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Dune #1, part 2/2

沙丘魔堡(下)

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香料,全宇宙最珍貴的物品。壟斷星際航路的宇航公會倚賴香料來導航船艦,操縱帝國的秘密組織倚賴香料來喚醒心靈能力,巨室貴族倚賴香料滿足癮頭。香料的唯一產地是個巨大沙蟲出沒,生態環境極其惡劣的行星阿拉吉斯,更為人知曉的名稱是,沙丘。

為了爭奪香料,無所不用其極。亞崔迪公爵的嗣子保羅被捲入這場明爭暗鬥之中,他是否就是千年策畫下誕生的救世主?揉合了宮廷鬥爭、商業陰謀、宗教預言、動作戰爭以及生態學的科幻經典,一本讓你目不轉睛的史詩巨著!

423 pages, Paperback

First published August 1, 1965

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Frank Herbert

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Franklin Patrick Herbert Jr. was an American science fiction author best known for the 1965 novel Dune and its five sequels. Though he became famous for his novels, he also wrote short stories and worked as a newspaper journalist, photographer, book reviewer, ecological consultant, and lecturer.
The Dune saga, set in the distant future, and taking place over millennia, explores complex themes, such as the long-term survival of the human species, human evolution, planetary science and ecology, and the intersection of religion, politics, economics and power in a future where humanity has long since developed interstellar travel and settled many thousands of worlds. Dune is the best-selling science fiction novel of all time, and the entire series is considered to be among the classics of the genre.

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Profile Image for Telma Pedro.
362 reviews34 followers
April 13, 2025
Português
Arthur C. Clarke disse, acerca do livro Duna de Frank Herbert, o seguinte: “O Senhor dos Anéis da Ficção Científica”. E eu não poderia concordar mais!
Publicado em 1965, este livro é, na minha humilde opinião, um verdadeiro marco na ficção científica.
Herbert conseguiu criar um universo complexo que aborda vários temas, os quais, passado tanto tempo, continuam atuais.
O enredo não deixa muito a desejar e confesso que não fazia ideia que tinha acabado a leitura quando cheguei aos apêndices. Acho que queria ler um pouco mais acerca de Paul e de Arrakis. Conheci nesta obra várias personagens muito interessantes e senti um prazer inesperado com um certo diálogo do segundo volume, o que me alegrou bastante.
Existirem mais livros que completam esta série acerca do planeta fictício Arrakis, mais conhecido como Duna, deixa-me satisfeita. Não significa que leia já amanhã, ou até mesmo dentro de dois ou três anos, mas é uma sensação tão especial saber que temos algo bom para ler à nossa espera!
O momento certo há de chegar!

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Arthur C. Clarke once described Frank Herbert's Duna as “O Senhor dos Anéis da Ficção Científica”, and I couldn't agree more.
Published in 1965, this book is, in my humble opinion, a true cornerstone of science fiction. Herbert masterfully crafted a richly detailed universe that tackles themes which, even decades later, remain profoundly relevant.
The plot is thoroughly engaging, and I must admit, I didn’t even realize I had reached the end of the book until I found myself immersed in the appendices. It seems I wasn’t quite ready to leave the world of Paul and Arrakis behind.
Throughout the story, I encountered fascinating characters and found unexpected delight in a particular dialogue from the second volume—an interaction that brought me genuine joy.
Knowing there are additional books that expand on the saga of Arrakis, also known as Dune, fills me with satisfaction. While I don’t anticipate picking them up tomorrow, or even in the next couple of years, there’s something truly special about having a treasure trove of great stories waiting patiently for the right moment.
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3,368 reviews1,399 followers
February 4, 2022
My review for book 2, Dune Messiah: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

I found this 2007 older Chinese translation of Dune vol. 1 and 2, in the library, so I decide to read.

PS: in this older translation (published in Taiwan), the book title is duded The Magical Castle of Dune, the same thing also happened to the 1984 movie adaptation of the novel. XD

So far, I do like how the story gives us the different POVs of different characters instead of just entirely focuses on Paul and his clan in the movie.

