![]() ![]() Set on harsh desert planet of Arrakis, also known as Dune, this story line is basically about power struggle, and plots within plots to gain power.ĭune is based on a feudal society. So I will just tell you exactly what I loved about this book. I don’t think I will be able to do it justice to express how this book has impacted the sci-fi genre. This iconic book is set the gold standard for sci-fi books to follow. ![]() With foresight, I knew I would love this book and I did! I can see why it can be said to be the best written science fiction book out there. I had seen Dune the movie a few times already, in the 80s when it came out (84) and then later, and loved the movie. I am so late to this party! I have had Dune by Frank Herbert on my to be read list for such a long time and finally I picked it up to read over the holidays. He would avenge the traitorous plot against his noble family- and would bring fruition humankind’s most ancient and unattainable dream.Ī 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. Set on the desert planet of Arrakis, Dune is the story of the boy Paul Atreides, who would become the mysterious man known as Muad’Dib. ![]() Here is a novel that will be forever considered a triumph of the imagination. ![]()
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