num_pages: 884
description: 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: Gurney Halleck, Paul Atreides, Shaddam IV, Vladimir Harkonnen, Stilgar, Alia Atreides, Lady Jessica, Duncan Idaho, Leto Atreides
genres: Classics, Adventure, Fantasy, Adult, Novels, Science Fiction Fantasy, Audiobook, Space Opera, Fiction, Science Fiction
ratings_count: 1260869
places: Caladan, Harko, Arrakis, Arrakin, Giedi Prime, Sietch Tabr
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 Medallion