The story pretty much follows the MC Paul Atreides on his hero's journey, if you don't mind the overused hero's journey staffing (of course the white skinned heterosexual guy becomes the savior!) and the very faint gender and racial stereotypes then I believe you will be okay with this book. I do like Paul's mother, Lady Jessica, also takes an active role throughout the court intrigue dramas. XD

For a few times, I did feel that as a 15 to 19 years old young fellow, Paul Atreides is way too capable and powerful for his own good: he is the Chosen One, he has special mental/psychic powers, he can do many things that most people his age cannot ever hope to achieve and he hardly ever fails, still I can appreciate the author (speaking through Paul) criticized hero worship and blind religious faith, plus as the Chosen One and a person who is engineered to be a Superhuman, Paul still .

To be fair, although I don't like this white-savoir undertone all that much (though I admit I didn't see Paul being described as white but there is nothing to make me believe he is anything but), but I'll still give the author the benefit of doubt for this books being written from 40+ years ago. I don't think we should hold authors responsible for the limitation of their times and insights, but it still irradiated me a bit that the Big Bad of the story is presented as a pedophile who has a taste for young boys. I mean, pedophiles are bad regardless of the story taking place in the past, the present and the future, but must the bad guys be stereotyped like this? (i.e. bad people are always ugly, have bad fashion sense and homosexual! Yo!)

On the other hand, the court intrigues are one of the strong points of the story!!!! Also it's delightful to read about the Fremen's way of life and the world building for the planet Arrakis are really intriguing and believable!!!!

PS: for once I actually like the romance between the young main couple, perhaps it's because said romance is mostly done in the background. XD

PSS: but I don't really understand why would the Fremen be interested in starting a Holy War across the galaxies after they had just gained back their freedom and rights? Shouldn't they be taking a break first? XD

My review for Children of Dune: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

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379 reviews29 followers
October 22, 2020
Дюн вероятно е прототипът на всички епични поредици и за разлика от повечето съвременни тук втората част не отстъпва по нищо на първата. Непознат свят описан много конкретно, динамика, развръзка и нравственост.
Просто прекрасен фантастичен роман.
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604 reviews114 followers
November 4, 2021
Животът ми е свързан с тази поредица от първата книга, излязла през 1987г. в библиотека"Галактика". Тя е абсолютно неделима част от израстването и осъзнаването ми. Периодично я препрочитам цялата през няколко години и не спирам да се удивлявам на силата й на въздействие, на дълбочината и сложността на идеите. Признавам, че този път конкретният повод беше филмът на Дени Вилньов, който много ми хареса. Даже мисля да го гледам за втори път. А междувременно минавам към следващите книги от поредицата.
Profile Image for Nicolas.
1,396 reviews77 followers
December 27, 2020
Dans cette deuxième partie, Paul Atréides et sa mère sont recueillis par les fremens, ces terribles hommes du désert d'rrakis, et y prennent un rôle particulier Jessica en tant que révérende Mère, c'est-à-dire guide spirituelle d'une tribu, et Paul en tant que guerrier, messie, chef de guerre, et tant d'autres choses.
J'ai lu ce roman pour la première fois dans les années 80. A l'époque, j'avais trouvé l'histoire absolument fascinante parce qu'elle montrait de la force du potentiel caché du jeune Paul. Evidement, comme j'avais à peu près son âge, je ne voyais pas ce roman comme un roman typique du "coming of age", et qui pourrait potentiellement paraître aujourd'hui dans une collection young adult (un concept qui me gêne beaucoup personnellement). Le relire maintenant, plus de trente ans après, change complètement ma vision du roman.
J'y découvre cette fois-ci que la première partie est réellement la description d'un piège dans lequel la cible tombe pour des raisons d'honneur, qui font du personnage de Leto Atreides quelqu'un de vraiment intéressant. En revanche, cette fois-ci, j'ai eu beaucoup de mal à apprécier le jeune Paul, qui traite le reste des personnages avec un mépris évident. Un mépris qui a bien sûr pour raison sa peur de déclencher le jihad des terribles fremens sur la galaxie. Mais cette peur - compréhensible - de l'avenir n'en fait pas moins de Paul un personnage peu aimable.
En parlant des fremens ...
L'orientalisme est une fascination occidentale depuis ... le XVIIIème siècle d'après la wikipedia. Et à mon avis, plus que de la science-fiction (pour le décorum) ou de la fantasy (pour le fond élitiste et réactionnaire), ce roman est une oeuvre orientaliste. C'est-à-dire une oeuvre qui met en scène une fascination totale pour le désert et les gens qui l'habitent. En ce sens, c'est un grand, un magnifique roman sur le désert. En revanche, je suis beaucoup plus mal à l'aise avec l'exploitation des motifs religieux de Jihad par l'auteur. Peut-être (sans doute même) est-ce lié à l'époque actuelle, tellement inquiète de l'autre. Autrement dit, je ne suis sans doute pas dans la bonne attitude pour lire un roman qui parle du déferlement d'hommes du désert fanatiques religieux sur la civilisation ... A moins bien sûr qu'il existe des à-priori occidentaux concernant les peuples du désert, à-priori qui remonteraient, par exemple, à Lawrence d'Arabie (dont ce roman reproduit un certain nombre de traits, comme le jeune guerrier prenant la tête des indigènes pour en mener la révolte dans un but pas forcément altruiste). Bref, cet aspect du roman, ce côté légèrement néo-colonialiste dans le désert, m'a un peu dérangé ... Parce qu'il me semble qu'il est inconscient chez l'auteur, c'est-à-dire qu'il exploite le trope des dangereux nomades du désert sans en questionner la valeur potentiellement raciste. Mais attention ! C'est une critique liée à mon expérience de lecteur, qui n'ôte finalement que peu d'intérêt au roman. Parce que pour le reste, comme je l'ai déja dit, c'est un grand roman. Et l'un des indispensables de toute bonne bibliothèque de science-fiction, ne serait-ce que pour trouver les racines des sagas de fantasy comme le trône de fer ...
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159 reviews44 followers
June 26, 2016
3,5

