Dune Storybook
by Joan D. Vinge
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Young Paul Atreides, son of a powerful family from the planet Caladan, may be the looked-for leader who will save the desert planet Dune, source of a precious spice which gives people strange mental powers.Tags
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Joan D. Vinge's adaptation for children of David Lynch's screenplay from Frank Herbert's novel is an oversized hardcover with lots of lovely color stills from an abortion of a movie. Yes, David Lynch is brilliant; Dune (the novel) is brilliant; ergo, this should have been a great film. It wasn't, to say the least. And the adaptation here condenses Herbert's epic novel into less than 60 pages. But Kyle MacLachlan is still good looking...
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Joan D. Vinge, 1948 - Joan Dennison Vinge was born April 2, 1948 in Baltimore, Maryland to Seymour W. Dennison, an engineer, and Carol Erwin, an executive secretary. Vinge attended San Kiego State University and received a B.A. in anthropology, with highest honors. She was married to author Vernor S. Vinge from 1972-1979. Vinge began writing show more professionally in 1973 and her first story, "Tin Soldier," appeared in Orbit 14 in 1974. Her story, "Eyes of Amber," won the 1977 Hugo Award for Best Science Fiction Novelette. Her novel "The Snow Queen" won the Hugo Award for Best Science Fiction Novel in 1981, "Psion" was named a Best Book for Young Adults by the American Library Association and "Return of the Jedi Storybook" was the #1 bestseller on the New York Times Book Review List for two months. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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Is an abridged version of
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- Original publication date
- 1984
- People/Characters
- Paul Atreides; Chani Kynes; Leto Atreides I; Vladimir Harkonnen; Feyd-Rautha Harkonnen; Jessica Atreides
- Important places
- Arrakis (fictitious planet)
- Related movies
- Dune (1984 | IMDb)
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- Languages
- English, German, Portuguese
- Media
- Paper
- ISBNs
- 3
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