Dune by Frank Herbert

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Before The Matrix, before Star Wars, before Ender's Game and Neuromancer, there was Dune, the first book in one of the greatest science fiction series ever written. Now a major blockbuster film starring Timothée Chalamet and Zendaya.

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Dune by Frank Herbert

'An astonishing science fiction phenomenon' WASHINGTON POST
'I know nothing comparable to it except The Lord of the Rings' Arthur C Clarke

Before The Matrix, before Star Wars, before Ender's Game and Neuromancer, there was Dune, the first book in one of the greatest science fiction series ever written.

A game of power, only those who can conquer their fear will survive.

Melange, or 'spice', is the most valuable - and rarest - element in the universe. And it can only be found on a single planet: the inhospitable desert world Arrakis.

Whoever controls Arrakis controls the spice. And whoever controls the spice controls the universe.

When stewardship of Arrakis is transferred to his house, Paul Atreides must travel to the planet's dangerous surface to ensure the future of his family and his people. But as malevolent forces explode into conflict around him, Paul is thrust into a great destiny beyond his understanding.

Read the first installment that inspired the major blockbuster films starring Timothée Chalamet, Zendaya, Florence Pugh and Austin Butler.

WINNER of the NEBULA AWARD
for best novel, 1965
JOINT WINNER of the HUGO AWARD for best novel, 1966

READERS LOVE IT
'Dune had me hooked! [...] Authentic world building' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'The complexity and depth of the creation is staggering' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'This is a phenomenal classic of literature' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'There's just so much brilliance here. The balance is perfect' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'Dune is every bit to science-fiction what Lord of the Rings is to fantasy' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

A sweeping work of science-fiction that helped define the genre and bring it to the mainstream * The Independent *
A sweeping work of science-fiction that helped define the genre and bring it to the mainstream * The Independent *
Adapted from Frank Herbert's 1960s opus, Dune is dense, moody and quite often sublime - the missing link bridging the multiplex and the arthouse * The Guardian - 5* *
Adapted from Frank Herbert's 1960s opus, Dune is dense, moody and quite often sublime - the missing link bridging the multiplex and the arthouse * The Guardian - 5* *
This new adaptation of the 1965 Frank Herbert novel.. it's science-fiction at its most majestic, unsettling and enveloping * Daily Telegraph *
This new adaptation of the 1965 Frank Herbert novel ... it's science-fiction at its most majestic, unsettling and enveloping * Daily Telegraph *
Dune is this generation's Lord of the Rings trilogy ... firmly grounded in Herbert's book. The author's story of feudal nobles waging war over Arrakis, the only source of a powerful drug known as spice, is thick with conflicting ideas that academics are still unpacking today * The Independent *
Dune is this generation's Lord of the Rings trilogy ... firmly grounded in Herbert's book. The author's story of feudal nobles waging war over Arrakis, the only source of a powerful drug known as spice, is thick with conflicting ideas that academics are still unpacking today * The Independent *
Dune: science fiction's answer to Lord of the Rings * The Guardian *
Dune: science fiction's answer to Lord of the Rings * The Guardian *
Dune, more than 50 years after it was first published, is a story that speaks to the issues of our time * BBC Science Focus *
Dune, more than 50 years after it was first published, is a story that speaks to the issues of our time * BBC Science Focus *
Astonishing in its scope and thought-provoking in its breadth of themes, Dune is an unforgettable fantasy adventure like no other * Woman & Home *
Astonishing in its scope and thought-provoking in its breadth of themes, Dune is an unforgettable fantasy adventure like no other * Woman & Home *
Astonishing in its scope and thought-provoking in its breadth of themes, Dune is an unforgettable fantasy adventure like no other * Isabelle Broom, womanandhome.com, Best Fantasy Books of All Time *
Astonishing in its scope and thought-provoking in its breadth of themes, Dune is an unforgettable fantasy adventure like no other * Isabelle Broom, womanandhome.com, Best Fantasy Books of All Time *

Frank Herbert was born in 1920. His colourful and varied career included stints as a radio news commentator and jungle survival instructor. He is best known for creating the world of DUNE, which became the bestselling science fiction novel of all time. It won great acclaim, as well as the Hugo and Nebula awards, establishing Frank Herbert as a master of modern science fiction. He died in 1986. His son, Brian Herbert, has now begun a new series of Dune novels, Prelude to Dune in collaboration with Kevin J. Anderson . The first novel to appear in the new series is House Atreides, published by Hodder & Stoughton.

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ISBN 13 9781529347852
ISBN 10 1529347858
Title Dune
Author Frank Herbert
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Hodder & Stoughton
Year published 2021-09-02
Number of pages 592
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