Nota: Esta review é acerca do livro inteiro e não apenas ao 1º ou 2º volume.

Neste clássico da ficção científica somos rapidamente colocados num mundo desconhecido e desértico: Arrakis a.k.a. Duna. A misteriosa especiaria que possui uma enorme importância económica (já para não referir dependência) para o Império tem aí a sua origem.
Desde o início é-nos apresentado um leque de personagens complexas, com backgrounds muito ricos e diferentes: desde as bruxas Bene Gesserits, às máquinas humanas de pensamento calculista chamadas mentats, Duques, Barões, entre outros; mas é à volta de Paul, o filho do Duque Leto Atreides e da Bene Gesserit Jessica, que a história se desenrola. Caímos imediatamente no meio da intriga política que instala à volta do domínio do planeta Arrakis e da sua especiaria.

Gostei do setting único que caracteriza as intempéries de Arrakis (apesar de me ter custado um pouco imaginar as cenas), bem como os conjuntos de personagens que nos são apresentadas. Senti-me bastante curiosa em saber mais sobre cada uma, sobre como tinham chegado ali e quais as suas intenções.
Confesso que demorei bastante a conseguir entrar na história e ainda mais a relacionar-me com as personagens (nem sempre entendi o Paul nem a mãe, Jessica). As últimas 150 páginas do 2º volume foram sem dúvida as que me prenderam e em 2 dias acabei o livro.

Duna levou-me principalmente a pensar sobre o uso da água no nosso dia-a-dia. Num planeta desértico em que cada gotícula de transpiração não deve ser desperdiçada em vão, é fácil ver como a água se torna a riqueza que toma um papel tão importante e sempre presente na vida dos seus habitantes. Também a religião toma um papel importante em Duna, mostrando-nos que quando é cultivada com cuidado pode culminar em eventos que por mais que se queiram evitar, não há forma de o fazer.

A grande maioria das pessoas recomenda este livro como um stand alone, mas… Honestamente, para mim existe claramente uma continuação, precisa de ser complementado. Contudo, não sei se irei ler os restantes ou sequer o próximo. Tenho pena de não ter gostado tanto quanto pensei que iria gostar, talvez pensasse encontrar algo diferente, mas é sem dúvida recomendável! Afinal de contas, é um clássico da ficção científica.
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141 reviews1 follower
July 8, 2019
Arrakis, its native fremen's culture and the complex sociopolitical landscape surrounding them are the true interest and focus of both the reader and the author.

I read somewhere that the initial inspiration/focus of the story was on the (to-be secondary character) ecologist Kynes, and I have no trouble believing in that. It's not just that he is a better written character, but Herbert himself reads as more excited when narrating the ecologists' philosophy, life and goals than he does with all the feudal landlord shit, which at times feels like it ended up being the novel's central narrative out of necessity and nothing else.

