Fans of Dune, They wait like water in May for the premiere of the great Denis Villeneuve film, a new adaptation of the important work of Frank hebert in which we can enjoy cinema in capital letters with a story as exciting as the one offered by this novel. Taking advantage of precisely this expectation, a special and limited (very limited) edition of the work has also been launched, a collection that sold out in a matter of hours and from which at least we can always enjoy the images and video that we are now showing you...
Dune, a timeless work that reaches the cinema
Considered by some to be the greatest exponent of XNUMXth century science fiction literature, Dune, It is undoubtedly an essential piece in the libraries of many avid readers. Frank Hebert, its author, knew how to create an exciting new world on Arrakis with a protagonist, Paul Atreides, to which you get hooked shortly after starting to read its pages.
Such is the pull and strength of the novel (which actually has several volumes, making up a saga) that cinema and television have also succumbed to its charms, with various attempts to adapt its universe to the screen. Unfortunately, the projects have not generally come to fruition (although in the case of David Lynch's 80s film, today it is even considered a cult film due to its controversy) so we find out that a new adaptation of prepared by hand Denis Villeneuve. It was a pleasant and great surprise.
planned for December of this 2020 (if the current pandemic does not prevent it, which we do not know for sure), it will be a bilogy in which we will enjoy an exceptional cast, a good soundtrack and some promising special effects, as we could see in its recent trailer official.
Denis, yes, is not the only one who has decided to rescue the work of the 50s: The Folio Society, possibly taking advantage of this cinematographic pull, has created a Limited Edition of the novel, which, unfortunately, has only been available for a few hours.
The Dune Edition of The Folio Society
In case you know it, The Folio Society is a British publisher that usually has quite special volumes and limited editions of many great and famous works. They are generally expensive products, but the great followers of a story gladly pay knowing that they will have a unique jewel in their hands.
And that is exactly what has happened with Dunes. Illustrated and signed by Sam Weber, the publisher launched yesterday a spectacular edition composed of the Hebert's novel bound in stamped cloth and printed in black and gold ink on special paper, 13 color illustrations on Modigliani paper, marker, several accompanying plates, and an additional book with commentary on Dune. Everything is stored in a spectacular protective box, also illustrated, so that you can have all the content protected (and at the same time, show it off).
500 units were launched, only one per person was allowed to be purchased and the price was by no means negligible: 495 pounds, which amounts to one 542 Euros, based on the current conversion.
Despite this, the edition sold out in hours, already being a cult collection reserved for a few. Even if you can't have it, it is worth admiring it both in the images that illustrate this article and in the video that we leave you below. Wow.
En Amazon there is a deluxe version of the book, which although it is far from what you have just seen in images, at least it has a special touch and, above all, it is considerably cheaper.
It is a hardcover edition, with color illustrations, edge of the pages in blue and accompanied by a large print. If you remove the dust jacket from the book, you will find a cover on which is recorded an epic phrase from the novel: «Fear is the mind killer«. Its price is 31,96 euros and, yes, it is in English.
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