Dune

Type

Book

Authors

Herbert, Frank

ISBN 10

044100590X

ISBN 13

9780441005901

Tags

Classics, Epic, Space Opera, Dune (Imaginary place), Science fiction, American, Ecology, Fantasy fiction, Good and evil, Political corruption, Revenge

Abstract

Originally published in 1965, this best-selling classic won the first Nebula Award and shaped modern science fiction; it will be forever considered a triumph of the imagination. Set on the desert planet Arrakis, Dune is the story of the boy Paul Atreides, who would become the mysterious man known as Muad'dib. He would avenge the traitorous plot against his noble family--and would bring to fruition humankind's most ancient and unattainable dream. A stunning blend of adventure and mysticism, environmentalism and politics.

Description

"Science fiction's supreme masterpiece, Dune will be forever considered a triumph of the imagination. Set on the desert planet Arrakis, it is the story of the boy Paul Atreides, who will become the mysterious man known as Muad'Dib. Paul's noble family is named stewards of Arrakis, whose sands are the only source of a powerful drug called "the spice." After his family is brought down in a traitorous plot, Paul must go undercover to seek revenge, and to bring to fruition humankind's most ancient and unattainable dream. A stunning blend of adventure and mysticism, environmentalism and politics, Dune won the first Nebula Award, shared the Hugo Award, and formed the basis of what is undoubtedly the grandest epic in science fiction."--

Biblio Notes

Genre/Form: Adventure stories
Fantasy fiction
Science fiction
Fantasy
Fiction
Material Type: Fiction
Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: Frank Herbert
ISBN: 044100590X 9780441005901
OCLC Number: 812140731
Description: 517 pages : illustrations
Responsibility: Frank Herbert.

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