Top 15 Great Science Fiction Books - Listverse Top 15 Great Science Fiction Books Jamie Frater August 18, 2007 There are so many astounding science fiction books out there that this has been one of the hardest lists for me to put together. I have added and culled but finally I have a list of the most important 15 Science Fiction Books of all time. I realise that not everyone will be satisfied with this list – so please use the comments to add the books that I couldn’t due to space and time. In no particular order… 1. The Time Machine H G Wells The Time Machine was first published in 1895, making it the oldest book on this list. Considered by many to be one of the greatest science fiction novels of all time, this book coined the term “Time Machine” which is almost exclusively used to refer to any device that allows humans to move through time. The book’s main character is an amateur inventor who lives in London. He is never identified, instead being referred to simply as “The Time Traveller”.

Having demonstrated to friends that time is a fourth dimension, and that a suitable device can move back and forth in this fourth dimension, he completes the building of a larger machine capable of carrying himself. He immediately sets off on a journey into the future. You’ve read the books, now watch the movies! Get the Sci-Fi Classics 50 Movie Pack at Amazon.com! 2. Stranger in a Strange Land Robert Heinlein Stranger in a strange land tells the story of Valentine Michael Smith, a human raised by Martians on the planet Mars, upon his return to Earth in early adulthood. The novel explores his interaction and transformation of Earth culture. Typically of Heinlein, this book cover a variety of human taboos, including homosexuality, nudism, and cannibalism. The book introduces the character of Jubal Harshaw who is a central figure in many later books by Heinlein. It won the 1969 Hugo award and has not been out of print since the first publication. Eventually Stranger in a Strange Land became a cult classic, attracting many readers who would not normally have read a work of science fiction. Buy it at Amazon 3.

The Lensman Series E E “Doc” Smith I remember one summer in my childhood when all the other kids were busy hanging out at the movies and playing video games, that I spent every day lying in the backyard all day reading every book that E E Smith wrote (luckily my dad is a keen Sci-Fi fan so he had them all). Doc Smith was my introduction to Science Fiction – and what an introduction it was! The Lensman series was the first set of science fiction novels conceived as a series. It was also the original source which introduced many innovative concepts into science fiction, and a variety of ideas newly introduced in the series later were taken and used to solve non-fictional problems. In this sense the series was ground-breaking and defined an entire genre. Buy it at Amazon 4. 2001 – A Space Odyssey Arthur C Clarke Interestingly, this book was developed concurrently with Stanley Kubrick’s film and published after the release of the movie. In the background to the story, an ancient and hidden alien race uses a mechanism with the appearance of a large crystal Monolith (black in the film) to investigate worlds all across the galaxy and to encourage the development of intelligent life.

This novel was followed by three others: 2010 (also made into a movie), 2069, and 3001. As yet no plans exist for the remaining two to be made in to films. Buy it at Amazon 5. Fahrenheit 451 Ray Bradbury The novel presents a future in which all books are banned and critical thought is suppressed. The central character, Guy Montag, is employed as a “fireman” (which, in this case, means “book burner”). 451 degrees Fahrenheit is stated as “the temperature at which book-paper catches fire, and burns …” It was originally published as a shorter novella, The Fireman, in the February 1951 issue of Galaxy Science Fiction. Fahrenheit 451 takes place in an unspecified future time in a hedonistic and rabidly anti-intellectual America that has completely abandoned self-control and bans the possession of books. People are now only entertained by in-ear radio and an interactive form of television.

The protagonist, Guy Montag, is a fireman, certain that his job—burning books, and the houses that hold them, and persecuting those who own them—is the right thing to do. Buy it at Amazon 6. The Foundation Series Isaac Asimov The term ‘Foundation Series’ is often used to include the Robot Series and Empire Series, which are set in the same fictional universe. In total there are fourteen novels and dozens of short stories written by Asimov, and six novels written by other authors after his death. The series is highly acclaimed, deservedly winning the one-time Hugo Award for “Best All-Time Series” in 1965. The premise of the series is that scientist Hari Seldon spent his life developing a branch of mathematics known as psychohistory, a concept devised by Asimov. Using the law of mass action, it can predict the future, but only on a large scale; it is error-prone for anything smaller than a planet or an empire. Using these techniques, Seldon foresees the fall of the Galactic Empire, which encompasses the entire Milky Way, and a dark age lasting thirty thousand years before a second great empire arises.

These books are captivating and if you start book one, you won’t stop until you finish book fourteen. Buy it at Amazon 7. Slaughterhouse-Five Kurt Vonnegut Slaughterhouse-Five; or, The Children’s Crusade: A Duty-Dance With Death is a 1969 novel by Kurt Vonnegut. Widely regarded as a classic, it combines science fiction elements with an analysis of the human condition from an uncommon perspective, using time travel as a plot device and the bombing of Dresden in World War II, the aftermath of which Vonnegut witnessed, as a starting point. A disoriented and ill-trained American soldier named Billy Pilgrim is captured by German soldiers and is forced to live in a makeshift prison. Billy has become “unstuck in time” for unexplained reasons so he randomly and repeatedly visits different parts of his life, including his death. He meets, and is later kidnapped by, aliens from the planet Tralfamadore, who exhibit him in a Tralfamadorian zoo with Montana Wildhack, a pornographic movie star. Buy it at Amazon 8.

The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy Douglas Adams The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy is a science fiction comedy series created by Douglas Adams. The series follows the adventures of Arthur Dent, a hapless Englishman who, with his friend Ford Prefect, an alien from a small planet somewhere in the vicinity of Betelgeuse, escapes the demolition of Earth by a bureaucratic alien race called the Vogons. Zaphod Beeblebrox, Ford’s semi-cousin and part-time Galactic President, unknowingly saves the pair from certain death. He brings them aboard his stolen spaceship, the Heart of Gold, whose crew rounds out the main cast of characters: Marvin, the Paranoid Android, a depressed robot, and Trillian, formerly known as Tricia McMillan, a woman Arthur once met at a party who he soon realises is the only other survivor of Earth’s destruction. After this, the characters embark on a quest to find the legendary planet of Magrathea and the Question to the Ultimate Answer. Buy it at Amazon 9. Dune Frank Herbert Dune is a science fiction novel written by Frank Herbert and published in 1965, and is frequently cited as the best-selling science fiction novel in history.

