Arrakis è il pianeta più inospitale della galassia. Una landa di sabbia e rocce popolata da mostri striscianti e sferzata da tempeste devastanti. Ma sulla sua superficie cresce il melange, la sostanza che dà agli uomini la facoltà di aprire i propri orizzonti mentali, conoscere il futuro, acquisire le capacità per manovrare le immense astronavi che garantiscono gli scambi tra i mondi e la sopravvivenza stessa dell’Impero. Sul saggio Duca Leto, della famiglia Atreides, ricade la scelta dell’Imperatore per la successione ai crudeli Harkonnen al governo dell’ambito pianeta. È la fine dei fragili equilibri di potere su cui si reggeva l’ordine dell’Impero, l’inizio di uno scontro cosmico tra forze straordinarie, popoli magici e misteriosi, intelligenze sconosciute e insondabili. Con Dune Frank Herbert inaugura la serie di romanzi divenuti ormai di culto, che segneranno in maniera indelebile l’immaginario fantascientifico letterario e cinematografico degli anni successivi.
Veramente un libro bello. Storia ben architettata, mondo che regge e ritmo sostenuto.
Non sono d'accordo con alcuni pareri che ho letto, in cui si lamentava una lentezza eccessiva della narrazione. Scorre e anche bene, secondo me!
Davvero una meraviglia.
It's like Lord of the Rings, but in space and a desert planet
4 stars
The whole story and world is such a vast and complex system. It often felt like some kind of bible story, which is very much on purpose, especially with those intro texts to every chapter.
I did enjoy reading it, though it didn't pull me in as much as other books did. I'm not going to read the other books though, that's just too much for me.
It feels wrong, but that's kinda it. There's not much else to say there for me, I'm content with what I read and that's it. Nothing stuck in my mind, the protagonist felt a bit too predictable for my taste. I don't want to spoil anything, but it's just like those epic stories about this hero and his adventures.
I would recommend this one though, I think it had a nice pacing, twists, character development and rich personalities. I get why some would …
The whole story and world is such a vast and complex system. It often felt like some kind of bible story, which is very much on purpose, especially with those intro texts to every chapter.
I did enjoy reading it, though it didn't pull me in as much as other books did. I'm not going to read the other books though, that's just too much for me.
It feels wrong, but that's kinda it. There's not much else to say there for me, I'm content with what I read and that's it. Nothing stuck in my mind, the protagonist felt a bit too predictable for my taste. I don't want to spoil anything, but it's just like those epic stories about this hero and his adventures.
I would recommend this one though, I think it had a nice pacing, twists, character development and rich personalities. I get why some would have the urge to read every single book and why this is one of the classics, but I'm just okay with this one and watching the movies.