num_pages: 609
description: The Duke of Atreides has been manoeuvred by his arch enemy, Baron Harkonnen, into administering the desert planet of Dune. Although it is almost completely without water, Dune is a planet of fabulous wealth, for it is the only source of a drug prized throughout the Galactic Empire. The Duke and his son, Paul, are expecting treachery and it duly comes - but from a shockingly unexpected place. Then, when Paul succeeds his father, he becomes a catalyst for the native people of Dune, whose knowledge of the ecology of the planet gives them vast power. They have been waiting for a leader like Paul Atreides, a leader who can harness that force...
language: English
title: Dune
titlecomplete: Dune (Dune Chronicles, #1)
characters: Duncan Idaho, Stilgar, Leto Atreides, Shaddam IV, Lady Jessica, Alia Atreides, Paul Atreides, Gurney Halleck, Vladimir Harkonnen
genres: Fiction, Science Fiction, Adventure, Space Opera, Science Fiction Fantasy, Classics, Novels, Adult, Fantasy, Audiobook
ratings_count: 1260982
places: Harko, Arrakin, Giedi Prime, Caladan, Arrakis, Sietch Tabr
series: Dune, Dune Universe
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: Gollancz