num_pages: 539
description: Here is the novel that will be forever considered Frank Herbert's triumph of the imagination.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. Coveted across the known universe, melange is a prize worth killing for....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. And as he evolves into the mysterious man known as Muad’Dib, he will 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.
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