I dunno. Call me strange, but I found Dune kinda... well, boring. But again, I don't like my sci-fi missed with fantasy, which is the reason why I never liked Star Wars, either. I only managed to dig through the first book of Dune - gave up on the second one after the first hundred pages or so and never picked it up again.
If you like good sci-fi, you definitely must read Stanislaw Lem. He's a big enough name to be available in German - in fact, I saw several of his books in Vienna in German translation. His late books like Solaris are fairly depressing sometimes, but Kyberiada is hilarious.
And for fantasy fans, the Prydain Chronicles are a must. They're funny, light-hearted, although dealing with serious material, but in a manner that is pure delight to read.
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Re: Dune?
Date: 2006-11-18 09:11 pm (UTC)If you like good sci-fi, you definitely must read Stanislaw Lem. He's a big enough name to be available in German - in fact, I saw several of his books in Vienna in German translation. His late books like Solaris are fairly depressing sometimes, but Kyberiada is hilarious.
And for fantasy fans, the Prydain Chronicles are a must. They're funny, light-hearted, although dealing with serious material, but in a manner that is pure delight to read.