Dune by Frank Herbert. Berkley Books. 1977.
I have heard great things about this book and I have read part of one the prequels, so I decided to give it a go since I have read some nonfiction already. In a poll in 1975 Dune was voted as the greatest novel of imagination of all time. A pretty tough feat to accomplish when there are books like Lord of the Rings out there. From what I know of the story I understand that the books takes place on the desert planet of Arrakis, also known as Dune. The planet is home to the royal Atreide family as well as the Fremen and the giant sandworms. Sounds pretty exciting to me. Anyway, in the beginning the Atreides family is preparing to leave to go to Dune from their home of Caladan. Paul, a 15 year old son of the Duke, seems to be one of the main character. The readers are left with many questions at the end of chapter one. Paul seems to be having strange dreams. His mother tells him that he must tell the Emperor's truthsayer about his dreams. Paul is also left wondering what a "gom jabbar" is - a term he heard from an old crone who came to visit his mother. When Paul asks his mother what it means she hesitates ans then replies "you'll learn about it soon enough." Very mysterious.... It really draws the reader in.
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