Verlag | Penguin US |
Auflage | 2011 |
Seiten | 896 |
Format | 10,8 x 17,1 x 4,8 cm |
Gewicht | 498 g |
Artikeltyp | Englisches Buch |
Reihe | Der Wüstenplanet 1 |
ISBN-10 | 0441172717 |
EAN | 9780441172719 |
Bestell-Nr | 44117271EA |
NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE directed by Denis Villeneuve, starring Timothée Chalamet, Zendaya, Jason Momoa, Rebecca Ferguson, Oscar Isaac, Josh Brolin, Stellan Skarsgård, Dave Bautista, David Dastmalchian, Stephen McKinley Henderson, Chang Chen, Sharon Duncan-Brewster, Charlotte Rampling, and Javier Bardem.
Frank Herbert s classic masterpiece a triumph of the imagination and one of the bestselling science fiction novels of all time.
Set on the desert planet Arrakis, Dune is the story of the boy Paul Atreides, heir to a noble family tasked with ruling an inhospitable world where the only thing of value is the spice melange, a drug capable of extending life and enhancing consciousness. Coveted across the known universe, melange is a prize worth killing for....
When House Atreides is betrayed, the destruction of Paul s family will set the boy on a journey toward a destiny greater than he could ever have imagined. And as he evolves into the mysterious man known a s Muad Dib, he will 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.
Inhaltsverzeichnis:
DuneBook I. Dune
Book II. Muad'dib
Book III. The Prophet
Appendix I: The Ecology of Dune
Appendix II: The Religion of Dune
Appendix III: Report on Bene Gesserit
Motives and Purposes
Appendix IV: The Almanaken-Ashraf
(Selected Excerpts of the Noble Houses)
Terminology of the Imperium
Map
Rezension:
Praise for Dune
I know nothing comparable to it except The Lord of the Rings. Arthur C. Clarke
It is possible that Dune is even more relevant now than when it was first published. The New Yorker
An astonishing science fiction phenomenon. The Washington Post
One of the monuments of modern science fiction. Chicago Tribune
Powerful, convincing, and most ingenious. Robert A. Heinlein
Herbert s creation of this universe, with its intricate development and analysis of ecology, religion, politics and philosophy, remains one of the supreme and seminal achievements in science fiction. Louisville Times