The Book Review — Dune
The beginning of a science fiction saga that travels further to explore philosophy, science and sociology.
Much has been written about one of the greatest works of science fiction, the first part of a gigantic saga that can be read independently and that harbors a more or less closed circuit that can satisfy readers.
The plot of Dune places us many thousands of years in the future (specifically around 20,000), where human civilization has expanded throughout the universe and evolved into a mixture of technological society and, at the same time, feudal organization.
Power moves in a tenuous balance between the Emperor, the various Houses that control their own planetary systems, and other organizations such as the Guild or the Bene Gesserit.
The novel’s protagonists are the members of House Atreides, who are sent to the planet Arrakis (also known as Dune) to take care of harvesting the melange species, which allows interstellar travel. It exists only on that world and is highly prized.
The Atreides family will be involved in a conspiracy that will embark the main protagonist, Paul Atreides, on a journey of unknown scope.
The plot premise of the novel is original in its details but classic in its significant…