Dune is set far in the future amidst a sprawling feudal interstellar empire where planetary fiefdoms are controlled by noble Houses that owe allegiance to the Imperial House Corrino. The novel tells the story of young Paul Atreides as he and his family relocate to the planet Arrakis, the only source of the spice melange, the most important and valuable substance in the universe. In a story that explores the complex interactions of politics, religion, ecology, technology, and human emotion, the fate of Paul, his family, his new planet and its native inhabitants, as well as the Padishah Emperor, the powerful Spacing Guild, and the secretive female order of the Bene Gesserit, are all drawn together into a confrontation that will change the course of humanity. Buy it at Amazon 10. Neuromancer William Gibson This ’80s novel caused a sensation when it was published. Set in a near-future world, this novel helped to popularize the cyberpunk genre. The novel uses visual power and imagery it’s predecessors were not able to achieve. The main character of Neuromancer is Case, a console cowboy, who, by linking his brain directly with computers, pirates data kept in the cyberspace matrix.

This is simulated by a worldwide database with a crippled nervous system. With the aid of Molly (who has concealed cybernetic weapons), they embark on a violent adventure. Buy it at Amazon 11. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? Philip K Dick Published in 1968, this novel, even today, is years ahead of its time. Set in the future, the World War had obliterated millions with entire species extinct. This causes the humans to look for a new home planet. However, large corporations build artificial animals, which look extremely realistic, and are successful in creating artificial humans, used for slave labor. This causes great fear amongst the human population and the androids are subsequently banned. The androids are on the run, and Rick Deckard is brought in to hunt down the escapees to “retire” them. This book was the inspiration for Blade Runner. Buy it at Amazon 12. Gateway Frederik Pohl Winner of both the Hugo, and Nebula Awards, Gateway is the story of the ultimate futuristic goldrush! Set in the 21st century, Gateway – a large asteroid – has been found; containing hundreds of ancient space ships. All of these ships have pre-programmed courses set.

Little is known about the builders of these ships, the Heechee. The curious humans explore the destinations that are preset which result in either vast wealth, or death. The two main characters are Robinette Broadhead, who becomes a prospector, and Sigrid, his digital psychotherapist. Much of the novel consists of Broadhead’s conversation with Sigrid, interspersed with his memories of Gateway and the journeys he has taken in the Heechee ships. A slow moving thinking person’s novel which builds to an amazing crescendo. Buy it at Amazon 13. Ender’s Game Orson Scott Card Taken from home at the tender age of 7, surrounded by enemies, with no hope and impossible odds, he is Earth’s last hope. Ender excels in the field of combat. The invasion of the alien insects ‘buggers’ looms over the Earth. Ender is put to the test when he leads Earth’s defensive and retailitory attack against the aliens. The dialogue, visuals, and details bond you to the characters and make this story incredible. Don’t miss Orson Scott Card’s latest installment in the Ender universe—the taught Sci-Fi thriller Earth Awakens (The First Formic War) at Amazon.com!

14. 1984 George Orwell George Orwell wrote 1984 a year before his death to show the world the grim and bleak future of a society subject to totalitarianism. It’s a disturbing and chilling story of Big Brother, where sex is frowned upon and only to be used for reproductive purposes. It was written in 1949, four years after the end of WWII and the paranoia and fear that arose from that time, as well as the threat of communism, gave birth to 1984. In the novel the world has been grouped into three opposing forces: Oceania, Eurasia, and Eastasia. Winston Smith, of Oceania, is living in London, a society where you are monitored constantly through telescreens which are in every room. Even if you are physically alone, you are always being watched and individualism is forbidden. The government provides the ‘entertainment’: movies and music. Crime is monitored by the Thought Police, an elite and secretive government organization that can erase you and all records of your existence. Buy it at Amazon 15. Brave New World Aldous Huxley Huxley is one of my favourite writers.

Brave New World is set in a dystopian future which anticipates developments in reproductive technology, biological engineering, and sleep-learning that combine to change society. The world the novel describes is a utopia, though an ironic one: humanity is carefree, healthy and technologically advanced. Warfare and poverty have been removed and everyone is permanently happy. The irony is that all of these things have been achieved by eliminating many things that humans consider to be central to their identity — family, culture, art, literature, science, religion, and philosophy. It is also a hedonistic society, taking pleasure from promiscuous sex and drug use, especially the use of soma, a powerful drug taken to escape pain and bad memories through hallucinations. I must, of course, give a tip of the hat to Jules Verne who should be on the list but I just couldn’t decide who to cut in his favor.

Contributors: Ryan Sweeney, and Fritha Keith Best Science Fiction Best Science Fiction June 2, 2016 03:28pm ET MORE Artist Stephan Martiniere, who created this vision of future space travel, will judge the first-ever FarMaker Interstellar Speed Sketch contest at the Starship Congress conference on interstellar travel. Credit: Stephan Martiniere/ National Geographic From the very beginning we have looked to the stars and dreamed of reaching them, and stories about how we get there and what comes next are a fundamental part of that dream. Good science fiction can amaze and motivate, warn, raise questions and spark the imagination, inspiring human creativity and each new generation of stargazers. Plus, it's just fun to read. Here are the some of the science fiction books Space.com's writers and editors have read and loved — an incomplete list, but one that's always growing. (We are constantly reading new and classic space books to find our favorite takes on the universe. Our recently-read books in all categories can be found at Best Space Books .

You can see our ongoing Space Books coverage here .) 'Leviathan Wakes' (Orbit, 2011) and the other books in 'The Expanse' series By James S.A. Corey "Leviathan Wakes" by James S.A. Corey Credit: Hachette Book Group 200 years in the future, humanity has colonized the solar system and is split among three factions on the brink of conflict: Earth, Mars and the Asteroid Belt, which includes the spinning Ceres asteroid colony. As multiple viewpoint characters are ensnared in a system-wide mystery, the story's scope slowly broadens to reveal the full complexity of the novels' science fiction world. The books, co-written by Dan Abraham and Ty Franck, originally stemmed from a tabletop roleplaying game idea , and it shows through the detailed worldbuilding and exploration of a solar system remade in humanity's image. Plus, it's a fun, tightly-plotted set of spacefaring adventure stories. The series is slated for nine books, and they've appeared steadily one per year from 2011-2015 for a total of five so far (plus some tie-in novellas).

