“Powerful, convincing, and most ingenious.”-Robert A. “One of the monuments of modern science fiction.”- Chicago Tribune “An astonishing science fiction phenomenon.”- The Washington Post “It is possible that Dune is even more relevant now than when it was first published.”- The New Yorker “I know nothing comparable to it except The Lord of the Rings.”-Arthur C. And as he evolves into the mysterious man known as Muad’Dib, he will bring to fruition humankind’s most ancient and unattainable dream.Ī 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.

When House Atreides is betrayed, the destruction of Paul’s family will set the boy on a journey toward a destiny greater than he could ever have imagined. Coveted across the known universe, melange is a prize worth killing for. Set on the desert planet Arrakis, Dune is the story of the boy Paul Atreides, heir to a noble family tasked with ruling an inhospitable world where the only thing of value is the “spice” melange, a drug capable of extending life and enhancing consciousness. NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE directed by Denis Villeneuve, starring Timothée Chalamet, Zendaya, Jason Momoa, Rebecca Ferguson, Oscar Isaac, Josh Brolin, Stellan Skarsgård, Dave Bautista, David Dastmalchian, Stephen McKinley Henderson, Chang Chen, Sharon Duncan-Brewster, Charlotte Rampling, and Javier Bardem.įrank Herbert’s classic masterpiece-a triumph of the imagination and one of the bestselling science fiction novels of all time.

Dune audiobook unabridged