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1. First, I'm not sure the movie's pronunciation is canon; in fact, the Scott Brick audiobooks are much more reliable, since he consulted Brian Herbert for pronunciation advice, and Brian Herbert spent his childhood listening to his father read Dune out loud to his wife. If you're curious about canon pronunciations, that's probably as close as it gets.
   
   
2. I'm a native Hebrew speaker, who also speaks Arabic. Dune is Rife with straight up Arabic terms, as well as some Hebrew here and there, and every time I hear a bastardized pronunciation of something that's blatantly Hebrew or Arabic, I'm torn: I want to give them the benefit of the doubt that 20 millennia can change a language beyond recognition, but I can't escape the thought of "goddamnit 'Murica, that's not how you say it":)
   
   Couple of notable examples:
   
   Kwisatz Haderach - indubitably inspired by the Hebrew Kabbalistic term " קפיצת הדרך, " "Kfitzat Haderekh", meaning "the Shortening of the Way". If that's the case, the stressing should be "kwiSATZ haDERach" (Iamb followed by a Amphibrach, if that makes sense) with "ch" really pronounced like "kh" (think Middle-eastern guttural as in "Lechaim").
   
   Bene Gesserit - בני גשרית - could have multiple etymologies, but from a Semitic perspective "Beni" is traditional Arabic for "sons of", "peoples of", as well as a village-town originally inhabited by a specific tribe. (Fun fact: "Bene" is the male, and the more appropriate word would have been "B'nat", "daughters", although since it's basically a people it's a little ambiguous, with male members clearly mentioned in Heretics and Chapterhouse). "Gesserit" is often associated with جزيرة, "Jazeera" (as in "El-"), meaning peninsula - but could also relate to the Hebrew "גשרית", "Gishrit", "bridge" or "bridging", so their name would be "the bridging ones".
   
   Just a couple of unorganized thoughts:). But yeah, the Scott Brick pronunciation is surprisingly authoritative, although there's no guarantee he didn't mess up on occasion.

Whenever I watch a movie made from a beloved novel, I have to remind myself that a film is merely a short story in terms of content, unless the source material contains florid descriptions of static scenery like a Tom Clancy novel.

That said, I re-read Dune (in the form of the unabridged audiobook) in December and then immediately watched the director's cut (but not the rumored four-hour version) of the Lynch film.

As I watched the film, my mind followed the plot of the novel, and I was pleasantly surprised that Lynch had been able to cram basically everything in terms of plot, even if he had to resort to crazy amounts of exposition, into the film. Yes, there were some odd choices made, such as the Weirding Modules (and the Atreides troops having previously received training in using them on Caladan). Both the novel and the film began with the move from Caladan and ended with the defeat of the Emperor, as well as his proxy, the Harkonnens, and Paul negotiating a marriage to Princess Irulan.

I wish that Lynch had focused more on the water scarcity aspect, although it is clearly present in the film. However, I realize that this is my thing, as I grew up in a place where it rains a lot and the plants and trees are a verdant green, but have spent most of my adult life living in a water-starved prairie. I do note that Lynch had lived on the east coast for part of his teen years, but I don't think that he really internalized the true abundance that comes from a place that has sufficient water - the lack thereof certainly shows in the film - or the truly desperate situation that arises from water-as-a-commodity, a wholly-owned resource.

I know it is unpopular around here, but I would recommend reading the Brian Herbert/Kevin Anderson books a read. Borrow em from your library if you are nervous.

Nothing as cerebral as Dune but I am a big fan of John Ringo's stuff. He had a collaboration with David Weber that was good "The Empire of Man" which begins with "March Upcountry".

I also started The Horus Heresy series and am on book 9 and cannot get enough.

There is The Road to Dune which sheds some more light on Frank and the development of the original novel.

There is Dreamer of Dune which is a biography of Frank.

Last but not least, this book is kind of cool: The Science of Dune. It is a collection of essays by scientists and philosophers about different aspects of Dune and their scientific foundation (i.e. could Arrakis exist). Disclosure, the links I provide might be an affiliate link.

Folio Society and Easton Press have the best quality paper, so they won't be yellow and crumbly fifty years down the road. The Easton Press edition seems to be out of print, but buying it secondhand is a little cheaper than getting a new Folio Society.

When I saw the Penguin Galaxy version in a bookstore, I was impressed by its build quality. It should take abuse well.

There's a new version by Gollancz that contains the first three books. The gold on black leather looks really cool, but I haven't seen it in person.

Making your own book - printing the pages, sewing them together, and making a cover? That will take a very long time. Take an existing book, cut off the cover, and make new leather covers? Doable, but you'll want to practice on some other books first. Take an existing book and create a leather book jacket to go on top (sort of like moleskines or textbook covers)? Much easier to correct your mistakes, or you can simply start over without losing too much money.

This is my favorite and the version I personally own. The front and the back both have really cool designs/typography and it feels like an ancient tome. Perfect for Dune.

https://www.amazon.com/Dune-Penguin-Galaxy-Frank-Herbert/dp/0143111582/ref=sr_1_2?keywords=dune+galaxy&qid=1551242043&s=gateway&sr=8-2

~$20 on Amazon US. I've been really impressed with the quality of this printing, it's clear they put a lot of thought and care into it. I love paperbacks for their ergonomics and low cost, but for a classic such as Dune, this feels like a really good tradeoff.

I'm pretty sure I've seen an Ursula le Guin book with a blue cover like this, also with an Intro by Neil Gaiman.

found it!

Looks like it was part of a Penguin books promotion where they republished six of their masterworks with an Introduction by Gaiman.