They're also the basis for Syfy's TV show "The Expanse," recently renewed for a 13-episode second season. Book six, "Babylon's Ashes," is slated for release December 2016. See here and here for Q&As with the series' authors describing the book's inception and the TV show's development (plus, the coolest sci-fi in the series). ~Sarah Lewin "Aurora" by Kim Stanley Robinson. Credit: Orbit Books After numerous novels and short stories probing humanity's trials in the near future, far future and distant past, science fiction master Kim Stanley Robinson offers his own highly detailed spin on the challenge of interstellar travel in his new book "Aurora" (Orbit, 2015). Humanity's first trip to another star is incredibly ambitious, impeccably planned and executed on a grand scale in "Aurora." The novel begins near the end of a 170-year mission aboard a spaceship carrying roughly 2,000 humans to the seemingly Earth-like moon of a planet orbiting a nearby star, Tau Ceti.

Told largely from the perspective of the ship's computer, "Aurora" emphasizes the fragile unity of all the living and nonliving parts aboard the starship as it hurtles through space. As the story of the landing unfolds, the narrative doesn't shy away from the science or the incredible complexity of a 2,000-person, multigenerational ship. The spacecraft is portrayed as one organism that can have conflicting interests or fall out of balance but that ultimately has to work in concert to reach its destination intact. ~Sarah Lewin For more info about the book, check out our Q&A with Robinson . 'The Martian Chronicles' (Doubleday, 1951) By Ray Bradbury Age range: High school and up "The Martian Chronicles" by Ray Bradbury. Credit: Simon & Schuster In case you haven't heard of him, Ray Bradbury is an icon of science fiction writing . In "The Martian Chronicles," Bradbury explores the gradual human settlement of the Red Planet, through a series of lightly connected stories. Bradbury paints the Martian landscape and its inhabitants with master strokes, but equally strong is his portrayal of the psychological dangers that await the human settlers who arrive there.

This, as well as the space-themed stories in Bradbury's other classic collection "The Illustrated Man," struck a chord with me when I was young and dreamed about traveling to the stars. Reading his work today, it is amazing to see that although Bradbury writes from a time when human space travel hadn't yet begun (the book was first published in 1950), the issues and questions his stories raise are still relevant as humanity takes its first steps into that great frontier. ~Calla Cofield 'Ender's Game' (Tor Books, 1985) By Orson Scott Card Age range: High school and up "Ender's Game" by Orson Scott Card. Credit: Tor Science Fiction This classic science fiction novel by Orson Scott Card should be ever-present on any space fan's bookshelf. Card's novel follows the life of Ender Wiggin as he learns to fight the Formics, a horrifying alien race that almost killed off all humans when they attacked years and years ago. Wiggin learns the art of space war aboard a military space station built to help train young people to fight the cosmic invaders.

Basically, this book is a coming-of-age tale that makes you want to fly to space and also forces you to think about some serious social issues presented in its pages. (The book is the first in a quintet, and inspired a much larger body of work that takes place in the same universe.) ~Miriam Kramer 'The Martian' (Random House, 2014) By Andy Weir "The Martian" by Andy Weir. Credit: Crown "The Martian," by Andy Weir, is a truly great science fiction book that's heavy on the science. Weir tells the story of Mark Watney, a fictional NASA astronaut stranded on Mars, and his difficult mission to save himself from potential doom in the harsh Red Planet environment. Watney seems to have everything against him, yet Weir deftly explains not only what Watney's survival needs are but also how he goes about trying to make them work. "The Martian" also will be made into a movie, which is set for release in November 2015. The film stars Matt Damon as Watney and is directed by space movie veteran Ridley Scott. ~Miriam Kramer "Dune" by Frank Herbert.

Credit: Ace In "Dune," Frank Herbert imagines a vast, intricate future universe ruled by an emperor who sets the Atreides and Harkonnen families warring over the desert planet Arrakis, also known as Dune. The arid world holds the only source of the spice mélange, necessary for space travel. Spread across star systems, "Dune" teems with wild characters: human computers (Mentats), tribal fighters (Fremen), mind-controlling "witches" (Bene Gesserit Sisterhood) and humans ranging from the corrupt Baron Harkonnen to Paul "Muad'Dib" Atreides, whose journey from a sheltered childhood anchors the story. Early on, the Baron says, "Observe the plans within plans within plans," summing up the adversaries' wary analyses of each faction's complex motivations. This cerebral second-guessing balances with epic action throughout the book, centering on the perhaps best-known feature of the Duniverse: the monstrous spice-producing sandworms.

The best-selling novel raised science fiction literature to greater sophistication by including themes of technology, science, politics, religion and ecology, although the burgeoning Dune franchise remains less popular than Star Wars (which borrowed heavily from "Dune"). ~Tom Chao "Hyperion" by Dan Simmons. Credit: Spectra Part space epic, part "Canterbury Tales," "Hyperion" tells the story of seven pilgrims who travel across the universe to meet their fate, and the unspeakably evil Shrike, who guards the Time Tombs on the planet Hyperion. On the way, each pilgrim tells his or her own tale, and each world is so exquisitely created that it's hard to believe it all came from the mind of one author. The tale of the scholar whose daughter ages backward after her visit to the Tombs, and his quest to save her as she returns to childhood, is my favorite — it's heartbreaking and terrifying at the same time. ~Jennifer Lawinski 'Gateway' (St. Martin's Press, 1977) By Frederik Pohl "Gateway" by Frederik Pohl.

Credit: Del Rey "Gateway" is the first science fiction book I ever read, because my father, a longtime sci-fi junkie, had loved it. It's an intense read that explores why we make the choices we do, and how we deal with the consequences of those choices in the black vacuum of space. In "Gateway," those with the money to leave the dying Earth can hitch a ride on a starship that will either make them wealthy beyond their wildest dreams or lead them to a grim and possibly violent death. Or, like our hero, you could wind up in the grip of a massive black hole and have to make difficult decisions that lead you to the couch of an electronic shrink. ~Jennifer Lawinski Thinly-Veiled Allegories About the Middle East in U.S. Science Fiction Thinly-Veiled Allegories About the Middle East in U.S.

