Name: Dune
ISBN: 9780441013593

At a Glance

Why This Clicks

Why It Clicks

A classic that rewards both immersion and a bit of head-scratching.

Come here for

cultural-literate space opera
layered, accessible sci-fi adventure

Expect

hard-sci-fi texture
discussion-friendly classic status

Book Details

Authors: Frank Herbert
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Published: August 2, 2005
Format: Paperback
Theme: Sci-Fi Adventure · Hard Sci-Fi
Reading lane: Sci-Fi Adventure

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Publisher Categories

The Classics
Epic Fantasy
Space Opera

About This Book

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 Paul Atreides—who would become known as Muad'Dib—and of a great family's ambition 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 t...

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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 Paul Atreides—who would become known as Muad'Dib—and of a great family's ambition 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.