Frank Herbert's Dune

[Shadowjack]

Ive currently been listening to Dune while commuting. Having read it many times in the past. One of my favorite stories (First book). I love the complex religious/social/political interactions Herbert describes.

Comments?

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---Shadowjack

[Rantarn]

I tried reading it once and found it quite boring. I gave up on reading it. Mind you this was a number of years ago and since then I have read some of Herbert's other books - The Jesus Incident, the Lazarus Effect, and the Ascension Factor. So I may give Dune another shot some day, but all I remember of it now was that it did not live up to its rep.

[Brynax]

The first four books are a little deep (and slow), but the last two are bit more like typical SF.

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Brynax the Magnificent

[ianviking]

Of course, there is now a trilogy of Dune prequel books, 2 of which have so far been released.


A trilogy of prequels - I wonder where they got that idea???

[JaceSan]

I really liked the first book. I read it when I was kind of young. About 10 years old. It's pretty deep for that age. I didn't enjoy the following books as much and never have gone back to reread the original.

I think the part I enjoyed the most was the culture of the natives on the planet and their relationship with the giant worms that inhabited their world along with them.

Most of the political and religious aspects of the story were lost on me. I don't have a strong religious background and the political maneuvering that went on in the story was something I just couldn't get a real grasp on considering my interest in politics at that age.

[Shadowjack]

I liked the various types of specialties for people, such at the Mentats replacing computers, the Guild Navigators, Bene Gesserit etc. Plus the plots withing plots, worthy of the Borgias.

[Brynax]

One thing that I do not think is described in the books, is any sense of scale. The 'core' worlds in which the events unroll are described as 'the million worlds'. I never felt from reading the books that there was this grand number of different worlds.

[Shadowjack]

My favorite company is "Books on Tape" they do both sales and rentals and have a wide selection of books, though I wish they would expand thier SF collection.
http://www.booksontape.com/

They have thier own readers, and produce most of their own books, primarily unabridged, and generally do very well. Ive also found thier customer service to be exceptional.

[iznardy]

i've liked both movie versions but could never read the books. who does an audio version, though? i usually like books on tape, as long as the narrator is half decent. the problem with scifi is they often choose a bad narrator. i got a good deal on the "han solo" chronicles and have listened to them in the car. the narrator is okay. doesn't try to impersonate harrison ford or billy dee williams, but has a good substitute voice for the character.

first in that series sucks, by the way. second two are really pretty good. explains why han and lando had their falling out (it wasn't over the falcon) and delves extremely well into the bizarre world of the Hutts.

iz