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With commercial and critical success of 2021’s movie adaptation of Dune, recipient of six Oscar Awards, its visuals are ingrained on many people’s minds. More so for newcomers, for whom Denis Villeneuve’s cinematic vision is their first exposure to this universe. Griffin was asked whether this has made it more challenging to present his own artistic interpretation of Dune and how he decided on which imagery to go with for the illustrated endpapers.
No, I don’t think so. I really love what Denis Villenueve (and his production designer Patrice Vermette) dreamed up, but I wanted to keep this very much my vision of what that world is like. I guess it’s impossible not to have other interpretations floating in your head, whether from old masters like John Schoenherr or Bruce Pennington or contemporary Dune artists like Marc Simonetti. They are so inspiring. But I do my best to make this a direct link from book to image, via the filter of my own brain. I am a very long-time fan, yes. My intro to Arrakis was actually the Lynch film—it was a family favorite when I was growing up, so I would have been pretty young when I first saw it. My Dad has always been into movies, so I was exposed to lots of great films as a small kid. It was watched regularly…
Ranging from palace intrigue and desert chases to religious speculation and confrontations with the supreme intelligence of the universe, there is something here for all science fiction fans.”— Publishers Weekly
A deluxe hardcover edition of Dune Messiah, the second novel in Frank Herbert’s magnificent science fiction saga. Dune, by Frank Herbert, was first published in 1965 and is widely recognized as the best-selling science fiction novel of all time. Its sequels— Dune Messiah (1969) and Children of Dune (1976)—continue the story of the Atreides family as they chart a new course for the human race, for better or for worse… The official synopsis for the saga reads as follows: Then Paul succeeds his father, and he becomes a catalyst for the native people of Dune, whose knowledge of the ecology of the planet gives them vast power. They have been waiting for a leader like Paul Atreides, a leader who can harness that force ... Set on the desert planet Arrakis, Dune is the story of the boy Paul Atreides, heir to a noble family tasked with ruling an inhospitable world where the only thing of value is the "spice" melange, a drug capable of extending life and enhancing consciousness. Coveted across the known universe, melange is a prize worth killing for...
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DUNE: one of the most brilliant science fiction novels ever written, as engrossing and heart-rending today as it was when it was first published half a century ago. This limited collector's edition showcases Frank Herbert's masterpiece in a gorgeous slipcase. Then when I was about 14 I read the book, and it blew my mind. I decided there and then that a dream of mine would be to illustrate it someday, and decades later that dream came true. It had been a while since I read the sequels, so when I finished re-reading [ Dune Messiah] and [ Children of Dune] for this job I continued, and am now enjoying God Emperor of Dune again. They are books you can return to over and over. Matt Griffin, speaking to io9
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