What's Dune?

Aeryn · 10-23-2002, 09:28 PM

Well, the title pretty much asks the question. I mean I saw the movie dune...is that what your talkin' about? *feels like an oblivious, out of date...person*

***IronParrot*** · 10-23-2002, 11:29 PM

The film was based on a novel by Frank Herbert that spawned a lot of sequels. And I mean a lot.

Not that I've read them.

BeardofPants · 10-24-2002, 01:26 AM

The sequels are well worth reading once you get past messiah, IP.

Dune is the best thing ever, and you're a heathen for never having heard of it, Aeryn.

Treebeard's apprentice · 10-25-2002, 12:47 PM

I am also a Dune virgin. Could someone give a brief outline of the plot, please?

Aeryn · 10-25-2002, 04:08 PM

Yeah, a plot for the VIRGINS!....wait....that didn't sound right!
I meant the DUNE VIRGINS!

BeardofPants · 10-25-2002, 04:27 PM

This Hugo and Nebula Award winner tells the sweeping tale of a desert planet called Arrakis, the focus of an intricate power struggle in a byzantine interstellar empire. Arrakis is the sole source of Melange, the "spice of spices." Melange is necessary for interstellar travel and grants psychic powers and longevity, so whoever controls it wields great influence.

The troubles begin when stewardship of Arrakis is transferred by the Emperor from the Harkonnen Noble House to House Atreides. The Harkonnens don't want to give up their privilege, though, and through sabotage and treachery they cast young Duke Paul Atreides out into the planet's harsh environment to die. There he falls in with the Fremen, a tribe of desert dwellers who become the basis of the army with which he will reclaim what's rightfully his. Paul Atreides, though, is far more than just a usurped duke. He might be the end product of a very long-term genetic experiment designed to breed a super human; he might be a messiah. His struggle is at the center of a nexus of powerful people and events, and the repercussions will be felt throughout the Imperium.

Dune is one of the most famous science fiction novels ever written, and deservedly so. The setting is elaborate and ornate, the plot labyrinthine, the adventures exciting. Five sequels follow. --Brooks Peck

Ms. Undomial · 11-06-2002, 10:29 PM

You didn't know about Dune? that is like saying "Who is Tolstoy?". sorry, that really didn't make very much sense.... Dune is a really good book once you get passed the first 100 pages or so.

Aeryn- Empty your mailbox!

Aeryn · 11-06-2002, 10:33 PM

says you!

cassiopeia · 11-06-2002, 11:30 PM

Dune sounds good, BoP. I have heard of it, but never read it. I am a big sci-fi fan and love AC Clarke and Asimov, but for some reason have never read dune. I will put it on the growing list of books I must read.

BeardofPants · 11-07-2002, 01:14 AM

I can not recommend it high enough Cass. My BF finished last night - after months of nagging - and he now wants to read all the sequels; this from a purely non-fiction reader!!

TwirlingString · 11-09-2002, 07:26 PM

THe series is really deep, it makes you think. I saw the movie too, the version I saw was really good, if really long (3 two hour tapes!)

Draken · 11-14-2002, 06:55 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by BeardofPants
now wants to read all the sequels

Ah now THEY should dampen his enthusiasm!

Silverstripe · 11-15-2002, 02:03 AM

*bursts into tears at the thought of someone not even KNOWING what Dune is*

Just kidding. I save THAT for LotR and Tolkien.

trolls' bane · 02-22-2004, 03:49 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Ms. Undomial
You didn't know about Dune? that is like saying "Who is Tolstoy?". sorry, that really didn't make very much sense.... Dune is a really good book once you get passed the first 100 pages or so.

Aeryn- Empty your mailbox!

I sure agree with that. Almost stopped reading it after the first 30 pages, but luckily, I had a few unanswered questions so I kept reading.

luinilwen · 02-22-2004, 08:47 PM

Dune is really worth reading. as you can probably gather from this thread, most people who read it add it to their favourites list. i haven't had a problem with the sequels i've read, although i've only read Dune Messiah and Children of Dune. eventually i'll get around to the next three, although i don't think i'll read the prequels written by Brian Herbert, nor the new trilogy currently being written.

i've seen both versions of the Dune movies, although I haven't seen Children of Dune yet. anyone seen it yet? is it good?

trolls' bane · 02-22-2004, 10:17 PM

Well, now I'm quite intersted anyway. I finally got to Muad'Dib, too.

