Genre: Fiction—Science Fiction
Completed: 16 May 2016
Summary & Review:
Young Paul Atreides is forced to realize his true potential as his world collapses around him. After leaving their home planet, his father, the Duke Atreides, becomes ruler of the desert planet Arrakis. Soon after their arrival, they are attacked by their sworn enemies, the house of Harkonnen, and Paul’s father and almost all of his men are killed. Paul and his mother escape to the deep desert and are taken in by the mysterious Fremen who soon realize that Paul is the one they have been waiting for. He is Maud’Dib, the one who will lead them to paradise.
Thanks to my old work colleague M.H for recommending this book to me. He said he would give it a 9.5 on my ten-point scale and I can see where he’s coming from. While it doesn’t quite top Starship Troopers or Ender’s Game for me, it is still an incredible book. The most impressive thing is the utter completeness of the world that Herbert created. There aren’t any loose ends in the universe he produced and everything has more detail behind it than could ever fit into a novel. Herbert will often make an off-hand remark about some aspect of the Dune-universe (“Duniverse?”) and you can tell that he could write an entire book on that seemingly ancillary topic because he had already completely fleshed it out in his mind. This added to the believability of the world of Paul Atreides and the complexity was very enjoyable to immerse yourself in. As a reader, it was very easy to fully enter the world of Dune because Herbert had so fully developed it.
I think I will read the second book in the series at some point and I really hope they make a new movie on this book because with today’s technology (compared to 1984 when the original Dune film came out) they could do it justice. I think it would be awesome on film.
Rating: 8.5
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