Dune

Frank Herbert (author)

Paperback Published on: 16/07/2015

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Star Wars with added spice

Before our store closed, a customer came in and bought some books she had always intended to read. This was one of her titles. On the back it says "the gre... READ MORE

Beth at Chesterfield

A timeless science-fiction epic

This book truly is remarkable and deserves every bit of praise it gets. There’s so much depth to the story, the characters, and the world itself. I wasn’... READ MORE

Jordan Callister

JUST EPIC

this has established itself as a classic sci-fi novel and will be popular for generations to come

Tara

The Best Sci-Fi!

This is hand down one of the best science fiction books ever written. If you have not read 'Dune' before but enjoyed the recent movies, then its time to ge... READ MORE

Benjamin Finney

Synopsis

Before The Matrix, before Star Wars, before Ender's Game and Neuromancer, there was Dune: winner of the prestigious Hugo and Nebula awards, and widely considered one of the greatest science fiction novels ever written.

Melange, or 'spice', is the most valuable - and rarest - element in the universe; a drug that does everything from increasing a person's life-span to making interstellar travel possible. And it can only be found on a single planet: the inhospitable desert world Arrakis.

Whoever controls Arrakis controls the spice. And whoever controls the spice controls the universe.

When the Emperor transfers stewardship of Arrakis from the noble House Harkonnen to House Atreides, the Harkonnens fight back, murdering Duke Leto Atreides. Paul, his son, and Lady Jessica, his concubine, flee into the desert. On the point of death, they are rescued by a band for Fremen, the native people of Arrakis, who control Arrakis' second great resource: the giant worms that burrow beneath the burning desert sands.

In order to avenge his father and retake Arrakis from the Harkonnens, Paul must earn the trust of the Fremen and lead a tiny army against the innumerable forces aligned against them. And his journey will change the universe.

Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton
ISBN: 9780340960196
Number of pages: 592
Weight: 408g
Dimensions: 196 x 128 x 42 mm

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Conservation, jihad and A.I.

The influence of this seminal sixties novel is evident in works as diverse as Star Wars and Phillip Pullman’s His Dark Materials. Herbert has penned a con... READ MORE

Tim Dumble

Absorbing, engaging and addictive (like spice itself)

Dune is the ultimate sci-fi novel having provided countless readers with an insight into the universe of Dune full of political scheming, betrayal, war and... READ MORE

Nikolas Makris

Definitely a classic, hard going sometimes though.

I’m kind off disgusted with myself that I have never read the classic book Dune before. The film is one I grew up watching with my Dad and also the differe... READ MORE

G Waskett

An OG Sci-fi great

Duke Atreides and his family are in charge of overseeing the rule of Arrakis - a hostile planet where the drug melange (aka spice) is sourced. Given the mu... READ MORE

Hannah Falvey-Browne

Amazing Book!

Dune is an excellent book! The plot is very well expanded on and there are many interesting details to take note of as you read. I can easily say this book... READ MORE

Ada Dorneanu

A sci-fi classic

Dune by Frank Herbert is an epic masterpiece of science fiction that has withstood the test of time. The story follows Paul Atreides, heir to the desert pl... READ MORE

Janet SJ

SHAI-HALUD!!

I saw the film first in 1984 and was intrigued about the story so I bought and read all the Dune series of books afterwards. It is a very complicated story... READ MORE

HOWARD

Read after watching

All time classic

Brin Passmore

Revolutionary

This was my first Sci Fi and was a bit nervous diving into such a huge book as this! But omg I absolutely loved this book I didn’t want it to end and was c... READ MORE

Bookworm-90

The Mothership of Science Fiction

A fantastic beginning to my favourite book series, yet can absolutely be read as a standalone. It's clear that Frank Herbert drew a lot of inspiration from... READ MORE

T.P

Enjoyed it a decent bit

I can see why it’s so beloved, just didn’t entirely hit the spot for me. Liked reading it. Will pay good money to whoever can create sandworms irl.

George Yarr

A Sour taste left by an amazing story!

Dune is a classic within the science fiction genre. I’ve heard it described before as the starting point of modern sci-fi. Having now read the book I can s... READ MORE

Moth

My brain!

It's so good but so much it took me a month to finish it but definitely worth a read

Sean Barnett

A story of intrigue and revolution.

Interesting tale of politics, intrigue, assassination resulting in revenge in kind set in a sci fi setting on one planet.

Jim

One of the best books of all time

My parents always loves reading this book and now I understand why. The story is so cleverly written you don’t realise how much they can tell you in one pa... READ MORE

Milena Sejud

A true sci-fi classic!!!

One of my favourite books!. I read this when I was first getting into the sci-fi genre and I was not disappointed by this!!. An epic read from start to fin... READ MORE

Jay

Sick book

T Qureshi

A timeless classic!

What hadn't been written about Dune... what with the recent screen adaptations, the written form remains the true medium through which to adore Frank Herbe... READ MORE

Ella Blake

The Chosen One

Paul is fantastic rendering of a trope character. A 'chosen one' who doesn't mess around with his destiny, embraces his path and make genuinely smart deci... READ MORE

ConsciousCrow

I'm in love with the harsh beauty of Arrakis

This is the first time I've read Dune and is a rare case of being glad I watched the film first! I absolutely loved both of Denis Villeneuve's Dune films a... READ MORE

Rob S

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