**Nurvingiel** · 02-22-2004, 10:33 PM

I've just started this book, and I think it's great so far. I'm only 51 pages into it, so I can't really judge, but it does seem a bit too politicky to me. I really like Paul, he's such a neat, intelligent, and hard-working person. Arrakis also sounds exciting, and the Harkonnens are wonderful bad guys.

According to the front page of my copy of Dune, the sequels to Dune are:
Dune Messiah
Children of Dune
God Emperor of Dune

(My copy was only 65 cents at a Salvation Army thrift store! It's a bit beat up, but still - why let such a book go for such a small amount?)

BeardofPants · 02-23-2004, 01:21 AM

Woohoo! New converts.

**Nurvingiel** · 02-23-2004, 01:25 AM

That's right!

It's not hard to convert me to reading a new sci-fi book though, especially one so acclaimed as Dune.

brownjenkins · 02-23-2004, 12:11 PM

i enjoyed the dune series a lot... it does tend to be somewhat heavy-handed at times though... more in a philosophical than tech-sci/fi way

if you enjoy the first 100 pages or so, you'll love the series

10-23-2002, 09:28 PM	#1
Aeryn Bank'ress of Sith Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: In a hot-hot place, heh Posts: 913	What's Dune? Well, the title pretty much asks the question. I mean I saw the movie dune...is that what your talkin' about? feels like an oblivious, out of date...person __________________ my new account name feigndeath. This one is deactivated, I think.

10-23-2002, 11:29 PM	#2
*IronParrot* Fowl Administrator Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: Calgary or Edmonton, Canada Posts: 53,420	The film was based on a novel by Frank Herbert that spawned a lot of sequels. And I mean a lot. Not that I've read them. __________________ All of IronParrot's posts are guaranteed to be 100% intelligent and/or sarcastic, comprising no genetically modified content and tested on no cute furry little animals unless the SPCA is looking elsewhere. If you observe a failure to uphold this warranty, please contact a forum administrator immediately to receive a full refund on your Entmoot registration. Blog: Nick's Café Canadien

10-24-2002, 01:26 AM	#3
BeardofPants the Shrike Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: San Francisco, CA <3 Posts: 10,647	The sequels are well worth reading once you get past messiah, IP. Dune is the best thing ever, and you're a heathen for never having heard of it, Aeryn. __________________ "Binary solo! 0000001! 00000011! 0000001! 00000011!" ~ The Humans are Dead, Flight of the Conchords

10-25-2002, 04:08 PM	#5
Aeryn Bank'ress of Sith Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: In a hot-hot place, heh Posts: 913	Yeah, a plot for the VIRGINS!....wait....that didn't sound right! I meant the DUNE VIRGINS! __________________ my new account name feigndeath. This one is deactivated, I think.

10-25-2002, 04:27 PM	#6
BeardofPants the Shrike Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: San Francisco, CA <3 Posts: 10,647	This Hugo and Nebula Award winner tells the sweeping tale of a desert planet called Arrakis, the focus of an intricate power struggle in a byzantine interstellar empire. Arrakis is the sole source of Melange, the "spice of spices." Melange is necessary for interstellar travel and grants psychic powers and longevity, so whoever controls it wields great influence. The troubles begin when stewardship of Arrakis is transferred by the Emperor from the Harkonnen Noble House to House Atreides. The Harkonnens don't want to give up their privilege, though, and through sabotage and treachery they cast young Duke Paul Atreides out into the planet's harsh environment to die. There he falls in with the Fremen, a tribe of desert dwellers who become the basis of the army with which he will reclaim what's rightfully his. Paul Atreides, though, is far more than just a usurped duke. He might be the end product of a very long-term genetic experiment designed to breed a super human; he might be a messiah. His struggle is at the center of a nexus of powerful people and events, and the repercussions will be felt throughout the Imperium. Dune is one of the most famous science fiction novels ever written, and deservedly so. The setting is elaborate and ornate, the plot labyrinthine, the adventures exciting. Five sequels follow. --Brooks Peck __________________ "Binary solo! 0000001! 00000011! 0000001! 00000011!" ~ The Humans are Dead, Flight of the Conchords

10-25-2002, 12:47 PM	#4
Treebeard's apprentice Elven Warrior Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Wherever I may roam Posts: 207	I am also a Dune virgin. Could someone give a brief outline of the plot, please?

