Dune (Dune Chronicles, Book 1)
by Herbert, Frank
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- Paperback
- Condition
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- ISBN 10
- 0441172717
- ISBN 13
- 9780441172719
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About This Item
In 1965, after being rejected by more than a dozen publishing houses, a book called "Dune" was brought out by the Chilton Book Company. Its respected author, journalist Frank Herbert, had written "Dune" with nothing more in mind than to entertain his readers with the telling of a particularly complex story, one which had occupied his thoughts for more than six years. No one - not Herbert, not Chilton, not the science fiction community at the time - had any idea that "Dune" would be adopted and read by successive generations with a fervor bordering on cult worship. Or that it would prove to be merely the first of what have now become five international bestsellers about a desert world of the future - the planet Arrakis, called Dune.
Synopsis
The first in the epic science fiction series of the same name, Dune is set on the desert planet Arrakis, host to "the Spice" - the most important resource in the universe, needed for interplanetary travel and coveted for its effects on longevity and granting incredible psychic powers among humans. Amidst an intergalactic power struggle, would-be heir to the planet's stewardship Paul Atreides is cast out into the desert to die following a coup. Joining a group of zealots called the Fremen, Paul soon becomes considered their messiah - Mahdi - and recognizes in them a formidable fighting force with whom he can retake control of Arrakis. Dune won both the Hugo Award for Best Novel and the Nebula Award for Best Novel.
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- Bookseller
- Eureka Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 355935
- Title
- Dune (Dune Chronicles, Book 1)
- Author
- Herbert, Frank
- Format/Binding
- Mass Market Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 2
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0441172717
- ISBN 13
- 9780441172719
- Publisher
- Ace
- Place of Publication
- New York, USA
- Date Published
- 1996
- Keywords
- Series: Dune (3 copies); Dune Messiah
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