Science Fiction Go to permalink If science fiction is really about the present, then it's no surprise that the longstanding tensions between the United States and Middle Eastern countries should make itself known in tales of "desert planets." From Tattoine to Klendathu, planets full of barren dunes are usually not-so-subtle allegorical stand-ins for a stereotyped "Middle East." Let's take a closer look at five science fictional tales from the United States that deal more or less openly with the relationship between that country and the Arab world to find out more. Star Wars: A New Hope Advertisement Tattoine, the remote desert planet where Luke Skywalker is raised by his Aunt and Uncle, is full of nomads and farmers who scrabble out a life among rocks and dunes. The Jawas roam around in caravans, and the Tusken Raiders are dressed in strips of towel and called only by a name (Sand People) that is probably the space version of a well-known US epithet for Arabs. The only "nice" people on the planet appear to be the transplanted (white) humans like Skywalker and Obi Wan. As usual, George Lucas serves up racial stereotypes, likes white people, and doesn't do much else.

Dune Advertisement Arakis, the desert planet whose rolling dunes shelter sandworms and a tribe of polygamous insurrectionaries known as the Fremen, is clearly set up as a Middle Eastern country that has been colonized for centuries. Arakis is the only source of "the spice," a substance that makes interplanetary space travel possible and is mined from the sands by giant spice rigs (that look a lot like oil rigs in the films). Not only is the culture in the Dune universe intended to refer to Muslim culture — for instance, a massive war is referred to as a "Jihad" — but the economy of Arakis is similar to the Saudi, Kuwaiti or Iraqi economies. The planet is full of many oppressed tribes, and ruled by a tiny elite class that trades a single natural energy source for wealth and power. What's interesting is that the books side with the Fremen, who are essentially the insurgents bent on overthrowing the wealthy offworlders who want Arakis' spice. Stargate (the movie) While the Stargate television series deal with many different worlds, the original film is focused on only one: Abydos, a land of space Egyptians, ruled by an alien named Ra.

According to Stargate lore, Ra came to Earth during the Egyptian era to steal slaves for Abydos. So the culture of the desert planet is a direct descendant of early Middle Eastern culture on Earth. Weirdly, it hasn't developed in the centuries since its transplantation, though of course modern Egypt on Earth is far more technologically advanced than ancient Egypt. It's as if the people on Abydos have just been waiting for some white dude to come and rescue them. Sponsored Starship Troopers (the movie) In the first Starship Troopers film, and the book, our Earth soldiers first attempt to mow down the alien bugs on their home planet of Klendathu. It's a desert planet, much like Planet P where the bugs and humans do most of their fighting in the first movie. While there is no direct connection between the culture of the bugs and Middle Eastern cultures, the desert surroundings definitely suggest it. The bugs are the ultimate, dehumanized "enemy," and therefore it's tempting to say they stand in for Iraqis since the films were all made during a period in history when there was tension between Iraq and the United States.

Still, it would be just as easy to say the bugs stand in for other "enemies" in desert regions. So the connection in this franchise between a desert planet and the Middle East is weaker than in the previous three, though it's still there. Especially because so much wartime propaganda is about dehumanizing the enemy. The Years of Rice and Salt Advertisement Advertisement This novel by Kim Stanley Robinson is not set on another planet — instead, it's set on a very different Earth from our own. It's an Earth where the plagues of the middle ages wiped out nearly all of Christian Europe, and where Islam became the dominant religion in the West. So it's not about the Middle East, but instead a brilliant thought-experiment in which what many people think of as "Middle Eastern culture" has been superimposed on what many think of as "Western culture." The results? Muslim feminism, for one thing. And India colonizes Europe rather than the other way around. Gear from Kinja Deals The Official Dune Website Read More With their usual skill, Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson have taken ideas left behind by Frank Herbert and filled them with living characters and a true sense of wonder. Where Paul Of Dune...

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Fred Gambino (1956- ) has been working in the science fiction genre since the early 1980s, and started using computers in his work already in the mid 1990s. Besides illustration work he also creates concept and production art for the film and TV industry. See quotes . John Harris (1948- ) an illustrator and artist known for his loose painting style and depictions of spaceships, massive scale environments, and gigantic structures full of mood and atmosphere. Originals and reproductions for sale. See quotes . Chris Moore (1947- ) is among the most well known UK artists working in the field. His work is characterised by precise rendering, attention to detail, and strong composition. He has done covers for many major science fiction writers and worked with most publishers in the UK and USA. Moore has also produced many covers for the Omni Magazine, as well as Analog and Asimov's. Prints available for sale. See quotes . Paul Youll (1965- ) British book illustrator mostly known for his science fiction and fantasy work. He produced cover art for many of the best-selling authors for all the major publishers on both sides of the Atlantic.

Chris Foss (1946- ) although especially popular in the 70s and 80s for his Sci-Fi book covers, he also worked on concepts and visualizations for movie projects. Best known for his colorful spaceships, enormous and bulky robots, and vast constructions. Considered the originator of the huge, riveted spaceship. This UK illustrator inspired a whole generation of artists. See quotes . Gary Tonge - a UK artist and illustrator that specializes in space and science fiction art and concept design for games. Art books and prints for sale. Max Bertolini (1967- ) Italian self-taught comic artist and illustrator. He works using both digital and traditional media. Art book and prints for sale. Les Edwards (1949- ) a British illustrator especially known for his book-jacket art. He has worked in many fields and areas but is best known for his work in the Fantasy, Science Fiction and Horror genres. Prints and original artwork for sale. Melvyn Grant (1944- ) has been painting illustrations for publishers in the UK, Europe and the USA since the 1970s.

His artwork can be found on the covers of Fantasy, SF, Horror, Romance, and Children's books. He is living and working on the coast in the Southeast of England. Prints and wallpapers for sale. See quotes . Franco Brambilla - Italian illustrator devoted to science fiction. Since 1999 he has been illustrating the Urania and Urania Mondadori book collection. Bruce Pennington (1944- ) an artist and illustrator probably best known for his unique style and book covers from the 1960s and 1970s. His covers for the New English Library and Corgi Books in the 1960s established him as a cult figure among Sci-Fi fans. He did covers for many well known writers like Isaac Asimov, A.E van Vogt, Clark Ashton Smith and Robert A. Heinlein. Original sketches, drawings and paintings for sale. See quotes . Zoltan Boros and Gabor Szikszai (1965- ) (1965- ) a Hungarian duo that has been producing SF and Fantasy illustration since the late 1980s. Their work is the synthesis of two individual visions.

