Dune Series 1 to 4 Book : 4 Books Collection Set

Dune #1-4

by Frank Herbert

Dune Series 1 to 4 Book : 4 Books Collection Set Includes Titles In This Set:- Dune,Dune Messiah,Children Of Dune: The Third Dune Novel,God Emperor Of Dune: The Fourth Dune Novel. Description:- Dune Melange, or 'spice', is the most valuable - and rarest - element in the universe; a drug that does everything from increasing a person's life-span to making intersteller travel possible. And it can only be found on a single planet: the inhospitable desert world Arrakis.Whoever controls Arrakis controls the spice. And whoever controls the spice controls the universe. When the Emperor transfers stewardship of Arrakis from the noble House Harkonnen to House Atreides, the Harkonnens fight back, murdering Duke Leto Atreides. Paul, his son, and Lady Jessica, his concubine, flee into the desert. Dune Messiah Twelve years after his victory over House Harkonnen, Paul Atreides rules as emperor from the desert planet Arrakis - but his victory has had profound consequences. War has been brought to the entire known universe, and billions have already perished. Despite having become the most powerful emperor known to history, Paul is powerless to bring an end to the fighting. Children Of Dune: The Third Dune Novel The sand-blasted world of Arrakis has become green, watered and fertile. Old Paul Atreides, who led the desert Fremen to political and religious domination of the galaxy, is gone. But for the children of Dune, the very blossoming of their land contains the seeds of its own destruction. The altered climate is destroying the giant sandworms, and this in turn is disastrous for the planet's economy. God Emperor Of Dune: The Fourth Dune Novel More than three thousand years have passed since the first events recorded in DUNE. Only one link survives with those tumultuous times: the grotesque figure of Leto Atreides, son of the prophet Paul Muad'Dib, and now the virtually immortal God Emperor of Dune.

Genres: Fantasy

Paperback

Published January 1, 2019

About the author

Franklin Patrick Herbert Jr. was an American science fiction author best known for the 1965 novel Dune and its five sequels. Though he became famous for his novels, he also wrote short stories and worked as a newspaper journalist, photographer, book reviewer, ecological consultant, and lecturer.
The Dune saga, set in the distant future, and taking place over millennia, explores complex themes, such as the long-term survival of the human species, human evolution, planetary science and ecology, and the intersection of religion, politics, economics and power in a future where humanity has long since developed interstellar travel and settled many thousands of worlds. Dune is the best-selling science fiction novel of all time, and the entire series is considered to be among the classics of the genre.

Reviews

[Rissa (rissasreading) · Rating 4 out of 5]

Dune and Dune: Messiah follows Paul Atreides as his family gains control over the planet Arrakis (Dune).
Dune follows Paul in his youth as his family leaves their home planet to become the new leaders of Arrakis. There is a load of corruption taking place, and tragic backstabbing events lead to the death of Paul's father. Dune wonderfully leads into Dune: Messiah and follows Paul in his adult years.
I find Arrakis and the importance/inaccessibility of water, as well as the mining of an important resource to be very topical today. I mean we're in a bit of a water crisis, and we're destroying our planet for resources. As well as the constant oppression of our indigenous peoples. For a book that relies heavily on the focus of politics, I found it to be a very captivating and fast-paced book which I loved. If you didn't already know that Paul wasn't a good guy in the first book you will definitely see it in Messiah. He treated so many people horribly and acted only in his self interest for so much of that book. He is truly a formidable figurehead because everything about him is that of a dictator. Dune: Messiah made me audibly say "oh my god".
I think these two books do such a great job of showcasing politics, corruption, and the impacts of such things on youth into their adulthood. Highly recommend.
In Children of Dune we heavily follow Alia and Leto II as they narrate. Alia ultimately loses herself to the spice and her grandfather Baron corrupts her mind from the afterlife, which causes Jessica to return to Dune.
The events that happen in Children of Dune leave us with Leto II accepting the worm suit and deciding to give himself up to the worms of Dune, preserving him and Dune. This leads us into the future by 1,500 years... Due to Leto II adopting the worms suit and years later he has become a tyrant.
Both Children of Dune and God Emperor of Dune are fantastic books but for different reasons. Children of Dune is fantastic because it showcases the affects of childhood and the ways responsibility and power corrupts people. This then leads us into God Emperor of Dune which does an amazing job dissecting religion, and our historical (in)accuracies through Leto II having existed for years and creating the society he deems "correct"
These books are still very topical and accurate today, especially with how Frank Herbert views religion and politics. It honestly feels like reading real life at points, especially in God Emperor, with how Leto talks. Amazing dissections.
God Emperor of Dune is a fantastic book that really goes in deep on our leaders. Frank Herbert analyses politics and religion and how the figureheads used their words to cause harm which, ultimately, created their power. I really enjoyed the dialogue-heavy aspect of God Emperor. I was expecting things to get violent and weird but they never really did but I still found myself enjoying this one.

[Mernie · Rating 1 out of 5]

I loved Dune #1 as a teenager in the 70s and kept going. By #3 the Dune universe’s long, dry slog became interminable. Hoped #4 would redeem what I first loved about this world. It didn't and now I know why. I want beings (human or not) who become characters to care about. Yes there are some, and maybe everyone's highly defensive attitudes improve as the series continues, but I gave up here. Give me mood arcs that leave the dismally serious zone every so often. Please, authors, ease up on hitting readers upside the head over and over with no relief. (Like... I know you're very thirsty and here's some water but you can't drink it. Oops, did it again. Oh, too bad. That one died of thirst too. OH oh. There's a guy with a sense of humor. Let's kill him next.)
Recently something on YouTube cracked me up (and cured my decades-long unease about this series). It was a Becky Chambers & Annalee Newitz talk where Becky said, “If a special boy on drugs can save the Universe, then it would have already happened by now.” I guffawed and was absolved from all the times I cringe when Dune pops up on a ‘Best Sci Fi Of All Time’ list (serious doubt those lists were compiled by women). Hope this review doesn’t sound bitter because Dune really is astoundingly epic. I just may not have the right set of chromosomes to truly appreciate it.

[Daichi M. H. · Rating 4 out of 5]

Imprescindible para los amantes de la ciencia ficción. Yo creo que se nota de dónde han bebido muchas obras posteriores.

[Isabel · Rating 4 out of 5]

Really good, especially the first book. Great commentary on imperialism- I love the world building. The books get stranger as they go, and I think the female characters worsen over the books.