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Dec 29, 2019
Christian Dibblee
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This book is really fantastic, a tent pole of the sci-fi genre. And with good reason - the world that Herbert builds is engrossing and deep. I could see how many science fiction successors have tried to emulate him. The Fremen are an extremely interesting people, as is the set-up between the Emperor and the other Great Houses. It certainly feels like the story covers many of the bases that one would expect of being thrust into a new world. Not everything is answered, of course, so the book relie
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An epic in every sense...
However, it is difficult to read Dune and not visualise Kyle Maclachlan, Sting or Patrick Stewart.
The story itself is brilliant and the only monor criticism if there is one is that Herbert always uses the word 'strode' whenever someone is walking. ...more
However, it is difficult to read Dune and not visualise Kyle Maclachlan, Sting or Patrick Stewart.
The story itself is brilliant and the only monor criticism if there is one is that Herbert always uses the word 'strode' whenever someone is walking. ...more
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Chantal Grech
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