784, 784 pages
Polish language
Published Feb. 28, 2022 by Rebis.
Arrakis, zwana Diuną, to jedyne we wszechświecie źródło melanżu. Z rozkazu Padyszacha Imperatora planetę przejmują Atrydzi, zaciekli wrogowie władających nią dotychczas Harkonnenów. Zwycięstwo księcia Leto Atrydy jest jednak pozorne – przejęcie planety ukartowano. W odpowiedzi na atak Imperium i Harkonnenów dziedzic rodu Atrydów Paul staje na czele rdzennych mieszkańców Diuny i sięga po imperialny tron. When House Atreides is betrayed, the destruction of Paul's family will set the boy on a journey toward a destiny greater than he could ever have imagined. And as he evolves into the mysterious man known as Muad'Dib, he will 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.
Arrakis, zwana Diuną, to jedyne we wszechświecie źródło melanżu. Z rozkazu Padyszacha Imperatora planetę przejmują Atrydzi, zaciekli wrogowie władających nią dotychczas Harkonnenów. Zwycięstwo księcia Leto Atrydy jest jednak pozorne – przejęcie planety ukartowano. W odpowiedzi na atak Imperium i Harkonnenów dziedzic rodu Atrydów Paul staje na czele rdzennych mieszkańców Diuny i sięga po imperialny tron. When House Atreides is betrayed, the destruction of Paul's family will set the boy on a journey toward a destiny greater than he could ever have imagined. And as he evolves into the mysterious man known as Muad'Dib, he will 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.
This was a “great book” that I had never gotten around to reading. I had seen the Lynch film in the 80s but hadn’t watched it since, so overall I retained very little about the story or characters.
This truly was a great book. We listened to it on a long road trip and we immediately began Dune Messiah afterwards
I'm glad I'm done with it and don't have to read it anymore. Sure, it's a classic, and the worldbuilding is great, and the story is exciting. But the language is unnecessarily complicated and the pacing is awful. It took me half of the book to start enjoying the story, which to me is a sign of bad writing.
I'm glad I'm done with it and don't have to read it anymore. Sure, it's a classic, and the worldbuilding is great, and the story is exciting. But the language is unnecessarily complicated and the pacing is awful. It took me half of the book to start enjoying the story, which to me is a sign of bad writing.
Jo, men rätt trevligt att svepas in i det här universumet. När man som jag är uppväxt med både David Lynchs klassiska film från 1984 med samma namn som boken och Twin Peaks, så är det oundvikligt att man ser Dale Cooper (Kyle MacLachlan) framför sig när man läser, huvudkaraktären. En stark trea.
En väldigt fri tolkning av boken, märker man.
Već neko vrijeme sam razmišljala da se uhvatim u koštac sa nekom knjigom naučne fantastike, jer sam ih uvjek zaobilazila. Čitanje ove knjige je za mene predstavljalo lični izazov i jako mi je drago što sam istrajala i pročitala je do kraja.
Sa najavom za izlazak nove filmske adaptacije, ja kao i dosta ljudi se upoznajemo sa dijelom za koje se smatra jednim od pionira moderne naučne fantastike. Pri daljem interesovanju saznajem i za druge adaptacije, kao na primer za onu neslavnu Dejvida Lynch-a i Alehandra Hodorovskog i to me još više tjera da se upustim u ovaj svijet, te naknadno odgledam njihove interpretacije ove knjige.
Kao neko ko nije nikada prije čitao ovaj žanr, trebalo mi je dosta vremena da uđem u čitav svijet u koji autor naglo gura čitaoca. Univerzum je sastavljen od velikog broja koncepata i termina inspirisanim jezicima našeg srednjeg istoka, jer se veliki dio radnje …
Već neko vrijeme sam razmišljala da se uhvatim u koštac sa nekom knjigom naučne fantastike, jer sam ih uvjek zaobilazila. Čitanje ove knjige je za mene predstavljalo lični izazov i jako mi je drago što sam istrajala i pročitala je do kraja.
Sa najavom za izlazak nove filmske adaptacije, ja kao i dosta ljudi se upoznajemo sa dijelom za koje se smatra jednim od pionira moderne naučne fantastike. Pri daljem interesovanju saznajem i za druge adaptacije, kao na primer za onu neslavnu Dejvida Lynch-a i Alehandra Hodorovskog i to me još više tjera da se upustim u ovaj svijet, te naknadno odgledam njihove interpretacije ove knjige.
Kao neko ko nije nikada prije čitao ovaj žanr, trebalo mi je dosta vremena da uđem u čitav svijet u koji autor naglo gura čitaoca. Univerzum je sastavljen od velikog broja koncepata i termina inspirisanim jezicima našeg srednjeg istoka, jer se veliki dio radnje odvija na planeti-pustinji. Takođe, čitanje uspori i stalno prebacivanje na kraj knjige gdje se nalazi mali riječnik pojmova, ali mogu da vidim kako to može nekome predstavljati i poseban gušt, jer je karakteristično za ovu vrstu literature (meni je to bio otežavajući faktor jer sam čitala u pdf-u).
Voljela bih da sam se potrudila doći do hardcopy verzije. Čitala sam e-book verziju na hrvatskom jeziku što mi je dodatno otežalo čitanje jer sam jednostavno više navikla na srpske prevode.
