Dune / Frank Herbert.
Follows the adventures of Paul Atreides, the son of a betrayed duke given up for dead on a treacherous desert planet and adopted by its fierce, nomadic people, who help him unravel his most unexpected destiny.
"Set on the desert planet Arrakis, Dune is the story of the boy Paul Atreides, heir to a noble family tasked with ruling an inhospitable world where the only thing of value is the “spice” melange, a drug capable of extending life and enhancing consciousness. Coveted across the known universe, melange is a prize worth killing for... When House Atreides is betrayed, the destruction of Paul’s family will set the boy on a journey toward a destiny greater than he could ever have imagined. And as he evolves into the mysterious man known as Muad’Dib, he will 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."--Publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780441172719
- ISBN: 0441172717
- Physical Description: 884 pages : map ; 19 cm.
- Edition: Ace premium edition.
- Publisher: New York : Ace Books, [2010]
Content descriptions
General Note: | Reprint. Originally published: Philadelphia, Pa. : Chilton Books, 1965. Frequently republished with the same ISBN. "Includes an afterword by Brian Herbert"--Page [4] of cover. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Book 1. Dune -- Book 2. Muad'Dib -- Book 3. The prophet -- Appendix I. Ecology of Dune -- Appendix II. Religion of Dune -- Appendix III. Report on Bene Gessereit motives and purposes -- Appendix IV. Almanak en-Ashraf (selected excerpts of the Noble Houses) -- Terminology of the Imperium -- Cartographic notes -- Map -- Afterword / Brian Herbert. |
Awards Note: | Winner of the Nebula Award, 1965. Winner of the Hugo Award, 1966. |
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Genre: | Science fiction. Epic fiction. |
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