11-06-2002, 10:29 PM	#7
Ms. Undomial Custous Sanctus Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: In your subconsicious.... Posts: 1,184	You didn't know about Dune? that is like saying "Who is Tolstoy?". sorry, that really didn't make very much sense.... Dune is a really good book once you get passed the first 100 pages or so. Aeryn- Empty your mailbox! __________________ I must not fear. Fear is the mind killer. Fear is the little death that brings total obliteration. I will face my fear. I will permit it to pass over me and through me. And when it has gone past I will turn the inner eye to see its path. Where fear has gone there will be nothing. Only I will remain. - Dune Last edited by Ms. Undomial : 11-06-2002 at 10:42 PM.

11-06-2002, 10:33 PM	#8
Aeryn Bank'ress of Sith Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: In a hot-hot place, heh Posts: 913	says you! __________________ my new account name feigndeath. This one is deactivated, I think.

11-06-2002, 11:30 PM	#9
cassiopeia Viggoholic Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Australia Posts: 1,749	Dune sounds good, BoP. I have heard of it, but never read it. I am a big sci-fi fan and love AC Clarke and Asimov, but for some reason have never read dune. I will put it on the growing list of books I must read. __________________ Kids, you tried your best and you failed miserably. The lesson is, never try.

11-07-2002, 01:14 AM	#10
BeardofPants the Shrike Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: San Francisco, CA <3 Posts: 10,647	I can not recommend it high enough Cass. My BF finished last night - after months of nagging - and he now wants to read all the sequels; this from a purely non-fiction reader!! __________________ "Binary solo! 0000001! 00000011! 0000001! 00000011!" ~ The Humans are Dead, Flight of the Conchords

11-09-2002, 07:26 PM	#11
TwirlingString Elven Warrior Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: My mother would say somewhere between the adult mystery section and the YA sci-fi Posts: 489	THe series is really deep, it makes you think. I saw the movie too, the version I saw was really good, if really long (3 two hour tapes!) __________________ "The Astels are an emotional people. They cry at the drop of a handkerchief. Their culture is much like that of Pelosia. They're extremely devot and invincibly backward. It's been demonstrated to them over an over that serfdom is an archaic, inefficent institution, but they maintain it anyway--largely at the connivance of the serfs thmselves. Astellian nobles don't exert themselves in any way, so they have no concept of human endurance. The serfs take advantage of that outrageously. Astellian serfs have been known to collapse from sheer exhauston at the very mention of such unpleasant words as 'reaping' or 'digging'." ----------------------------------------------- “They lost him?!” Lupin asked , amazed. “Voldemort has been after Harry for 15 years, and then he misplaces him?!”

11-15-2002, 02:03 AM	#13
Silverstripe Empress of the Writewraiths Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Running around somewhere inside my head. So what are YOU doing here?! Posts: 1,546	bursts into tears at the thought of someone not even KNOWING what Dune is Just kidding. I save THAT for LotR and Tolkien.

02-22-2004, 08:47 PM	#15
luinilwen Elven Warrior Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Sydney AUSTRALIA Posts: 368	Dune is really worth reading. as you can probably gather from this thread, most people who read it add it to their favourites list. i haven't had a problem with the sequels i've read, although i've only read Dune Messiah and Children of Dune. eventually i'll get around to the next three, although i don't think i'll read the prequels written by Brian Herbert, nor the new trilogy currently being written. i've seen both versions of the Dune movies, although I haven't seen Children of Dune yet. anyone seen it yet? is it good?

02-22-2004, 10:17 PM	#16
trolls' bane Entmoot Secretary of the Treasury Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Campsite-by-Giraffe Posts: 5,408	Well, now I'm quite intersted anyway. I finally got to Muad'Dib, too. __________________ KI6PFA Amateur Radio Operator

02-23-2004, 01:21 AM	#18
BeardofPants the Shrike Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: San Francisco, CA <3 Posts: 10,647	Woohoo! New converts. __________________ "Binary solo! 0000001! 00000011! 0000001! 00000011!" ~ The Humans are Dead, Flight of the Conchords

02-23-2004, 12:11 PM	#20
brownjenkins Advocatus Diaboli Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Reality Posts: 3,767	i enjoyed the dune series a lot... it does tend to be somewhat heavy-handed at times though... more in a philosophical than tech-sci/fi way if you enjoy the first 100 pages or so, you'll love the series __________________ Your reality, sir, is lies and balderdash and I'm delighted to say that I have no grasp of it whatsoever.

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