Svakako mi se knjiga sviđela, drago mi je da sam baš nju izabrala za probijanje "sci-fi leda", originalna je i jako je interesntno bilo ući u jedan novi svijet.
Incredible world building and intelligent characters makes it believable and engaging. Would definitely recommend for science fiction lovers that somehow haven't read it yet.
Incredible world building and intelligent characters makes it believable and engaging. Would definitely recommend for science fiction lovers that somehow haven't read it yet.
It’s already the best book I read this year (and we’re still in April).
Can't recommend enough! Must read for Sci-fi lovers.
Can't recommend enough! Must read for Sci-fi lovers.
Great read - a pleasant surprise, in fact.
An engaging, fascinating read, a look into a pre-Star Wars scifi world. I always love seeing genre fiction before it became hugely popular, to see what was influencing things behind the scenes. This book is absolutely amazing, and then the final sentence ruined it for me completely, and I won't be continuing.
Yes, it's gender essentialist in various ways, but I could deal with that; this book is old as anything. But then it doubled down in a way I couldn't deal with.
"Do you know so little of my son?" Jessica whispered. "See that princess standing there, so haughty and confident. They say she has pretensions of a literary nature. Let us hope she finds solace in such things; she'll have little else." A bitter laugh escaped Jessica. "Think on it, Chani: that princess will have the name, yet she'll live as less than a concubine - never to …
An engaging, fascinating read, a look into a pre-Star Wars scifi world. I always love seeing genre fiction before it became hugely popular, to see what was influencing things behind the scenes. This book is absolutely amazing, and then the final sentence ruined it for me completely, and I won't be continuing.
Yes, it's gender essentialist in various ways, but I could deal with that; this book is old as anything. But then it doubled down in a way I couldn't deal with.
"Do you know so little of my son?" Jessica whispered. "See that princess standing there, so haughty and confident. They say she has pretensions of a literary nature. Let us hope she finds solace in such things; she'll have little else." A bitter laugh escaped Jessica. "Think on it, Chani: that princess will have the name, yet she'll live as less than a concubine - never to know a moment of tenderness from the man to whom she's bound. While we, Chani, we who carry the name of concubine - history will call us wives."
I just really don't have the time for that nonsense.
I enjoyed the story. It was told pretty slowly, but that's not a bad thing. I can see how some people might have issues with it.
Now I can finish re-watching the original movie, and then eagerly await the new one.
I enjoyed the story. It was told pretty slowly, but that's not a bad thing. I can see how some people might have issues with it.
Now I can finish re-watching the original movie, and then eagerly await the new one.
I got more enjoyment from this now than the last time I read it some 20 years ago. Reading now also made me appreciate how closely the David Lynch film adheres to the material.
This is the second time I read this novel, and it reminded me of just how good it is. Herbert does an excellent job with the planet building in creating Arrakis, the planet known as Dune. He also sets in motion a story of intrigue and politics in an Empire where a religious sect strive to control certain genetic lines while a guild controls a monopoly on space travel. In the midst of this, the House of Atreides is betrayed leaving the young heir to the Duke, Paul, as survivor who is left in the desert. There he is taken in by the Fremen who come to see him as the prophet they have waited for. The novel is definitely a classic of science fiction on many levels. From the setting to the epic story, this is an excellent novel that is hard to put down. It is also a …
This is the second time I read this novel, and it reminded me of just how good it is. Herbert does an excellent job with the planet building in creating Arrakis, the planet known as Dune. He also sets in motion a story of intrigue and politics in an Empire where a religious sect strive to control certain genetic lines while a guild controls a monopoly on space travel. In the midst of this, the House of Atreides is betrayed leaving the young heir to the Duke, Paul, as survivor who is left in the desert. There he is taken in by the Fremen who come to see him as the prophet they have waited for. The novel is definitely a classic of science fiction on many levels. From the setting to the epic story, this is an excellent novel that is hard to put down. It is also a novel that immerses the reader; you want to take your time reading it even as you speed through it.
There are so many things I could say about this book. The writing can be very poetic at times. The descriptions of the setting are just amazing. There is a bit of a spiritual element within the science fiction that makes the story work very well. There is suspense in the machinations of the various factions seeking power within the Empire. It has political intrigue, adventure, coming of age, all in an epic science fiction tale. The novel clearly has earned its place in the classics.
I will add that I have not read the sequels that Herbert wrote for it. I may pick them up at one point just for the sake of being complete. But this novel pretty much does stand by itself, and you can certainly stop here. As for the extensions by Kevin Anderson and Brian Herbert, I am not as sure if I want to read them. I tend to think less of other people making sequels and prequels to works by other authors, especially someone as good as Frank Herbert was with Dune. I usually figure that for good novels, one should leave well enough alone. Anyhow, that's my disclosure note. Now, if you consider yourself a science fiction reader, and you have not read Dune, go read it.
I read this awhile ago, in either high school or college. I recall liking it, but don't remember much about the story. I recently picked up a number of volumes in the series at a book sale, and would like to read this again.
I read this awhile ago, in either high school or college. I recall liking it, but don't remember much about the story. I recently picked up a number of volumes in the series at a book sale, and would like to read this again.