I'm assuming you meant this? https://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/0441966918/ref=tmm_pap_new_olp_sr?ie=UTF8&condition=new&qid=&sr=
Unfortunately, based on the reviews, the buyers (on Amazon at least) aren't actually getting a boxed set since I assume it's out of print already. It sounds like they're just getting mass market paperbacks from Ace together where the first book is 7.6" while everything else is 6.9" as a sick joke. I'd prefer the Turtle Back library binding version in that case since at least their heights are consistently inconsistent so it'd look more natural on a shelf.

I'm surprised on how a (new) consistent box set is so hard to find for a series as prominent as Dune. I guess I'll just pick either Ace mass market paperback or Turtle Back library binding off Amazon and call it a day. Though, paperback vs hardcover will be another issue entirely for me to ponder on..

If you want a vintage paperback set, there's this collection from 1983.

There's also a newer paperback set, but I can't find any alternative hardcover sets.

Hope that helps.

I purchased the Barnes and Noble Collection Edition just because it looked so cool. Shown here https://www.amazon.com/Dune-Hardcover-Frank-Herbert/dp/0425266540/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1523983613&sr=8-2&keywords=dune+hardback

I have not read this version so I cannot comment on the amount of Typos but the quality of the book is great and it looks incredible.

It's sadly out of print, but you can still find it on places like Amazon. I paid about a hundred bucks for a paperback version, and it came in the mail in really good condition for a book from the mid 80s.

I recently found this tea and think of Dune every time I have a cup. It's really amazing stuff if you like cinnamon.

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https://www.amazon.com/Harney-Sons-Cinnamon-Spice-Bags/dp/B000PGQQFC/

It's this one. I have both dune and messiah from the artist, and they're amazing. I would say that dune looks better with the sand colour border, than without it like the one you uploaded.

This one is pretty cool looking and reasonable at $20ish - https://www.amazon.com/Dune-Penguin-Galaxy-Frank-Herbert/dp/0143111582/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1523827580&sr=1-1

If you want fancy then this one for $125 - http://www.foliosociety.com/book/DFH/dune-frank-herbert

The Encyclopedia of Dune is hard to get and out of print but it has a ton of cool background nerdy info, its usually like $50-$100 tho https://www.amazon.com/Dune-Encyclopedia-Authorized-Masterpiece-Imagination/dp/0425068137

What do you think of it? Seems like something I should own.

Fair review on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Dune-Official-Comic-Marvel-Comics/dp/0425076237

I'd like to add that - according to the artist - they remaining five books will (at least for now) only be released as mass-market paperbacks. The first book is available in both paperback and mass-market editions, with the paperback being of better quality and not as tall/thin as the mass-market paperback.

Once we get closer to the movie's release, there'll probably be a whole bunch of editions and a box set too, so I'd just wait a bit.

I love this edition of the first book

https://www.amazon.com/Dune-Penguin-Galaxy-Frank-Herbert/dp/0143111582/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1539817958&sr=8-1&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_QL65&keywords=dune+gaiman&dpPl=1&dpID=51CU7gd1yrL&ref=plSrch

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0143111582/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o08_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
I thought this one is great

You're neither correct nor helpful. While the original Dune novel is split into three books, the first three of the actual series have frequently been combined into a single volume. Link

Some of the essays in Dune and Philosophy might interest you.

I assume he's talking about this one https://www.amazon.com/Great-Dune-Trilogy-Children-GollanczF/dp/0575070706
Hope it's complete, cause it's also the one I got ahah

You can pick up this book (I have a copy myself, it's a nice little collector's item).

https://www.amazon.com/Notebooks-Frank-Herberts-Dune/dp/039951466X

It's the newest trade paperback edition by Ace Books. Here's a link to Dune on Amazon: Dune Mass Market Paperback. You should be able to find the rest of the books from there as well.

So I want to get the trade paperback from this set but I can't seem to find it on Amazon. There's this one but I don't know if the image is just a placeholder or not: https://smile.amazon.com/Dune-Chronicles-Book-1/dp/0441013597/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1554864718&sr=8-1

It doesn't have a cover date, but the publisher date is 2005.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/039951466X/

Well out of print, obviously. Mine's buried in one of serveral boxes of books.

The Notebooks of Frank Herbert's Dune comes close. It's not a bad bathroom book or coffee table book. It's paperback and has quite a few chosen quotes.

http://www.amazon.com/The-Notebooks-Frank-Herberts-Dune/dp/039951466X

I got mine on Amazon for $20.
Dune (Penguin Galaxy) https://www.amazon.com/dp/0143111582/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_dMQ1BbA358ZQN

I got it off amazon https://www.amazon.co.uk/Dune-Messiah-2-Frank-Herbert/dp/1473655323/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1538764560&sr=8-1&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_FMwebp_QL65&keywords=Dune+messiah&dpPl=1&dpID=51Z3cPY2nPL&ref=plSrch

It's a bunch of people.

http://www.amazon.com/Dune/dp/B000R34YKC

https://www.amazon.com/Dune-Boxed-Set-Frank-Herbert/dp/0441966918

Right, that is literally the edition that is still in print. The copyright date is related to the edition of the book, not when it was printed. This edition: http://www.amazon.com/Dune-Frank-Herbert/dp/0441172717 is still in print, which makes it that much more likely that you will find a used copy.

It talks about it in Frank Herbert's biography. You also have to remember it was a much different time back then. He was raised to be that way.

Its a collection of essays

Good on you for trying to buy from a store, but...

This one has 896 pages: https://www.amazon.com/Dune-Frank-Herbert/dp/0441172717/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1539591861&sr=1-1&keywords=dune+frank+herbert&refinements=p_n_feature_browse-bin%3A2656022011%2Cp_lbr_one_browse-bin%3AFrank+Herbert