Bland stilted son-of-a-Duke Paul, by the nature of his high status, interacts with many more factions of this world, and is a better central figure from which the reader can get to know all its facets, but he is boring. His story of becoming the ruler and deity of the tribal fremen is basic "Lawrence of Arabia" stuff (just realized the novel was released two years after the movie, there might be more of a connection here), except where "Lawrence"' is ultimately a cautionary tale of delusions of grandeur, Paul actually ends up just as grand as he could have imagined.

The novel does bother to explore the dark side of Paul's attained might through its implications of future chaos and war to come with the current switch of power. In fact, Herbert neither celebrates nor completely condemns the new world order here, the book is a reflection on the nature of new rulers overthrowing the old ones, with a bit of a reactionary awareness to the dark turbulent side of massive political shifts, but also a criticism of the folly and sins of previous systems that cause their downfall.
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473 reviews23 followers
September 9, 2017
也是套放在書單裡很久的科幻經典
小時候只聽過WestWood出的沙丘魔堡,很久之後才知道原來是小說
不曉得為什麼多年來原作者的六部曲只翻了前三部
或許跟一般評價由出版順序依次遞減有關吧
而且都是對岸翻譯的,近年聽說又要重拍第一部
希望到時候可以出齊六部曲
至於作者之子續寫的好像評價很差就算啦~

原文只有沙丘,魔堡不知道從那冒出來的
故事架構很簡單就是王子復仇記
其實也沒什麼"科"幻味,比較像魔戒的感覺
無怪乎亞瑟克拉克說是科幻版的魔戒

但是經典之所以是經典,就是可以在老套的架構裡填入很多創新的細節
沙丘創造了一個像貝都因人的民族
描寫缺水的星球演化出來的水崇拜思想
加上中世紀式的封建體系
還有遠古時人類跟人工智慧發生大戰
人類獲勝之後禁止任何型式的人工智慧
幾千年後發展出各種特化的人類
依靠香料的力量把人類變成各種不同用途的超級電腦
再用上好多阿拉伯語和波斯語
皇帝頭銜用波斯語,不過型式比較像鄂圖曼的皇帝
禁衛軍就直接叫帕夏了(雖然翻譯翻成巴夏)
老套就顯得非常不一樣了

這些設定似乎影響了很多後來的作品
像風之谷心靈中和現實上的腐海就像保羅同時可以遊走多個時空一樣
沙蟲似乎可以對應到王蟲
還有海伯利昂的設定,有些像沙丘在背景提到的遠古人類與AI的戰爭

最有趣的是附錄把佛教跟伊斯蘭教在遙遠的未來變成一種混合宗教
雖然感覺好奇怪~而且好像在那裡看過想不起來
西方科幻小說似乎很喜歡這種混法
不過轉念一想~歷史上景教在唐朝變成佛化的基督教
那佛化的伊斯蘭教或反過來其實也不奇怪啊
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712 reviews136 followers
September 15, 2017
Os apêndices finais sem qualquer menção prévia da sua existência para que possam ser consultados e servir de apoio ao leitor (glossário e mapa) merecem, só por si, ida ao TPI.
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26 reviews5 followers
October 30, 2020
Шедьовър на научната фантастика и поведенческата психология! Невероятно въздействащ роман. Към края действието се забързва прекомерно, но това не отнема от насладата на развръзката и особено на финала.
Profile Image for Калоян Захариев.
Author 13 books53 followers
March 3, 2017
Отлично продължение на поредицата. Оправдава всички хвалебствия.
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407 reviews2 followers
December 29, 2021
3.5 ⭐

🇬🇧 Here comes the confused opinion of someone who don't quite know what to say, what to feel about this book:

With a terrifying and totally captivating setting, the atmospheric writing and the characters it centers on this book intrigued me deeply!
I liked Leto and Kynes a lot, Paul a bit, but the rest of the characters didn't hold me and I reluctantly followed them.
It took me a long time to get into the story, but even when I did it wasn't 100%. The political and religious intrigue, the desert force conquered me and lost me at the same time. Confusing, I know... something got lost in the way. I liked it and I didn't, I both wanted to read and had to force myself to continue, because I was bored.
The second part was more to my liking, but still wasn't enough. I wanted to love it, I couldn't.


