#dune 1965

[bloodyvastard]

i feel great maternal instincts towards paul before arrakis. he is such a lost little guy. he is "small for his age". he defends his mother. he's so lost and soon his entire world will be sifted into sand

[savage-kult-of-gorthaur]

EPIC SCI-FI FIRST EDITIONS WORTH MORE THAN YOUR LIFE -- BOOK DETAILS ARE AS FOLLOWS:

TITLE: "Dune"

AUTHOR: Herbert, Frank

BINDING: Hardcover

EDITION: First Edition

PAGES: 412

VOLUMES: 1

LANGUAGE: English

PUBLISHER: Chilton Book Company, Radnor

DATE: 1965

BOOK OVERVIEW: "The first in the epic science fiction series of the same name, "Dune" is set on the desert planet Arrakis, host to "the Spice" - the most important resource in the universe, needed for interplanetary travel and coveted for its effects on longevity and granting incredible psychic powers among humans. Amidst an intergalactic power struggle, would-be heir to the planet's stewardship Paul Atreides is cast out into the desert to die following a coup. Joining a group of zealots called the Fremen, Paul soon becomes considered their messiah - Mahdi - and recognizes in them a formidable fighting force with whom he can retake control of Arrakis. "Dune" won both the Hugo Award for Best Novel and the Nebula Award for Best Novel.

FIRST EDITION IDENTIFICATION:

""Dune" is one of the high points for science fiction collectors and was first published in 1965 by Chilton Book Company in Philadelphia (an interesting departure for the publisher, who to that date had only published automotive repair manuals). The true first will read "First Edition" on the copyright page, with no subsequent printings, and will be in blue cloth boards. The jacket is a pictorial dark red and blue desert scene, and the rear panel has a map. The price on the jacket flap should be $5.95 and the rear flap should have the Chilton address across four lines."

-- BIBLIO, "The largest independent book marketplace in the world, with over 100 million books"

Sources: https://sarehlovasen.wordpress.com/2021/10/19/rating-all-of-the-dune-book-covers-i-can-find/ & eBay.

[fluffycakesistainted]

The significance of [the] Voice is easy to miss[.] Herbert is extrapolating powers of suggestion and psychological manipulation far in advance of anything in use today, but the power itself is not the main point. He is saying something about who we are as human animals. In Western civilization we have placed so much emphasis on conscious thought and rationality that we have forgotten how much of our behavior is unintentional and uncontrolled by consciousness. We make choices for reasons of the flesh and feelings, as well as of the mind. The attraction of the superhero, as Herbert sees it, is a case in point. The Fremen do not follow Paul for logical reasons, but precisely because logic is not enough for comfort in a hostile world. Unconscious needs for security and belonging play a much larger role in a messianic upheaval than the conscious content that masquerades as the cause.

The Bene Gesserit know that the power to manipulate an individual, however acute, has limited effect on millions. They use legends and superstitions as the mass equivalent to the power of Voice. [...] With such a legend for background, someone trained as the Bene Gesserit are trained can easily move an entire world.

Timothy O'Reilly - Frank Herbert, Chp. 3: From Concept to Fable

[bobcatsupreme]

The Baron and the Na-Baron

[houseofatreides]

even through everything, even after waking up in a coma induced by his mad decision to drink and transmute the Water of Life to give up yet another bit of his humanity to gain a little more sight of the past, present, and future, Paul still fucking loved Chani.

"A rare smile, warm and full of understanding, touched Paul's lips. 'Hear my beloved,' he said. 'Listen to her, Mother. She knows.'" (559)

even though he's been raised to obey and respect his mother above all else, he still believes Chani knows best. even though he's been transformed into something far closer to a god than a boy, someone with the power to see through time and space, he still loves her. he still has the capacity to be kind, to be gentle, and it's only with Chani.

[rainsofcamelot]

the fact that this scene is not in any of the adaptations is the actual jessica crime

[tiedpawslikeheraklescloak]

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

Fandom: Dune Series - Frank Herbert

Rating: Mature

Characters: Uliet of Wind Pass Sietch, Pardot Kynes

Additional Tags: Appendix to Dune (1965) The Ecology of Dune, Implied/Referenced Suicide, Pre-Canon, not romantic not platonic but a secret third thing, Martyrdom, Prophectic Dreams

Summary:

Decades before the events of Dune, Imperial planetologist Pardot Kynes is accepted into Fremen society and helps them begin the transformation of Arrakis, due only to the sacrifice of the Fremen warrior Uliet. This is not the story of Pardot. This is the story of Uliet, and a lifetime of spice-tinted dreams.

I am so normal about a character only mentioned a few times in passing in the appendix to a novel. Come be normal with me.

[hallowhyena]

me writing “oh-h-h-h” in my dune fanficiton just like frank herbet does in dune