From nic.csu.net!usc!howland.reston.ans.net!agate!cogsci.Berkeley.EDU!alansz Tue Sep 28 11:21:05 1993 Relay-Version: ANU News - V6.1 08/24/93 VAX/VMS V5.5-2; site nic.csu.net Path: nic.csu.net!usc!howland.reston.ans.net!agate!cogsci.Berkeley.EDU!alansz Newsgroups: alt.fan.dune,alt.answers,news.answers Subject: alt.fan.dune Introduction and FAQ Message-ID: From: alansz@cogsci.berkeley.edu Date: 21 Sep 1993 19:05:15 GMT Reply-To: alansz@cogsci.berkeley.edu Followup-To: alt.fan.dune Expires: 19 Oct 1993 19:05:23 GMT Organization: Sietch Tabr, Arrakis Keywords: faq introduction intro Summary: A periodic posting of basic information and frequentlyasked questions about alt.fan.dune, _Dune_, and relatedmatters. Approved: news-answers-request@MIT.EDU Supersedes: NNTP-Posting-Host: cogsci.berkeley.edu Originator: alansz@cogsci.Berkeley.EDU Lines: 206 Xref: nic.csu.net alt.fan.dune:309 alt.answers:931 news.answers:12816 Status: O Archive-name: dune-faq Last-modified: 1993/9/21 An Introduction to alt.fan.dune Table of Contents I. What is alt.fan.dune? a. What is Dune? b. What is alt.fan.dune? c. Appropriate subject material II. Dune references a. Books 1. The _Dune_ Series 2. _Songs of Muad'Dib_ 3. _The Dune Encyclopedia_ 4. Notebooks 5. Bio b. The Movie(s) c. Games 1. On-line simluations of Dune (DuneMUSH) 2. PC games 3. Board games d. Sound Recordings e. Comics and Illustrated Books III. Frequently asked questions a. Where do I get the movie soundtrack? This Introduction is also posted to news.answers and alt.answers. Inquiries/suggestions/corrections can be mailed to: alansz@cogsci.berkeley.edu -------------------------------------------------------------------------- I. What is alt.fan.dune? a. What is Dune? _Dune_ is the first of a series of science fiction books by Frank Herbert. b. What is alt.fan.dune? Alt.fan.dune is a newsgroup for postings relating to Frank Herbert's _Dune_ series or any of its adaptations, including the movie _Dune_ and the on-line simulation DuneMUSH. The group will provide a forum for fans of Herbert's work to communicate, and for dissemination of DuneMUSH announcements and plot information. c. Appropriate subject material Any discussion of anything related to Herbert's _Dune_ series is probably appropriate. Please take advantage of keywords: use the keyword "movie" for discussion about the movie, "book" for discussion of the books, "mush" for discussion of subjects related to DuneMUSH, "game" for discussion of the game, etc. Discussions about general MUSH issues should be directed to the rec.games.mud.* hierarchy, most likely rec.games.mud.tiny. II. Dune references Anyone with information about the references listed here (or others!) is welcome to submit a brief review or synopsis of the material to alansz@cogsci.berkeley.edu for inclusion in this Introduction. a. Books 1. The _Dune_ Series The _Dune_ Series is comprised of the following books: _Dune_, Frank Herbert (New York: Berkley Pub., 1987, c1965). _Dune Messiah_, Frank Herbert (New York: Berkley Pub., 1987, c1969). _Children of Dune_, Frank Herbert (New York: Berkley Pub., 1987, c1976). _God Emperor of Dune_, Frank Herbert (New York: Berkley Pub., 1987, c1981). _Heretics of Dune_, Frank Herbert (New York: Berkley Pub., 1986). _Chapterhouse, Dune_, Frank Herbert (New York: Berkley Pub., 1987, c1985). 2. _Songs of Muad'Dib_ by Brian Herbert. A collection of Fremen poetry. I'm looking for publisher information on this one, if anyone has it. 3. _The Dune Encyclopedia_, compiled by Willis E. McNelly (New York: Berkley Books, c1984), is a comprehensive, authorized encyclopedia spanning the entire _Dune_ series, and including little-known information and nice drawings. 4. _The Notebooks of Frank Herbert's Dune_, edited by Brian Herbert (New York: Perigee Books, c1988). 