Dune
By Frank Herbert
This Hugo and Nebula Award winner tells the
sweeping tale of a desert planet called Arrakis, the focus of an
intricate power struggle in a byzantine interstellar empire.
Arrakis is the sole source of Melange, the "spice of
spices." Melange is necessary for interstellar travel and
grants psychic powers and longevity, so whoever controls it
wields great influence.
The troubles begin when stewardship of Arrakis
is transferred by the Emperor from the Harkonnen Noble House to
House Atreides. The Harkonnens don't want to give up their
privilege, though, and through sabotage and treachery they cast
young Duke Paul Atreides out into the planet's harsh environment
to die. There he falls in with the Fremen, a tribe of desert
dwellers who become the basis of the army with which he will
reclaim what's rightfully his. Paul Atreides, though, is far more
than just a usurped duke. He might be the end product of a very
long-term genetic experiment designed to breed a super human; he
might be a messiah. His struggle is at the center of a nexus of
powerful people and events, and the repercussions will be felt
throughout the Imperium.
Dune is one of the most famous science
fiction novels ever written, and deservedly so. The setting is
elaborate and ornate, the plot labyrinthine, the adventures
exciting. Five sequels follow.
Brooks Peck
This has to be one of
the best novels ever written. You should know that, if you do
not, well then, buy it and see for yourself. If you disagree,
well then, 'tis your own opionion and I won't dispute it, but I
won't agree with it either...
-Shard
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