🇵🇹 Aqui vem a opinião confusa de quem não sabe bem o que dizer, o que sentir deste livro:

Com um cenário aterrador e totalmente cativante, a escrita atmosférica e as personagens em que se centra intrigaram-me profundamente!
Gostei bastante de Leto e Kynes, um tanto de Paul, mas o resto das personagens não me prenderam e foi com relutância que as segui.
Demorei muito para entrar na história, porém mesmo quando o fiz não estava a 100%. A intriga política e religiosa, a força desértica conquistaram-me e perderam-me ao mesmo tempo. Confuso, eu sei... algo ficou a meio do caminho. Gostei e não gostei, tanto queria ler como tinha que me forçar a continuar, por estar a aborrecida.
A segunda parte foi mais do meu agrado, mas não foi o suficiente. Queria adorar, não consegui.
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971 reviews58 followers
July 16, 2020
Dune a 55 ans, et pourtant, quand on le lit aujourd’hui, il n’a pas pris une ride. Franck Herbert a écrit un véritable chef d’oeuvre intemporel, une oeuvre majeure dans le genre de la science-fiction qui conserve son statut, non pas de classique poussiéreux mais de référence ultime. Ses multiples adaptations (2 films dont un pour la fin d’année, 5 jeux vidéos et une mini-série) et le succès récent de la campagne de financement du Mook qui y est consacré sont la preuve que Dune est un jalon de la culture encore très central aujourd’hui. Et ce n’est pas ma relecture qui me fera dire le contraire. Quand j’ai découvert Dune, je n’avais qu’une quinzaine d’années et c’était un roman effrayant pour moi, de part son volume (près de 800 pages) et de part son statut. Mais cette épreuve redoutée fut finalement une révélation qui me rendit accroc à la SF. Car Dune est [...]

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85 reviews
March 19, 2024
ben c'était chiant ? vraiment la première partie était pas toujours ouf mais ça allait, la découverte était sympa etc c'était inégal mais ça passe, là j'ai mis un temps fou à finir ce livre soi disant trop ouf la politique le gros cerveau tu parle ? c'est un univers super simple, une histoire super basique, le tout ponctué de 300 pages de discussions chiantes comme la pluie ou pseudo cryptiques, plusieurs moments d'action que j'ai trouvé super mous et mal racontés, restent je pense 30-50 pages sympa, avec deux trois moments bien écrits, des tas de choses intéressantes en vrai mais clairement pas de quoi faire autant de pages ? j'en ressort juste avec l'impression que l'auteur à une trop haute estime de lui et est lourd un peu, à peine lu les appendices tellement c'était creux
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315 reviews7 followers
May 7, 2024
besides all actions and adventures in making Muad’Dib’s plan to work, I learned that essential things may not be always guaranteed, like water. We can appreciate much more our lives.
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11 reviews2 followers
March 21, 2024
Me gustó menos que el primero pero guay. Guardo esperanzas para el tercero.
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36 reviews5 followers
December 1, 2021
I reviewed the first part of this book and to that I have to add some points.
The religious analysis is much better in the appendix. I would love it if the book was written more in that style, cold and analitic.
The foresight could be better explored along the book giving either a more cold approach or one of more deliberately manipulation. But these are personal opinions it does not translate in any lack of the author. He made his choice and did well with it. This just shows a progression of the character from warm to cold but it's to sudden for me. The evolution of the character could have been more gradual. As it is feels like a switch went off and now we have a new personality wabbling around.
This is the only faults I see.
A foresight that feels like a literary cane that wombly supports a strong idea.
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68 reviews
November 23, 2025
Podtrzymuję poprzednie zarzuty wobec tłumaczenia. Język nie oddaje 'wielkości' zdarzeń, nie podkreśla dramaturgii. Pominę melanż jako słowo na magiczny środek, bo w oryginale jest melange więc niewiele da się zrobić. Jednak miejscami pojawiają się tak chamskie kalki, że jestem w stanie zgadnąć, jak brzmiało zdanie po angielsku. W pewnym momencie Chani nazywa Paula (Tu gratulacje, że nie Pawła) mężczyną-dzieckiem (prawdopodobnie po ang man-child) a mogła w tamtym kontekście użyć: dzieciuch, beksa, itd. Również zakorzenione w kulturze feudalnej słowo 'sire' cierpi, ponieważ nie przetłumaczono go wcale, a można było dać 'panie' i nikomu nie stałaby się krzywda.
Wydanie dwutomowe od wydawnictwa 'Iskry' nie jest dla mięczaków, ponieważ wybrano najmniejszy możliwy stopień pisma.
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201 reviews
June 25, 2018
On this second volume (publisher created volume) we see Paul Atreides becoming a leader within the Fremen people.
In this narrative, there's less intrigue as before and the story follows more Paul's growth and preparation for war and destruction of the Harkonnen House and the Emperor.
Years pass by and Paul's powers as Kwisatz Aderach become more and more proeminent and he ciments his place with the Fremen not only as a resistance leader but also as Prophet like figure.
He manages to lure his enemies to Arrakis where the final confrontation occurs and the Kwisatz rises victorious.
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78 reviews11 followers
October 17, 2020
Os apêndices, glossário e mapas teriam dado jeito logo desde o início da leitura da obra (não existe qualquer menção aos mesmos nos dois livros).
Não sei como poderá funcionar como
"standalone" quando é obvio que haverá continuação.
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144 reviews2 followers
July 14, 2024
Es un libro hecho para leerlo dos veces: la primera conocer lo que sucede y conocer el mundo, y la segunda, para apreciar mejor todo una vez entendido. Ahora que ya conocía mejor la terminología utilizada disfruté más las redacciones y personajes de la primera parte; así, a mi admiración/amor por el duque Leto se añadieron como personajes que me encantan Paul, dama Jessica, Kynes y Gurney Halleck.

