Dune (Dune Chronicles, Book 1)

The first book that I could not put down, has become one of my favorite books

The late American Writer Frank Herbert first published the science fiction named Dune in 1965. Dune is the first book in a series of books in the Dune series. I read the book on the Kindle. The main character of the first book is Paul Atreides. Paul is a descendant of the noble house of the House of Atreides. Duke Leto Atreides is the ruler of the planet Caladan (Herbert 198, 498). The Planet Caladan is a planet with water and jungle (Herbert 198, 409, 498). In the feudal world of the Dune novel, the Padishah Emperor Shaddam IV orders Duke Leo Atreides to take control of the spice trade on the planet Arrakis which has a desert environment. Spice or melange in the Dune universe, Writer Jon Michard describes Melage as “an addictive substance that prolongs life and, in some cases, gives the user glimpses of the future. Melange is also essential for interstellar travel, allowing starship pilots to look across vast distances to plot their courses” (Michaud 2013). The planet Atreides is ruled by the Harkonnen family which are deadly rivals of the House of Atreides. Emperor Shaddam IV due to the growing power of the House of Atreides felt the need to check the growing power of the House of Atredes. There is a lot going on in the novel Dune. Frank Herbert did a ton of research while writing Dune including research into desert ecology, geology, geography, anthropology, Native American Studies, Ancient Rome, Buddhism, and Islam among other topics (Arabolouei 2021, Michaud 2013, & Herbert 629). The version of Dune I read had appendixes. Frank Herbert reminded me of J.R.R. Tolkien with his attention to world-building. Frank Herbert’s Dune is a very impressive novel. Works Cited: Arablouei, Ramtin, Abdelfatah, Rund, Kaplan-Levenson, Laine, Caine, Yvellez, Victor, Tapia, Adriana, Wu, Lawrence, & Steinberg, Anya. 2021, November 9. “Bonus: The Deep History of Dune.” National Public Radio: Throughline. Bonus: The Deep History of Dune: Throughline: NPR Michaud, Jon. 2013, July 12.““Dune” Endures” The New Yorker. “Dune” Endures | The New Yorker

The grandfather of Sci-Fi, great read for anyone who is even moderately into Sci-fi

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There’s a curse on the house of Atreus so don’t be surprised about any Atreides…