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Author : Frank Herbert
Release : 1987
Genre : Biography & Autobiography
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 854/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis The Maker of Dune by : Frank Herbert
Download or read book The Maker of Dune written by Frank Herbert. This book was released on 1987. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A compendium of Herbert's essays, articles, observations, reminiscences and meditations, as well as a never-before-published interview with the late writer
Author : Dominic J. Nardi
Release : 2022-08-01
Genre : Literary Criticism
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 724/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Discovering Dune by : Dominic J. Nardi
Download or read book Discovering Dune written by Dominic J. Nardi. This book was released on 2022-08-01. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Frank Herbert's Dune is one of the most well-known science fiction novels of all time, and it is often revered alongside time-honored classics like The Lord of the Rings. Unlike Tolkien's work, the Dune series has received remarkably little academic attention. This collection includes fourteen new essays from various academic disciplines--including philosophy, political science, disability studies, Islamic theology, environmental studies, and Byzantine history--that examine all six of Herbert's Dune books. As a compendium, it asserts that a multidisciplinary approach to the texts can lead to fresh discoveries. Also included in this collection are an introduction by Tim O'Reilly, who authored one of the first critical appraisals of Herbert's writings in 1981, and a comprehensive bibliography of essential primary and secondary sources.
Author : Jeffery Nicholas
Release : 2011
Genre : Literary Criticism
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 154/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Dune and Philosophy by : Jeffery Nicholas
Download or read book Dune and Philosophy written by Jeffery Nicholas. This book was released on 2011. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Frank Herbert's Dune is the biggest-selling science fiction story of all time; the original book and its numerous sequels have transported millions of readers into the alternate reality of the Duniverse. Dune and Philosophy raises intriguing questions about the Duniverse in ways that will be instantly meaningful to fans. Those well-known characters--Paul Atreides, Baron Harkkonen, Duncan Idaho, Stilgar, the Bene Gesserit witches--come alive again in this fearless philosophical probing of some of life's most basic questions. Dune presents us with a vast world in which fanaticism is merciless and history is made by the interplay of ruthless conspiracies. Computers have long been outlawed, so that the abilities of human beings are developed to an almost supernatural level. The intergalactic empire controlled by a privileged aristocracy raises all the old questions of human interaction in a strange yet weirdly familiar setting. Do secret conspiracies direct the future course of human political evolution? Can manipulation of the gene pool create a godlike individual? Are strife and bloodshed essential to progress? Can we know so much about the future that we lose the power to make a difference? Does reliance on valuable resources--such as "spice," oil, and water--place us at the mercy of those who can destroy those resources? When gholas are reconstructed from the cells of dead people and given those people's memories, is the ghola the dead person resurrected? Can the exploitation of religion for political ends be reduced to a technique? Philosophers who are fans of Dune will trek through the desert of the Duniverse seeing answers to these and other questions.
Author : Frank Herbert
Release : 2002-09-16
Genre : Fiction
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 515/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis The Santaroga Barrier by : Frank Herbert
Download or read book The Santaroga Barrier written by Frank Herbert. This book was released on 2002-09-16. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Santaroga seems to be nothing more than a prosperous farming community, but there is something different about it. It has no crime at all. Outsiders find no houses for sale or rent in the valley, and no one ever moves out. Maybe Santaroga is the last outpost of American individualism. Or maybe there is something extraordinary at work there--something far more disturbing than anyone imagines.
Author : Mark Willard
Release : 1988
Genre : Literary Criticism
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Book Synopsis Dune Master by : Mark Willard
Download or read book Dune Master written by Mark Willard. This book was released on 1988. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A bibliography of all Frank Herbert's work up until early 1987, including foreign language publications, fiction and non-fiction works, verse, film and sound recordings, newspaper articles and collaborations. Also included are illustrations of various citations, and lengthy analytical introductions.