Ya la segunda parte, conociendo la terminología básica y contando con un glosario, no representa ningún desafío entenderlo. Sin embargo, aunque me encantó la aventura de esta segunda parte, si le encontró peros en cuanto a ritmo y velocidad. Mientras en el primer libro tenemos un crescendo lento que llega a un gran forte hacia la mitad y sigue así hasta el final del libro, la Parte II arranca arriba de una vez, y los valles son muy pocos y pocos profundos.

Toda la acción transcurre dos años desde el término del libro anterior, y en menos de 200 páginas nos muestran el estado actual de todos los personajes, se producen recuentros, tomas de decisiones importantes, revelaciones, batalla final y fin. Se sintió todo muy vertiginoso, y el fina queda claro que se trata de una saga mucho más larga, pues la aventura cierra dejando un amplio espacio para secuelas.

Como parte positiva, tenemos que, aún en pocas páginas, tenemos la curva completa del personaje de Paul, y nos hace llorar, rabiar y emocionarnos.

Definitivamente, seguiré con los demás.
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158 reviews2 followers
September 1, 2020
Génial. Tout bonnement Génial.

Allez on enchaîne avec le "visionnage" du film de Lynch, la lecture du Mook d'Actu Sf sur Dune en novembre, et en janvier le film de Villeneuve ?

Un second tome épuisant, Jessica et Paul Atréïdes de sont enfuis grâce à Duncan Idaho. Ils se retrouvent dans le désert, soumis aux tumultes des dunes et des vers de sable.
Les Fremens dirigé par Stilgard viennent à leur encontre et engage le combat. Paul devient Muad'Dib, Usul, Atréïdes, le prophète.

Jessica devient révérende mère du Bene Gesserit et donne vie à une petite Aliah, crainte de tous, visionnaire et soeur aimée de Paul.

Pendant deux ans, la guerre fait enfin rage face aux Harkonnens sur Dune. Paul aidé de Gurney et des Fremens trouvera la force de devenir le nouvel Empereur d'Arrakis, de mettre fin au commerce de l'épice, d'être respecté de tous et d'ôter la vie au Duc Harkonnen. Il perd malheureusement son héritier au cour de la bataille, mais partage désormais sa vie avec son amour, son amante, "son épouse" Chani et fait de la princesse Irulan moins que sa concubine, la reine, une alliée et c'est tout.

Une écriture qui a vieillit tout de même, mais que dire, on déguste, on prends son temps, et c'est vraiment un très bel ouvrage. Un plaisir de lecture.

Difficile de lâcher la lecture, j'entame directement la suite avec Le Messie de Dune !
144 reviews
October 15, 2021
Le tome 1 m'avait conquise, j'ai donc lu la suite dans la foulée.

L'univers reste passionnant, le scénario parfaitement ficelé et les intrigues politiques nous tiennent en haleine.
J'ai particulièrement apprécié suivre l'histoire en alternant les points de vue, d'avoir une idée de ce qu'il se passait chez le Baron.

