Home
Poezja
Beletrystyka
Książki
Dune (Classics Hardcover) (Dune 1): Frank Herbert

Dune (Classics Hardcover) (Dune 1): Frank Herbert by Amazonundefined

Price last update: 08/03/2024

Description

Science fiction's supreme masterpiece, Dune will be forever considered a triumph of the imagination. Set on the desert planet Arrakis, it is the story of the boy Paul Atreides, who will become the mysterious man known as Muad'Dib. Paul's noble family is named stewards of Arrakis, whose sands are the only source of a powerful drug called "the spice." After his family is brought down in a traitorous plot, Paul must go undercover to seek revenge, and to bring to fruition humankind's most ancient and unattainable dream. A stunning blend of adventure and mysticism, environmentalism and politics, Dune won the first Nebula Award, shared the Hugo Award, and formed the basis of what is undoubtedly the grandest epic in science fiction.
Recenzja
One of the coolest gifts you can get for your favorite sci-fi geek . . . Youre not supposed to judge a book by its cover, but these new Penguin Galaxy hardcovers make it really hard.
Gizmodo
Serious science fiction and fantasy readers cannot resist the classics. . . . Thats what makes the Penguin Galaxy series so appealing. . . . Each of the novels here has earned their place in the halls of literary history. . . . Their small form factor and minimalist covers call out to readers and make them fun to read all over again.
Kirkus Reviews
With daily reminders of the intensifying effects of global warming, the specter of a worldwide water shortage, and continued political upheaval in the oil-rich Middle East, it is possible that
Dune
is even more relevant now than when it was first published.
The New Yorker
One of the monuments of modern science fiction.
Chicago Tribune
A perfect, self-contained work of science fiction [with] a powerful ecological message and a reminder to its readers that their actions will have profound consequences for generations yet unborn.
The New York Times
Unique . . . I know nothing comparable to it except
Lord of the Rings.
Arthur C. Clarke, author of
2001: A Space Odyssey
Opis z tylnej okładki książki
Science fiction's supreme masterpiece, Dune will be forever considered a triumph of the imagination. Set on the desert planet Arrakis, it is the story of the boy Paul Atreides, who will become the mysterious man known as Muad'Dib. Paul's noble family is named stewards of Arrakis, whose sands are the only source of a powerful drug called "the spice." After his family is brought down in a traitorous plot, Paul must go undercover to seek revenge, and to bring to fruition humankind's most ancient and unattainable dream. A stunning blend of adventure and mysticism, environmentalism and politics, Dune won the first Nebula Award, shared the Hugo Award, and formed the basis of what is undoubtedly the grandest epic in science fiction.
O autorze
Frank Herbert
(19201986) published more than twenty-five books, including five
Dune
sequels. Born in Tacoma, Washington, and educated at the University of Washington, Seattle, he worked a wide variety of jobsincluding TV cameraman, radio commentator, oyster diver, jungle survival instructor, lay analyst, creative writing teacher, reporter, and editor of several West Coast newspapersbefore becoming a full-time writer. His son Brian Herbert continues to co-author new books in the
Dune
saga.
Neil Gaiman
(series introduction) is the #1
New York Times
bestselling author of more than twenty books for readers of all ages, including
American Gods
,
The Ocean at the End of the Lane
,
The Graveyard Book
,
Coraline
, and the Sandman series of graphic novels. He is Professor in the Arts at Bard College.
Brian Herbert
(afterword) is the eldest son of Frank Herbert. He has co-authored numerous
New York Times
bestsellers in the Dune series and has written many critically acclaimed novels of his own. His biography of his father,
Dreamer of Dune,
was a finalist for the Hugo Award.
Alex Trochut
(cover designer) is an award-winning artist, graphic designer, illustrator, and typographer. He has designed for
The New York Times, The Guardian,
Nike, Adidas, The Rolling Stones, Coca-Cola, and Pepsi and was nominated for a 2016 Grammy Award for Best Recording Package. Born in Barcelona, Spain, he lives in Brooklyn.
Czytaj więcej