NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE directed by Denis Villeneuve, starring Timothee Chalamet, Zendaya, Jason Momoa, Rebecca Ferguson, Oscar Isaac, Josh Brolin, Stellan Skarsgard, Dave Bautista, David Dastmalchian, Stephen McKinley Henderson, Chang Chen, Sharon Duncan-Brewster, Charlotte Rampling, and Javier Bardem.
Frank Herbert's classic masterpiece-a triumph of the imagination and one of the bestselling science fiction novels of all time.
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.
By:
Frank Herbert
Imprint: Penguin US
Country of Publication: United States
Edition: 40th
Dimensions:
Height: 208mm,
Width: 138mm,
Spine: 32mm
Weight: 516g
ISBN: 9780441013593
ISBN 10: 0441013597
Series: Dune
Pages: 528
Publication Date: 01 August 2005
Recommended Age: From 18 years
Audience:
General/trade
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ELT Advanced
Format: Other merchandise
Publisher's Status: Active
Figures Tables Introduction 1 The idea of race in western culture 2 Dispossession 3 Non-European immigrants in the nineteenth century 4 Racial segregation and the workforce 5 White Australia, 1890-1945 6 The era of assimilation, 1945-65 7 The end of racial discrimination? Notes References and sources Index
Reviews for Dune (50th Anniversary Edition)
Praise for Dune I know nothing comparable to it except The Lord of the Rings. --Arthur C. Clarke It is possible that Dune is even more relevant now than when it was first published. --The New Yorker An astonishing science fiction phenomenon. --The Washington Post One of the monuments of modern science fiction. --Chicago Tribune Powerful, convincing, and most ingenious. --Robert A. Heinlein Herbert's creation of this universe, with its intricate development and analysis of ecology, religion, politics and philosophy, remains one of the supreme and seminal achievements in science fiction. --Louisville Times I know nothing comparable to it except Lord of the Rings. --Arthur C. Clarke A portrayal of an alien society more complete and deeply detailed than any other author in the field has managed...a story absorbing equally for its action and philosophical vistas. --The Washington Post Book World One of the monuments of modern science fiction. --Chicago Tribune Powerful, convincing, and most ingenious. --Robert A. Heinlein Herbert's creation of this universe, with its intricate development and analysis of ecology, religion, politics and philosophy, remains one of the supreme and seminal achievements in science fiction. --Louisville Times
