num_pages: 517
description: "Unique...I know nothing comparable to it except Lord of the Rings ." -- Arthur C. Clarke Here is the novel that will be forever considered a triumph of the imagination. Set on the desert planet Arrakis, Dune is the story of the boy Paul Atreides, who would become the mysterious man known as Maud'dib. He would avenge the traitorous plot against his noble family--and would 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. Frank Herbert 's death in 1986 was a tragic loss, yet the astounding legacy of his visionary fiction will live forever.
language: English
title: Dune
titlecomplete: Dune (Dune Chronicles, #1)
characters: Lady Jessica, Leto Atreides, Duncan Idaho, Stilgar, Alia Atreides, Shaddam IV, Paul Atreides, Gurney Halleck, Vladimir Harkonnen
genres: Space Opera, Adventure, Fantasy, Adult, Novels, Classics, Fiction, Science Fiction, Audiobook, Science Fiction Fantasy
ratings_count: 1262253
places: Arrakin, Caladan, Giedi Prime, Harko, Sietch Tabr, Arrakis
series: Dune Universe, Dune
awards: awardedAt: -126201600000
name: Hugo Award
category: Best Novel, awardedAt: -157737600000
name: Nebula Award
category: Best Novel, awardedAt: 126259200000
name: Seiun Award 星雲賞
category: Best Foreign Novel
publisher: Berkley Trade