by Frank Herbert (Author)
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 Maud'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.
Author Biography
Frank Herbert is the bestselling author of the Dune saga. He was born in Tacoma, Washington, and educated at the University of Washington, Seattle. He worked a wide variety of jobs--including TV cameraman, radio commentator, oyster diver, jungle survival instructor, lay analyst, creative writing teacher, reporter and editor of several West Coast newspapers--before becoming a full-time writer.
In 1952, Herbert began publishing science fiction with "Looking for Something?" in
Startling Stories. But his emergence as a writer of major stature did not occur until 1965, with the publication of
Dune.
Dune Messiah,
Children of Dune,
God Emperor of Dune,
Heretics of Dune, and
Chapterhouse: Dune followed, completing the saga that the
Chicago Tribune would call "one of the monuments of modern science fiction." Herbert is also the author of some twenty other books, including
The White Plague,
The Dosadi Experiment, and
Destination: Void. He died in 1986.
Number of Pages: 896
Dimensions: 2.1 x 7.5 x 4.2 IN
Publication Date: September 26, 2023