They use both traditional and digital mediums. Prints for sale. Pascal Blanche - is a French 3D artist, art director and freelancer. His career started in 1993 and is based in the video games industry where he contributed to many games including Myst IV revelation, and Naruto: rise of a ninja. Pascal specializes in creating artwork with alien characters. Instructional DVD for sale. Philippe Bouchet (1956- ), also known as Manchu, is a French illustrator who started painting SF artwork in 1984. Manchu is also producing astronomical illustration for magazines and space agencies. Marek Okon - is a Polish freelance concept artist and illustrator. His main focus is on creating concept art and illustration for promotion and advertising of video games. Dominic Harman - is a book and CD cover illustrator who works in the sci-fi, fantasy, and horror genres. He created artwork for many acclaimed authors such as Clive Barker, Stephen King, Arthur C. Clarke and others. He lives in the UK. North America: Richard Hescox - a SF/Fantasy illustrator and fine art artist, particularly fond of and influenced by victorian fantasy paintings.

He has created motion picture production designs, film advertising, computer game design, and well over 100 book covers for the works of such authors as Edgar Rice Burruoghs, Marion Zimmer Bradley, and Roger Zelazny. He lives in Nevada. See quotes . Barclay Shaw (1949- ) his work covers a broad range of subject matter and use of materials, ranging from traditional to digital arts and sculpture, and is notable for its surrealistic overtones, and diverse and colorful style. Don Maitz - is an award winning American science fiction, fantasy, and commercial artist. He created the Captain Morgan Spiced Rum pirate character - his most widely known creation. Stephen Hickman - has been illustrating science fiction and fantasy for over three decades. His illustrations have been used as cover work for many contemporary writers. Hickman's work has earned him critical acclaim, including a Hugo Award and 5 Chesley Awards. Matt Stawicki - is an American artist who has created many images for a wide range of products and clients including video game covers, collectible card images, book covers, collectors plates and fantasy pocket knives.

Stephen Youll - a British illustrator who lives in New Jersey and is the brother of Paul Youll. His artwork can be found on hardback, trade, and mass market book covers. Prints and originals available. Michael Whelan (1950- ) a highly influential, multi award winning American illustrator. Known for producing evocative, inventive, and precisely painted artwork. For over 30 years Whelan worked as an illustrator specializing in science fiction and fantasy cover art. He now focuses primarily on personal fine art. Art books, prints, and original art for sale. See quotes . Donato Giancola (1967- ) an award winning American artist specializing in science fiction and fantasy illustration. Giancola describes himself as a 'classical-abstract-realist'. Instructional DVDs, prints, original paintings and drawings for sale. Romas Kukalis - signs only with his first name and is best known for his work as a cover artist for works of speculative fiction, including the Animorphs Chronicles. Bob Eggleton (1960- ) since 1984 Bob has been painting illustrations for sci-fi, fantasy, and horror book covers.

He works in acrylics, oils, and frequently employ the use of an airbrush. Bob is especially fond of painting monsters, including the Japanese Godzilla, and often posts original artwork for sale on his blog. See quotes . Frank Kelly Freas (1922-2005) called the "Dean of Science Fiction Artists" and recognized as the most prolific and popular Science Fiction artist worldwide. He was the top artist at Analog and painted most of the magazine's covers from mid 1960s to 1971. He was also a NASA artist and produced posters for the agency. See quotes . John Berkey (1932-2008) an influential and innovative Sci-Fi artist, perhaps best known for his unique painterly style and majestic spaceships of enormous scale soaring through outer space. Besides painting book and magazine covers Berkey produced illustration for calendars, movie posters, advertising, stamps, and did personal works. Original paintings, licensing, and sketches for sale. Vincent Di Fate (1945- ) has been producing Sci-Fi paintings for paperback covers, dust jackets, magazines, gallery and museum exhibitions.

Influenced by pulp magazines and cinema, Di Fate has produced some 3,500 illustrations and covers since the mid-1960s. He is also the author of Infinite Worlds, a comprehensive collection of science fiction art. See quotes . Marc Gabbana - a freelance Illustrator and a concept artist from San Francisco. Worked on the Matrix sequels, the Star Wars prequels and many other movies. David B. Mattingly - David has produced over 500 covers for most major publishers of science fiction and fantasy. After 20 years of traditional painting most of his work today combines digital painting, and elements generated in 3D programs. He lives in New Jersey. Stephan Martiniere (1962- ) a freelance illustrator and concept artist who worked on feature films (Star Wars 2, Star Trek, Tron Legacy and others), video games, animations, and has done over 100 book covers. He resides in Texas. Alan Gutierrez (1958- ) has been producing illustrations since the early 1980s for book covers, game trading cards, Anime fanart, and covers for Popular Mechanics. He lives in Arizona. See quotes .

Scott Grimando - specializes in illustration, conceptual imaging, and graphic design. Since 1994 Grimando has been creating fantasy, sci-fi, horror, and advertising illustrations. He also offers photography and photo retouching services. Dave Seeley - a Boston based illustrator whose work can be seen in games, movies, and on book and magazine covers. His approach is to paint over a photo-collage printed out on archival media. Originals and prints for sale. John Zeleznik - has produced paintings for book covers and illustrations for many role-playing games including Shadowrun, Rifts, and GURPS. He lives in California. Alan Pollack (1964- ) a Sci-Fi and Fantasy illustrator who has painted artwork for many RPG companies, including Wizards of the Coast and T.S.R, and has produced covers for most of the leading book publishers in USA. Prints and card set proofs for sale. Kevin Ward - an artist from Nashville, Tennessee, who specializes in SF, but also does Fantasy and Horror illustration. He paints in acrylics and uses Second Life as a 3D sketching tool for design ideas.

John Schoenherr (1935-2010) was among the best SF magazine illustrators of the 1960s in the USA. Known for strong composition and believable alien creature designs, and for his illustrations of the Dune World stories written by Frank Herbert that first appeared in Analog and later would be known as the Dune novel. His son, Ian Schoenherr, writes an interesting blog devoted to his father's life and work. See quotes . Paul Lehr (1930-1998) dominated the science fiction paperbacks from the mid-1960s through the early 1970s. His work is often brilliantly colored, surreal, with otherworldly feel and mood. He was the winner of the 1980 Hugo Award for Best Professional Artist. Lehr also did illustration work for magazines like Time, Life, Business Week, Fortune, Playboy, The Reader's Digest, and was active until his death in 1998. See quotes . James Beveridge - a freelance illustrator and an artist with experience in video games industry, publishing, comics, and mural painting.

