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NOW A MAJOR BLOCKBUSTER FILM STARRING TIMOTHEE CHALAMET AND ZENDAYA

‘An astonishing science fiction phenomenon’ WASHINGTON POST

‘I know nothing comparable to it except The Lord of the Rings’ Arthur C Clarke

‘It is possible that Dune is even more relevant now than when it was first published’ NEW YORKER

Before The Matrix, before Star Wars, before Ender’s Game and Neuromancer, there was Dune, the first book in one of the greatest science fiction series ever written.

Melange, or ‘spice’, is the most valuable – and rarest – element in the universe. 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 stewardship of Arrakis is transferred to his house, Paul Atreides must travel to the planet’s dangerous surface to ensure the future of his family and his people. But as malevolent forces explode into conflict around him, Paul is thrust into a great destiny beyond his understanding.

And in this game of power, only those who can conquer their fear will survive.

JOINT WINNER of the HUGO AWARD for best novel, 1966

WINNER of the NEBULA AWARD for best novel, 1965

Publisher Review

A sweeping work of science-fiction that helped define the genre and bring it to the mainstream * The Independent * Adapted from Frank Herbert's 1960s opus, Dune is dense, moody and quite often sublime - the missing link bridging the multiplex and the arthouse * The Guardian - 5* * This new adaptation of the 1965 Frank Herbert novel ... it's science-fiction at its most majestic, unsettling and enveloping * Daily Telegraph * Dune is this generation's Lord of the Rings trilogy ... firmly grounded in Herbert's book. The author's story of feudal nobles waging war over Arrakis, the only source of a powerful drug known as spice, is thick with conflicting ideas that academics are still unpacking today * The Independent * Unique among SF novels . . . I know nothing comparable to it except The Lord of the Rings. * Arthur C. Clarke * One of the landmarks of modern science fiction . . . an amazing feat of creation. * Analog * A racy read. * The Week * One of the most famous novels in the history of science fiction, Dune remains as popular today as it ever was. * SciFi Now *