Il y a toutefois une raison pour laquelle je ne vais pas jusqu'aux 5 étoiles cette fois-ci : les personnages m'ont laissée sur ma faim.
En particulier Jessica, que j'ai adoré au debut, puis... Un chapitre elle semble emplie de compassion pour son fils, avant qu'il soit dit, deux chapitres plus tard, qu'elle ne ressent plus de compassion pour lui. Ce qui est compréhensible au regard de tout le reste des deux premiers livres, mais l'enchaînement a rendue la chose incohérente, à mon sens. Je trouve ce personnage un peu flou, pas dans le sens mystérieux (positif) des Bene Gesserit, mais dans le sens où je l'ai trouvée difficile à suivre. Sur ce même point, Gurney Halleck n'a pas spécialement d'autre intérêt que celui de vouloir se venger...
Il persiste donc pour moi le sentiment que les personnages ont perdu un peu de leur profondeur à partir de la deuxième moitié de ce livre environ.
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101 reviews
May 23, 2025
J'ai beaucoup moins apprécié ce second tome du premier livre. Malgré des moments forts qui ont été très intéressants, j'ai été lassé des nombreuses discussions alambiquées portant sur des prophéties, des légendes, etc. S'ajoute également la prescience de Muad'Dib qui bouleverse la temporalité de l'histoire.

Toutefois, l'univers de Dune reste remarquablement bien construit en dépit de sa complexité. J'aime notamment comment l'on ressent clairement qu'au sein de Paul s'affronte les différents rôles qui lui sont attribués en tant que Paul Atréides, Usul, Muad'Dib... Et que par ces différents rôles, il se retrouve progressivement aliéné de son entourage : "J'ai vu un ami se changer en adorateur, songea-t-il. Il éprouva tout à coup une impression de profonde solitude. Il promena son regard dans la salle et vit à quel point l'attitude des gardes s'était modifiée en sa présence. Ils avaient rectifié leur tenue et se tenaient comme à la parade, se livrant à une sorte de compétition dans l'espoir d'attirer l'attention de Muad'Dib." (p.331)
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154 reviews
July 15, 2020
"A grandeza é uma experiência transitória. Nunca é consistente. Depende em parte da imaginação criadora de mitos da humanidade. A pessoa que experimenta a grandeza tem de possuir um instinto para o mito em que está incluída. Tem de refletir aquilo que nela é projetado. E tem de possuir um forte sentido de ironia."

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Uma segunda estreia perfeita no mundo da ficção científica, com um dos seus grandes pilares em "Duna", de Frank Herbert. Absolutamente perfeito. O mundo criado é verosímil ao ponto de me ter sentido com vontade de conhecer pessoalmente este planeta sulcado pela sede, cheio de gentes estranhas e resistentes de uma forma sobrehumana, atolado de códigos intrincados e hierarquias medievais, soterrado em lendas religiosas e sonhos de liberdade e água! Água! Esse bem precioso, ao lado do qual todo o ouro do mundo não tem valor, e para o qual não voltarei a olhar da mesma forma...
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46 reviews6 followers
August 27, 2020
Não é de todo uma história que fiquemos de boca aberta e haja reviravoltas inesperadas, mas a forma como tudo acontece e são expostos/descritos os acontecimentos é tão cativante que é impossível pararmos a leitura. Este livro termina bem, se calhar da melhor forma possível visto que podia facilmente ficar por aqui, mas ao mesmo tempo dá-nos mais do que o suficiente para continuarmos a descobrir mais.
Há uma componente humana presente (inserida nas questões políticas) que é muito interessante pela maneira como foi desenvolvida, além de um modo de visão sobre a "religião" que permite um entendimento crítico ainda que não completamente directo (ou melhor, directo mas subtil?). Enfim, tudo coisas muito agradáveis de desvendar.
12 reviews2 followers
September 29, 2018
Aussi géniale que la première partie, cette nouvelle partie nous plonge au cœur de la mythologie de cette saga.

Une totale immersion chez les Fremen qui voient en Paul un libérateur, un élément déclencheur.

La métamorphose de Paul (de l'héritier de la maison Atréides qui vient tout juste de perdre son père en leader) est spectaculaire.

J'ai été soulagée de voir le Baron Harkonnen beaucoup plus présent que dans la première partie et de voir à quel point il est intelligent et on ne peut qu'apprécier le détester.

Ma seule déception a été la fin un peu trop précipitée par rapport au dénouement.
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