Dune: 50th anniversary edition

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It is the story of Paul Atreides, the man who would become Dune Messiah, and of the giant sand worms which haunt the desert landscapes. Frank Herbert’s beloved sci-fi epic turned 50 this year, and the Folio Society has celebrated by publishing a stunning new edition featuring painted illustrations by Sam Weber. Paul in particular loses more and more of his human traits as, under the mind-altering influence of Arrakis’s spice, he turns into a dispassionate machine observing possible futures and strategising to avoid a specific one. The Bene Gesserit is a society of women, of which Jessica is a member, which exists with the purpose of manipulating both the politics of nations (Great Houses), and the genetic lines of families over generations, to advance human evolution. The story explores the multi-layered interactions of politics, religion, ecology, technology, and human emotion, as the factions of the empire confront each other in a struggle for the control of Arrakis and its spice.

These half-human and half-computer characters quickly became more frustrating than fascinating, though.Also because I have poor impulse control, we’ve also got a couple of editions of the trilogy omnibus.

One of the most famous novels in the history of science fiction, Dune remains as popular today as it ever was.I know it’s ridiculous to suggest that you should re-jacket the rest of the series just for my sake… but will you please re-jacket the rest of the series as well, for me? After the novel’s publication in 1965, it won both the Hugo and Nebula awards, going on to sell over 12 million copies, and spawning five sequels, as well as multiple board games, computer games, television series and feature films.