$32.45
- Hardcover
624 pages
- Release Date
30 November 2007
Summary
Dune: A Desert World of Treachery and Destiny
The Duke of Atreides has been maneuvered by his arch-enemy, Baron Harkonnen, into administering the desert planet of Dune. Although it is almost completely without water, Dune is a planet of fabulous wealth, for it is the only source of a drug prized throughout the Galactic Empire. The Duke and his son, Paul, are expecting treachery, and it duly comes - but from a shockingly unexpected place.
Then Paul succeeds his father, and he…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780575081505 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0575081503 |
| Series: | S.F. Masterworks |
| Author: | Frank Herbert |
| Publisher: | Orion Publishing Co |
| Imprint: | Gollancz |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 624 |
| Release Date: | 30 November 2007 |
| Weight: | 620g |
| Dimensions: | 202mm x 136mm x 50mm |
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I know nothing comparable to it except The Lord of the Rings
I know nothing comparable to it except The Lord of the Rings – Arthur C. ClarkeIt is possible that Dune is even more relevant now than when it was first published * NEW YORKER *An astonishing science fiction phenomenon * WASHINGTON POST *One of the monuments of modern science fiction * CHICAGO TRIBUNE *Powerful, convincing, and most ingenious – Robert A. HeinleinA novel of extraordinary complexity … the work of a speculative intellect with few rivals in modern sf * THE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF SCIENCE FICTION *A tight mesmerising fabric, interwoven with a potent element of mysticism … intensely realised – Brian W AldissHuge and important … it feels grand, it’s blood-stirring * Neil Gaiman *The most significant science fiction novel of the twentieth century * The Times Literary Supplement *Dune: science fiction’s answer to The Lord of the Rings * The Guardian *Astonishing in its scope and thought-provoking in its breadth of themes, Dune is an unforgettable fantasy adventure like no other * Woman & Home *A sweeping work of science-fiction that helped define the genre and bring it to the mainstream * The Independent *One of the most famous novels in the history of science fiction, Dune remains as popular today as it ever was * SciFiNow *Science-fiction at its most majestic, unsettling and enveloping * Daily Telegraph *
About The Author
Frank Herbert
Frank Herbert (1920 - 1986) was born in Tacoma, Washington and worked as a reporter and later editor of a number of West Coast newspapers before becoming a full-time writer. His first sci-fi story was published in 1952 but he achieved fame more than ten years later with the publication in analog of DUNE WORLD and THE PROPHET OF DUNE, amalgamated in the novel DUNE in 1965.
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