He has been producing artwork professionally since 1972, and lives in Alberta, Canada. Art books for sale. Paul Alexander (1937- ) is an illustrator well known for his massive spaceships soaring through outer space or earthly skies. He started painting SF illustrations in 1977 after working for architectural firms and advertising agencies. His impressive paintings landed him many assignments from magazines and publishers like Ace, Fawcett, Del Rey, Ballantine, and Baen. David Schleinkofer (1951- ) has been doing fine art and illustration work since the mid 1970s. He is especially known for his sci-fi book covers done in the late 1970s and early 1980s. His commercial work has been used by advertising agencies, book and magazine publishers, and video game companies. He currently focuses on fine arts and paper back covers. Schleinkofer lives in Pennsylvania. Darrel K. Sweet (1934- ) started painting SF illustrations in 1975. He brought with him a realistic and tight style, and became very popular with the fans.

A prolific artist, Sweet often works on two or three paintings at the same time and has produced over 3000 images. Posters for sale. James Warhola (1955- ) has illustrated over 300 book covers for many popular writers, including William Gibson's first cyberpunk classic Neuromancer, and Robert Heinlein's Stranger in a Strange Land. He is a nephew of the late pop-art icon Andy Warhol. Jerome Podwil (1938- ) is an American illustrator known in the SF field for his paperback covers from the mid 1960s to the late 1970s. Some of his more memorable artwork communicates a sense of surreal mystery. He worked for all top paperback publishers and did covers for books by Arthur C. Clarke. David Palumbo (1982- ) is a freelance illustrator who works mainly in the fantasy and science fiction genres. He has painted artwork for everything from book covers and advertisements to collectible card games and concept designs. He lives in Philadelphia. Duane Myers (1970- ) is a Sci-Fi and Fantasy illustrator who produces work for book publishers, video game studios and advertising agencies.

Although he paints digitally his artwork looks very traditional. He lives in Pennsylvania. Bruce Jensen (1962- ) has been creating artwork for science fiction novels since 1984. His unique illustrations are on the covers of books by Neal Stephenson, Philip K. Dick, Robert Silverberg and many others. He currently works as a designer and animator at CBS. Ron Walotsky (1943-2002) is known for his unique style that is colorful, imaginative and usually quite surreal. He did his first cover in 1967 for The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction and was active in the fine arts as well. Boris Vallejo (1941- ) although especially known for his Fantasy artwork, he did a good share of Sci-Fi illustration as well, starting with the cover of the July 1971 issue of the Eerie magazine. Besides magazine and paperback covers, Boris painted artwork for comics, album covers, video box art, and movie advertisements. He lives with his artist wife Julie Bell in Pennsylvania.

Patrick Turner (1958 - ) has produced about 100 science fiction and fantasy covers for publishers Baen, Bantam and ACE as well as working in the software game publishing and entertainment IP areas in SF/F. He also produces feature work in the "hard science" areas of aviation and aerospace art. The website contains short gallery samplings of his work in those areas, as well as second rights artwork. Duncan Long - is a freelance illustrator who has created artwork for HarperCollins, Pocket Books, Asimov's Science Fiction, Amazing Stories, Muse, and many other presses and self-publishing authors. Julie Dillon - is a freelance scifi and fantasy artist from Northern California. She has done art for trading cards, book covers, magazine illustrations, and perfume labels. The site offers prints, art books and instructional material for sale. Copyright Sci-Fi Art Directory ◅ DRAG TO EXPLORE ▻ 2001: A Space Odyssey At the very dawn of man, a mysterious alien monolith appears to teach us the marvels of science. And also that you can solve all your problems by clubbing them to death.

Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen The Transformer known as the Fallen's attempt to harvest our sun for Energon is thwarted and the villain is exiled. Cowboys & Aliens A band of cowboys and outlaws successfully beat back alien invaders who crave Earth's supply of gold. Back to the Future Part III Marty McFly arrives via time machine in the Wild West to rescue Doc Brown and nearly winds up stranded after running out of Delorean fuel. The Time Machine Inventor H. George Wells departs on a voyage that will take him hundreds of thousands of years into the future. Independence Day An alien spacecraft crashes in Roswell, New Mexico, foretelling a larger invasion 50 years in the future and spawning the mother of all tourist traps. Back to the Future Marty McFly accidentally arrives 30 years in the past — saving his family and inventing rock & roll. Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull Adventurer Indiana Jones teams up with his son and trades religious artifacts for extraterrestrial ones (and Nazis for Soviets). Transformers: Dark of the Moon NASA dispatches Apollo 11 to the moon to investigate the wreckage of a downed Cybertronian spacecraft. Conspiracies and cover-ups ensue.

Universal Soldier A private battles his depraved sergeant to the death in Vietnam, paving the way for both to be reanimated as super-soldiers of the future. Planet of the Apes/Beneath the Planet of the Apes Two separate groups of astronauts in suspended animation embark on a 2000-year-long space voyage that will eventually lead them right back… home. Escape from the Planet of the Apes The tables have turned. Three ape refugees arrive in one of the space capsules that departed a year earlier, telling a tale of the destruction of the Earth in the future. The Omega Man Charlton Heston is the last man on Earth after biological warfare wipes out humanity. Or is he?! District 9 A ship crammed with sickly alien refugees appears above Johannesburg. The aliens are moved to internment camps. Cue Apartheid metaphor. Nineteen Eighty-Four The all-seeing Big Brother and his Thought Police rule Oceania with an iron grip. Thoughtcrime is not tolerated. The Terminator Heroic Kyle Reese and an unstoppable T-800 assassin both arrive in pre-Skynet Los Angeles, with the fate of Sarah Connor and her not-yet-born child resting in the balance.

Back to the Future Marty McFly learns about Doc Brown's time machine and embarks on a mind-bending series of time travel escapades. Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home Admiral James T. Kirk and the former Enterprise crew arrive from the future with one mission — save the whales. Conquest of the Planet of the Apes In a world where ape slave labor is the norm, a chimp named Caesar leads a revolt against the human oppressors. Universal Soldier Private Devereaux and Sergeant Scott are revived as genetically enhanced Universal Soldiers. Their rivalry hasn't cooled over the decades. Jurassic Park Genetics firm InGen unlocks the secret to cloning extinct dinosaurs and uses it to create a theme park. Opening night is somewhat less than a resounding success. Timecop In response to the recent invention of time travel technology, the Time Enforcement Commission is created. Independence Day A series of massive, alien spacecraft appear over various world landmarks and blow them up. The President leads a patriotic counterattack on July 4th. Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan As the Eugenics Wars end — having cost the lives of some 30 million people — Khan Noonien Singh hightails it off Earth for a 300-year nap.

