 -0800 2008 Fri Feb 29 00:00:34 -0800 2008 more...]]> 14597388 82278 234225 0340839937 9780340839935 1680 <![CDATA[Dune (Dune 1)]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172968533m/234225.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/234225.Dune 4.03 52036 The troubles begin when stewardship of Arrakis is transferred by the Emperor from the Harkonnen Noble House to House Atreides. The Harkonnens don't want to give up their privilege, though, and through sabotage and treachery they cast young Duke Paul Atreides out into the planet's harsh environment to die. There he falls in with the Fremen, a tribe of desert dwellers who become the basis of the army with which he will reclaim what's rightfully his. Paul Atreides, though, is far more than just a usurped duke. He might be the end product of a very long-term genetic experiment designed to breed a super human; he might be a messiah. His struggle is at the center of a nexus of powerful people and events, and the repercussions will be felt throughout the Imperium.

]]> 0 5 false Tue Feb 05 00:21:07 -0800 2008 Sun Feb 10 18:14:25 -0800 2008 more...]]> 5005651 304412 234225 0340839937 9780340839935 1680 <![CDATA[Dune (Dune 1)]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172968533m/234225.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/234225.Dune 4.03 52036 The troubles begin when stewardship of Arrakis is transferred by the Emperor from the Harkonnen Noble House to House Atreides. The Harkonnens don't want to give up their privilege, though, and through sabotage and treachery they cast young Duke Paul Atreides out into the planet's harsh environment to die. There he falls in with the Fremen, a tribe of desert dwellers who become the basis of the army with which he will reclaim what's rightfully his. Paul Atreides, though, is far more than just a usurped duke. He might be the end product of a very long-term genetic experiment designed to breed a super human; he might be a messiah. His struggle is at the center of a nexus of powerful people and events, and the repercussions will be felt throughout the Imperium.

]]> 5 4 false Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1984 Thu Aug 23 09:56:11 -0700 2007 Thu Oct 11 12:09:44 -0700 2007 ...more...]]> 14145629 858949 53732 0441172717 9780441172719 255 <![CDATA[Dune (Dune, #1)]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170430859m/53732.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/53732.Dune 4.24 2887 4 3 false Tue Jan 29 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Thu Jan 31 06:36:48 -0800 2008 Thu Jan 31 06:47:15 -0800 2008
Years later, of course, when I knew something more about politics, religion, science and life...more...]]> 6591463 126262 234225 0340839937 9780340839935 1680 <![CDATA[Dune (Dune 1)]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172968533m/234225.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/234225.Dune 4.03 52036 The troubles begin when stewardship of Arrakis is transferred by the Emperor from the Harkonnen Noble House to House Atreides. The Harkonnens don't want to give up their privilege, though, and through sabotage and treachery they cast young Duke Paul Atreides out into the planet's harsh environment to die. There he falls in with the Fremen, a tribe of desert dwellers who become the basis of the army with which he will reclaim what's rightfully his. Paul Atreides, though, is far more than just a usurped duke. He might be the end product of a very long-term genetic experiment designed to breed a super human; he might be a messiah. His struggle is at the center of a nexus of powerful people and events, and the repercussions will be felt throughout the Imperium.

]]> 4 4 false Sat Sep 13 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat Sep 22 00:08:50 -0700 2007 Sat Sep 13 17:55:17 -0700 2008 more...]]> 48120743 1748656 234225 0340839937 9780340839935 1680 <![CDATA[Dune (Dune 1)]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172968533m/234225.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/234225.Dune 4.03 52036 The troubles begin when stewardship of Arrakis is transferred by the Emperor from the Harkonnen Noble House to House Atreides. The Harkonnens don't want to give up their privilege, though, and through sabotage and treachery they cast young Duke Paul Atreides out into the planet's harsh environment to die. There he falls in with the Fremen, a tribe of desert dwellers who become the basis of the army with which he will reclaim what's rightfully his. Paul Atreides, though, is far more than just a usurped duke. He might be the end product of a very long-term genetic experiment designed to breed a super human; he might be a messiah. His struggle is at the center of a nexus of powerful people and events, and the repercussions will be felt throughout the Imperium.

]]> 4 2 false Tue Mar 03 11:15:04 -0800 2009 Tue Mar 03 11:50:09 -0800 2009
This grand sprawling book has a lot to offer: genetic engineer witches, religion as premeditated social engineering, amazing heroic islamists -- I m...more...]]> 47266993 1019174 6285109 0792748662 9780792748663 1 <![CDATA[Dune]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1235447362m/6285109.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6285109.Dune 3.00 1
"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. He would avenge the traitorous plot against his noble family--and would 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. Frank Herbert's death in 1986 was a tragic loss, yet the astounding legacy of his visionary fiction will live forever.]]> 3 2 false Mon Mar 09 09:12:31 -0700 2009 Mon Feb 23 10:49:08 -0800 2009 Mon Mar 09 09:12:31 -0700 2009 Dune, the novel, retains its 4+ stars in my heavens. This audio version gets the lesser rating because of deficiencies in presentation.

The good side of the CD is that, as happened while listening to Tolkien's The Silmarillion, I heard a lot of things I had missed or glo...more...]]> 27313922 931383 234225 0340839937 9780340839935 1680 <![CDATA[Dune (Dune 1)]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172968533m/234225.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/234225.Dune 4.03 52036 The troubles begin when stewardship of Arrakis is transferred by the Emperor from the Harkonnen Noble House to House Atreides. The Harkonnens don't want to give up their privilege, though, and through sabotage and treachery they cast young Duke Paul Atreides out into the planet's harsh environment to die. There he falls in with the Fremen, a tribe of desert dwellers who become the basis of the army with which he will reclaim what's rightfully his. Paul Atreides, though, is far more than just a usurped duke. He might be the end product of a very long-term genetic experiment designed to breed a super human; he might be a messiah. His struggle is at the center of a nexus of powerful people and events, and the repercussions will be felt throughout the Imperium.

]]> 5 2 false Fri Jul 18 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Jul 15 09:35:09 -0700 2008 Tue Jul 22 12:20:21 -0700 2008 more...]]> 2866668 147289 53732 0441172717 9780441172719 255 <![CDATA[Dune (Dune, #1)]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170430859m/53732.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/53732.Dune 4.24 2887 4 2 false Mon Jul 09 11:30:25 -0700 2007 Mon Jul 09 11:38:36 -0700 2007 more...]]> 1427938 61519 53732 0441172717 9780441172719 255 <![CDATA[Dune (Dune, #1)]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170430859m/53732.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/53732.Dune 4.24 2887 4 2 false Fri Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Thu May 24 18:23:19 -0700 2007 Wed Dec 16 20:03:36 -0800 2009 Dune is a difficult read. I'd tried to get through it twice before this, over a period of a couple of years; neither time could I get past the first hundred or so pages. But as a sci-fi fan, I felt somewhat obliged to finish it, since it's considered a classic of the genre.

And it is an...more...]]> 8 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=234225