5/25/2023 0 Comments Dune the book![]() ![]() At 500 pages, starting this book feels somewhat of an uphill battle, especially for the unseasoned reader, but it is worth the time and the pages to experience this inspiring worldmaking unfold as you read on. ![]() In one book alone there is so much to unpack. We follow the rise of Paul, son of the noble house Atreides and his dangerous journey to the native people of Arrakis, the Fremen, and their rebellion against another noble house, the Harkonnens, and the empire. Arrakis is also home to giant deadly worms that live beneath the desert sands. As the blurb asserts ‘whoever controls the spice controls the universe’. Spice is the most valuable resource because it is essential for interstellar travel. All the great powers rely on melange, colloquially known as ‘spice’, found on the planet Arrakis – otherwise known as Dune. Instead, humans evolved to have extraordinary abilities including higher consciousness sometimes seen as witchery. Following a vicious war against robots, all forms of computers are now banned. Within a feudal society, noble houses are at each other’s throats for power and imperial conquest within the empire of this dystopian future. The plot and setting have influenced many films and franchises, the most notable being Star Wars.įirst, a brief summary of the seminal sci-fi novel, first in the trilogy. ![]() Arguably, Dune is one of the best science fiction books ever written, given a plethora of awards including the Hugo and Nebula Awards. ![]()
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