Demolition Man Ruthless criminal Simon Phoenix and reckless police officer Sgt. John Spartan are both arrested and frozen in CryoPrison. 12 Monkeys A massive viral outbreak begins which will lead to global devastation. James Cole, a criminal from the future, arrives in this era to prevent the outbreak. Escape from New York Former soldier Snake Plissken is tasked with rescuing the President in Manhattan, which has been converted into a massive island prison. Terminator 2: Judgment Day Artificial intelligence system Skynet goes live. Within a month it commits nuclear holocaust and the reign of the robots begins. Death Race 2000 With America now a fascist police state, gladiatorial entertainment like the Annual Transcontinental Road Race is a TV ratings gold mine. 2001: A Space Odyssey The spacecraft Discovery One arrives at Jupiter to investigate a mysterious alien monolith. The computer HAL 9000 goes crazy and astronaut Dave Bowman sees stars. Timecop The troubled Time Enforcement Commission Agent Max Walker fights to stop a senator from abusing the timestream for massive financial gain. The future is ultimately restored, better than ever.

Transformers Nerdy high-schooler Sam Witwicky becomes a person of interest for both the noble Autobots and the fiendish Decepticons as their war spreads to Earth. 2010: The Year We Make Contact Nuclear war is narrowly averted by the return of the Star Child (no, not Paul Stanley) and the formation of a second sun where Jupiter once was. 2012 Doomsday prophecies come true when the world is wracked by earthquakes and tsunamis. The lucky few take refuge on a series of arks. The X-Files The alien Colonists end decades of quiet conspiracy and begin their takeover of Earth. Can Mulder and Scully save us? I Am Legend New York City, and apparently the world, is overrun by mutant vampires. But at least Will Smith still has his dog. The Postman Society has collapsed after a nuclear war, but the Postman keeps on delivering the mail. Escape from L.A. Los Angeles Island has become the prison home to any American who dares to break the laws of the President's new Moral America. Snake Plissken isn't a fan.

Back to the Future Part II Biff Tannen travels back in time to 1955 in order to give his younger self a sports almanac that will allow the teenager to change the timeline and create a dystopia. The Running Man Reality TV is alive and well in this era, with Ben Richards appearing on the do-or-die series The Running Man. Blade Runner A handful of Replicants escape from an Off-World colony and return to L.A. in an attempt to locate their creator, Dr. Eldon Tyrell, and extend their four-year lifespans. Good luck with that. Akira Neo-Tokyo is destroyed by the boy psychic Akira. Soylent Green Earth is hugely overpopulated and lacking in natural resources, leading to the manufacturing of Soylent Green — a food substance made from the dead. Metropolis Amid a clash between the wealthiest class and the underworkers who power their city from the depths below, the amazing robot named Maria is born. Children of Men Mankind has become infertile and faces extinction, but a sole woman proves to be the future of humanity when she is revealed to be pregnant.

The Terminator Human resistance leader John Connor desperately battles Skynet, with both sides resorting to time travel in order to win the war. Demolition Man LAPD Sgt. John Spartan and vicious criminal Simon Phoenix are removed from suspended animation, only to resume their three-decade-old battle. 12 Monkeys Humanity is forced to live underground after a virus has contaminated the surface of the Earth. Inmate James Cole is sent back in time to learn about the virus and the Army of the Twelve Monkeys. I, Robot Detective Del Spooner investigates the first-ever case of robot homicide. V for Vendetta They mysterious vigilante V dies while working to overthrow the totalitarian government of England. RoboCop Omni Consumer Products is contracted by the city of Detroit to manage its police force, introducing the ED-209 and RoboCop programs with… varying degrees of success. Doom The RRTS Hellfighters arrive at the Mars research colony Olduvai to combat a swarm of hell monsters. Minority Report PreCrime cop John Anderton goes on the run when precog psychics predict that he will murder a man in the near future.

Star Trek: First Contact Zefram Cochrane conducts humankind's first warp speed flight and makes first contact with the Vulcan race the following day. Total Recall Construction worker Douglas Quaid realizes that he's actually a secret agent named Hauser. He wastes no time in getting his ass to Mars to investigate further. Prometheus In what ultimately proves to be a one-way trip, the Weyland Corporation's science ship Prometheus arrives on the distant world of LV-223. Alien The Weyland-Yutani commercial towing ship Nostromo is diverted to LV-426. After a run-in with a xenomorph, the vessel is destroyed and sole surviving crewmember Ellen Ripley enters hypersleep onboard an escape craft. The Black Hole The crew of the USS Palomino discover the long-missing ship the Cygnus and its mad commander, Dr. Hans Reinhardt — just in time to get sucked into a black hole with him. Avatar Paraplegic ex-marine Jake Sully goes native on Pandora.

Aliens/Alien 3 Ellen Ripley awakens after 57 years of hypersleep, only to return to LV-426 with a group of Colonial Marines for an epic battle with the xenomorphs. Ripley dies later that year on Fiorina 161. The Matrix Hacker Thomas "Neo" Anderson awakens from a virtual-reality world, only to find out that machines have enslaved humankind via that very same VR illusion, which is known as the Matrix. Also, he learns kung fu. Forbidden Planet The United Planets Cruiser C57-D arrives on Altair IV, where her crew encounters Dr. Edward Morbius, his daughter Altaira, Robby the Robot and… the Monster from the id! Logan's Run Most of humanity lives in a utopia, a city sealed off from the world at large. Well, it's a utopia at least until your time comes to undergo the process known as Carousel… Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan/Star Trek III Khan Noonien Singh commandeers the USS Reliant but is eventually killed in battle by Admiral James T. Kirk. Captain Spock dies and is reborn.

The USS Enterprise is destroyed during the death of the Genesis planet. Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home Admiral Kirk and his crew travel back in time to 1986 Earth. Zardoz The Exterminator known as Zed uncovers the true nature of the false god (and flying head) known as Zardoz. Star Trek: First Contact Captain Picard and the crew of the Enterprise-E travel back in time to 2063 to stop the Borg from preventing mankind's first contact with an alien species, which in turn would allow for the assimilation of humanity in the past. Jason X The serial killer Jason Voorhees is awoken from centuries of suspended animation by a bunch of teenagers on a field trip. A field trip! Waterworld The polar icecaps have melted and almost all of the Earth is now covered in water. And bad acting by Kevin Costner. Serenity Captain Mal Reynolds and the crew of the renegade ship Serenity uncover the true origins of the fearsome Reavers. Pitch Black Convict Richard B. Riddick and the crew and passengers onboard the Hunter-Gratzner crash-land on the planet Hades.

