- Paperback
- Publisher: Berkley Publishing Group; paperback / softback edition (April 1980)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0425045048
- ISBN-13: 978-0425045046
- Product Dimensions: 17.3 x 9.9 x 2.8 cm
- Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,791,750 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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A determined group of colonists are attempting to establish a bridgehead on the planet Pandora, despite the savagery of the native lifeforms, as deadly as they are inhospitable. But they have more to deal with than just murderous aliens: their ship's computer has been given artificial consciousness and has decided that it is a God. Now it is insisting - with all the not inconsiderable force of its impressive array of armaments to back it up - that the colonists find appropriate ways to worship It .
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SALES POINTS Dune is regarded as the greatest science fiction novel of all time. 'A speculative intellect with few rivals in modern SF' Encyclopedia of Science Fiction "J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis are not in Mr. Herbert's inventive league' New York Times 'An extraordinary control over the genre' The Times
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17 of 17 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
What can I say! The Master at work - this book easily ranks with his brilliant "The Dosadi Experiment". Herbert adroitly explores the human psyche against the back-drop of Pandora. A potential Eden-planet on which the residue of Humanity (comprising stored/active samples from innumerable re-runs of human history) must learn to live, away from the comfort and security of the Ship (God) in orbit. In essence, they must find god within themselves thereby learning to Worship. The alternative: wiping of the recording, thus ending Humanity but allowing a weary disappointed deity to move on and enjoy the rest of the universe. Herbert's exploration of this theme is multilayered in time and space and accompanied by awesome depth of character-developement. As one of the last books he wrote, I believe it contains much philosophy and wisdom gleaned over the years by his brilliant mind. A life-changer read it!
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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I read this book because it was one of the main influences for Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri, an absolutely classic and brilliant strategy game with more than a few good sci-fi credentials. I also enjoyed Dune. This book has a lot of good ideas, but they are not always well-explained and sometimes it is hard to follow the narrative. Overall it is exciting and creepy. As you may notice from the cover, Herbert also has a few issues with religion he needed to work out.
2 of 4 people found the following review helpful
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Frank Herbert dreamed of the limits of human potental. And he was at his best when writing of it. This is another wonderful look into who we are and what we can be. Also dealing with many differing ethical problems, from cloning, status of slavery even to the choice of how we interact with the divine (an immensly powerful Ship is in orbit around the planet Pandora, has declared it's self God, and instructed the humans to decide on the best way how to WorShip it), and one of Frank Herberts most enduring themes: continuing human survival.
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