FRANK HERBERT - DUNE SERIES -

dexa

guys...

frank herbert (FH) was a critically acclaimed successful
sci-fi author (american)

being a sci-fi reader and loves the genre -- FH books are not
exception in fact ive been introduced with DUNE  in my high school time -
and found it very awesome story --

dune saga that has 12 stories actually and all were great writing shud u love
sci fi and the sagas  were themes about human survival, evolution and
ecology -- and lots in the areas of politic and power and the sagas are
considered as one of the best and classic in science fiction  -

all the dune series i ve read -  offhands  -
(tak berapa ingat title depa semua ---  yang saya
baca dan ingat tajuk saja -  saya tulis...)

dune
dune messiah
children of dune
god emperor of dune
prelude to dune
legends of dune

CLIMAX of dune saga:
written by brian herbert & kevin anderson: -
hunters of dune
sandworms of dune
havent read yet (the road to dune)
in my list to read -

brian herbert is son of FH
(if i am not mistaken FH died in 1986 and
still have some stories that not publish after his death)

and fans of FH personally and sci fi generally still get a chance
to read his thoughts   thru his son brian herbert - himself a
very successful author as well --

more dune series out - and i am reading them one by one -
and wondering if  some of forumers wud love to share the same
interest --  i welcome the critics of the books and suggestion --

happy reading -

dex



p/s: wondering if u guys ada tengok movie DUNE -
starring  patrick stewart and STING

saw on TV few times and gosh!!
did u see STING costume --  
very very  and SUPER super tight
especially at the crotch area   

the girls cant help to stare  i tell ya ;)

limau_nipis

eh movie dune? bukan miniseries ke kat hallmark channel?
interesting story though, the rise and fall of the empire... mmg best, tgk masa tgh pantang anak kedua..

limau_nipis

This is the miniseries that I've watched at Hallmark channel



Plot Summary for
"Dune" (2000) (mini)  In the 11th millennium SHADDAM IV., ruler of theGalactic Empire, rids himself of his competitor Prince LETO by givinghim control of the desert planet Dune also called Arrakis; fully awarethat its present owner, Baron HARKONNEN, will not give it up without afight. The reason is that Arrakis is the source of the valuable spice,a substance produced by enormous and dangerous sand worms, whichbestows special mental qualities on anyone who consumes it. A shortwhile later Harkonnen does indeed succeed in ambushing and massacringLeto and his men. Leto's mistress JESSICA, who is a member of theclairvoyant order of Bene Gesserit, manages to escape into the desertwith her son PAUL, and after a long and dangerous march they finallyencounter the Fremen, the long suppressed desert tribe of Arrakis.Impressed by Paul's clairvoyant abilities, tribal prince STILGAR takesin the fugitives. Very soon the Fremen are convinced that Paul is theirlong-prophesied redeemer, and Stilgar prepares him for his great task.While Paul is being instructed in the secrets of desert life he fallsin love with young CHANI, who bears him a son. During the next fewyears the Fremen, led by Paul, wage a guerilla war of attrition againstHarkonnen, who suffers heavy losses. Most important of all, theysabotage the planet's spice production: this brings Shaddam IV. ontothe scene, who senses that the basis of his power is being threatened.The rebels on Arrakis want to finish off the imperial forces once andfor all, but after a terrible battle which costs him almost all hismen, Shaddam is finally forced to concede defeat...

Summary written by Anonymous

  It is a distant galaxy in the far future. Arrakis isa desert planet and is the only source of Melange, a vital drug used bythe Guild Navigators for space travel from star system to star system.The corrupt Emperor Padishah Shaddam IV sends the Atreides family toArrakis to take charge of the mining operations of Melange, oncecontrolled by the Atreide's rival family, The Harkonnens. Duke LetoAtreide's son Paul becomes fascinated by the native Freman's cultureand learns he has a special powers and he can see images of the future.But the Emperor is in league with the evil Baron Vladimir Harkonnen andthe Baron and his loyal army attacks, taking control of the miningoperation on Arrakis and Duke Leto is assassinated. Paul and his motherLady Jessica flee in the desert, where they are befriend by the Fremen.Adopting his Fremen name "Maud'Dib", Paul vows vengeance on BaronHarkonnen and the Emperor and he unites the Fremen and forms a army ofwarriors and leads into battle, as he sets out to defeat the Harkonnenfamily and put a stop to the Melange mining operation, as Paul sets outto fulfill his destiny, as he becomes the prophesied all-powerfulKwisatz Haderach.

Summary written by Daniel Williamson

dexa

actually was talking about DUNE - movie 1984 if i am not
mistaken starring patrick steward, sean young, kyle mclachlan
and STING --

tak tengok hallmark channel - didnt know there's dune series
there --
thats interesting - depa buat mini series -
great though!! -

limau_nipis

Originally posted by dexa at 26/1/07 02:05 AM
actually was talking about DUNE - movie 1984 if i am not
mistaken starring patrick steward, sean young, kyle mclachlan
and STING --

tak tengok hallmark channel - didnt know there's dune ser ...

kalau yg movie version tu boleh ke mampatkan cerita dune yang berjela-jela? cam miniseries dia ni, puas hati laa.. 4 hours seh