As the world enters an extended eclipse period, the survivors fight for their lives against vicious creatures that thrive in the pitch black. WALL-E Thanks to the intervention of the robots EVE and WALL-E, mankind returns to repopulate and rehabilitate the ecologically wrecked Earth after being away for 700 years. Planet of the Apes Colonel George Taylor and his crew crash-land on Earth after spending almost two millennia in suspended animation, only to find a world dominated by talking apes. Taylor promptly blows up the whole freaking planet. Dune Paul Atreides becomes Muad'Dib, leader of the Fremen on the all-important Spice-producing planet Arrakis — a.k.a. Dune. The Time Machine Humankind has evolved into two separate species: the sheep-like Eloi and the cannibalistic Morlocks. H. George Wells arrives via his time machine from the year 1900 and begins a new life with the (hot) Eloi Weena. Dune (1984) - IMDb IMDb There was an error trying to load your rating for this title. Some parts of this page won't work property. Please reload or try later. X Beta I'm Watching This!

Keep track of everything you watch; tell your friends. Error A Duke's son leads desert warriors against the galactic emperor and his father's evil nemesis when they assassinate his father and free their desert world from the emperor's rule. Director: From $2.99 (SD) on Amazon Video ON DISC a list of 44 titles created 10 Dec 2011 a list of 46 titles created 08 Apr 2012 a list of 45 titles created 26 Oct 2014 a list of 43 titles created 08 Aug 2015 a list of 40 titles created 03 Dec 2015 Search for " Dune " on Amazon.com Connect with IMDb Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? Use the HTML below. You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 2 wins & 4 nominations. See more awards » Videos A three-part miniseries on politics, betrayal, lust, greed and the coming of a Messiah. Based on Frank Herbert's classic science fiction novel.

Stars: William Hurt, Alec Newman, Giancarlo Giannini Children of Dune (TV Mini-Series 2003) Adventure | Drama | Fantasy The twins of Paul "Muad'dib" Atreides become embroiled in the political landscape of Arrakis ("Dune") and the rest of the universe. Stars: Alec Newman, Julie Cox, Ian McNeice Young lovers Sailor and Lula run from the variety of weirdos that Lula's mom has hired to kill Sailor. Director: David Lynch The discovery of a severed human ear found in a field leads a young man on an investigation related to a beautiful, mysterious nightclub singer and a group of psychopathic criminals who have kidnapped her child. Director: David Lynch As an actress starts to adopt the persona of her character in a film, her world starts to become nightmarish and surreal. Director: David Lynch A computer hacker is abducted into the digital world and forced to participate in gladiatorial games where his only chance of escape is with the help of a heroic security program. Director: Steven Lisberger Henry Spencer tries to survive his industrial environment, his angry girlfriend, and the unbearable screams of his newly born mutant child.

Director: David Lynch A young FBI agent disappears while investigating a murder miles from Twin Peaks that may be related to the future murder of Laura Palmer; the last week of the life of Laura Palmer is chronicled. Director: David Lynch After a bizarre encounter at a party, a jazz saxophonist is framed for the murder of his wife and sent to prison, where he inexplicably morphs into a young mechanic and begins leading a new life. Director: David Lynch Edit Storyline In the far future, a duke and his family are sent by the Emperor to a sand world from which comes a spice that is essential for interstellar travel. The move is designed to destroy the duke and his family, but his son escapes and seeks revenge as he uses the world's ecology as one of his weapons. Written by John Vogel <jlvogel@comcast.net> The motion picture event for 1984 See more » Genres: 14 December 1984 (USA) See more » Also Known As: 70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints)| Dolby Stereo (35 mm prints) Color: Did You Know?

Trivia David Lynch wanted to cast Freddie Jones , who he had worked with on The Elephant Man (1980), and had to go against much resistance from Dino De Laurentiis to do so. De Laurentiis planned to fire Jones, but changed his mind upon seeing the first dailies and went so far as to apologize to Jones for being skeptical of him. See more » Goofs During the first battle of the film Rabban is seen throwing Atreides' conscripts off of a bridge. When Rabban throws a man off the bridge you can clearly see the ground shake a few feet around the man as if he lands on some type of padding rather than solid ground. See more » Quotes [first lines] Princess Irulan : A beginning is a very delicate time. Know then, that it is the year 10191. The known universe is ruled by the Padisha Emperor Shaddam IV, my father. In this time, the most precious substance in the Universe is the spice melange. The spice extends life. The spice expands consciousness. The spice is vital to space travel.

The Spacing Guild and its navigators, who the spice has mutated over four-thousand years, use the orange spice gas, which gives them the ability to fold space. That... This Film Is Dedicated To Federico de Laurentiis See more » Connections Why does Lynch hate this one? 15 April 1999 | by Starbuck-13 (Bamberg, Germany) – See all my reviews To begin with, I have to say that I saw the movie first, and read the book years later. This seems to be important: Nearly everybody who read the book first hates the movie, but most of those who saw the movie first seem to like it. Now, why is this so? I cannot really understand it because, in comparition to other movies based on existing literature, what we have here is a film which stays very close to the original story and does not add many new elements. When I read the book, I could see the movie in front of me in nearly every chapter. So I really don't understand what Herbert-Fans had expected from this movie... I for my part like it a lot. It has a very mystical atmosphere about it and the story develops nicely.

Of course there are some elements which are simply not explained and are therefore very confusing, but somehow this seems to be a thing Lynch tends to do in every of his movies, so what? I like some simple scenes like the opening monologue a whole lot. I LOVE the music (which played in my mind all the time while I read the book), and I think the characters are very strong and (for example Letho Atreides) sometimes full of tragedy. The part I like the most though is the worm-part. I think the special effects are not always brilliant, but seeing the scenes with the worms, I am really awestruck because they are so impressing. All in all, I think this is one of the more underrated movies in Science Fiction history. It may be because the director himself was not happy with it, or because fans expected too much from a simple two hour movie. I always enjoy watching this film and listening to the soundtrack. And I would love to see a Director's Cut version. 232 of 319 people found this review helpful. Was this review helpful to you? Yes

Question: In the sci-fi book and film, by what other name was the planet 'Arakis' known?
Answer: 'DUNE'