5. _The Maker of Dune: insights of a master of science fiction_, by Frank Herbert, edited by Tim O'Reilly (New York: Berkley Books, 1987). b. The Movie _Dune_ was made into a movie of the same title, and is available on video. According to Jonathan Segal, who provided the info (thanks!), the movie was directed by David Lynch (of Twin Peaks and Eraserhead fame), produced by Dino di Laurentis, and starred: Kyle MacLachlan (Paul Muad'Dib), Jurgen Prochnow (Leot), Sean Young (Chani), Dean Stockwell (Dr. Yueh), Virginia Madsen (Irulan), Patrick Stewart (Gurney), Jose Ferrar (Shaddam IV), Sting (Feyd Rautha), Max von Sydow (Liet-Kynes), and Linda Hunt (Shadout Mapes). There are actually 3 versions of the movie. In addition to the version released in theaters (which was about 2 hours long), the video version is the 2.5-hour long Director's Cut, which tends to make more sense to those who haven't read the books (it includes a long beginning narration, for example). There's also a 3-hour version, including parts that Lynch wanted cut, like a voiceover introducing the characters, a scene of Gurney playing the baliset, etc. Lynch petitioned the Director's Guild to have his named removed from the credits for this one. For information about the soundtrack, see the "Sound Recordings" section below... c. Games 1. On-Line Simulations: DuneMUSH DuneMUSH is an interactive multi-user role-playing simulation based in the _Dune_ universe in the years after the first book in the series. Players join factions and attempt to achieve their personal and faction goals by diplomacy, special powers, political and economic pressure, or military force. Anyone may create a character at DuneMUSH by connecting (telnet cogsci.berkeley.edu 4201 or telnet 128.32.211.5 4201) and following the instructions. Please use the "Guest" character if you're just looking around. Questions about DuneMUSH can go to dunemush@cogsci.berkeley.edu. For information about multi-user games in general, readers are directed to the rec.games.mud.* hierarchy. 2. PC games There are two readily available games for personal computers based on _Dune_: Dune I and Dune II. Dune I is a graphic adventure game based on both the book and the movie, in which players take the role of Paul. Here's a review: From: erwin@pcssdc.pttnwb.nl (Erwin Dondorp) >Dune I is a far better game than Dune II. It features photo like >graphics (not from the film) of all Dune characters, and orni's, >spice miners, worms, etc. Your job is to search for all the sietches, >train the found fremen for spice mining, fighting or crop growing. >(only one speciality at a time!), the fremen can be ordered to spy >(look for enemy castles) and attack them. They can be send to find >weapons, mining vehicles, bulbs, orni's which makes their work >more efficient. It is a typical simulation game. >It is available on disk and CD. And seen from the package I think >that the Cd version has even more built in graphics. Dune I is published by Virgin Games. In Dune II, the players try to take control of Arrakis, fend off attacks from other Houses, and mine spice. The game is similar in feel to "Civilization" in some ways; much time is devoted to increasing spice production capacity so you can afford to expand your Arrakis base with radar installations, weapons facilities, etc. Dune II is published by Virgin/SSI. 3. Board games Avalon Hill once made a board game called "Dune", which has since gone out of print in English (though the French language edition is supposedly floating around still), but old copies can sometimes still be found. It is reportedly quite enjoyable. d. Sound Recordings 1. "Sandworms of Dune" by Frank Herbert (Caedmon CDL 51565, p1978). 1 2-track mono cassette. 2. The soundtrack to the movie was apparently put out by Polydor, Production # 823 770, and is out of print in the US, though copies still float around here and there, on LP, cassette, and CD. See the FAQ section for how to get it. e. Comics and Illustrated Books 1. _The illustrated Dune_ by Frank Herbert, illustrations by John Schoenherr (New York: Berkley Pub., 1978, c1965). 2. The official Marvel Comics adaption of Dune, adapted by Ralph Macchio, art by Bill Sienkiewicz (New York: Marvel Comics Group: distributed by Berkley, 1984). III. Frequently Asked Questions [Still working on collecting these] a. How can I get the _Dune_ movie soundtrack? From: boisvert@wpi.WPI.EDU (Brian R. Boisvert) > The elusive Dune CD is now available as an import CD from Germany. I >got my copy from: > > Sound Track Album Retailers > P.O. B0x 487 > New Holland, PA 17557 > (717) 656-0121 > > The cost is $20 (but this includes shipping). Give 'em a call, they >have plenty of copies. From: roy@proteus.b11.ingr.com (Roy Passmore) > Call this number in Florida, (407) 831-8344. This is the Intergalactic > Trading Company, and I have seen in their past catalogs DUNE collectables. > Maybe they've got what you want...if not, they will point you in the right > direction. There have also been reports that it's widely available in Canada.