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- Author: Frank Herbert
- Genre: Science Fiction
- Publication Date: 1965
- Publisher: Ace Trade
- Pages: 544 (Ace Trade 40th Anniversary Edition)
- ISBN 0441013597 (Ace Trade 40th Anniversary Edition)
- Awards: Hugo Award, Nebula Award
- Adaptations: Dune film (film), Dune miniseries (TV miniseries)
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Dune is a science fiction novel written by American author Frank Herbert. The book spawned five sequels by Herbert and six books by son Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson.
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Plot Synopsis
Dune presents a far-future when humanity is scattered across the Galaxy in a confederation of feudal Houses held together by fealty to a central Emperor. One of the lynch pins of trade and power in this setting is control of the spice Melange, which imparts on its users powers of prescience and enables one race to control the means to travel faster than light. The Emperor fears the growing power of House Atreides, and so arranges to aggregate the feud between that house and House Harkonnen in the hopes that the two will destroy each other. The conflict boils over on Arrakis, the only world where Melange can be found. In the midst of this conflict, Paul Atreides is discovered to be the end result of a centuries-old breeding program to create a super-human who might unite the galaxy under the banner of the Bene Gesserit, a matriarchal religious order. Dune traces the political, socio-religious, and personal power struggles that stem from these interweaving plot threads.Critical Reception
Response to Dune has been largely positive. The book won both major awards in science fiction, is taught both at the high school and university level, and its influence can be seen in films like Star Wars, Tremors and Robotech.Prelude to Dune
- Written by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson
- 1999: House Atreides
- 2000: House Harkonnen
- 2001: House Corrino
Legends of Dune
- Written by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson
- 2002: The Butlerian Jihad
- 2003: The Machine Crusade
- 2004: The Battle of Corrin
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Dune Questions
Where can i find Dune on cable? 1 AnswerSciFi frequently plays Dune. Currently it's not in their schedule, but I've seen it played there numerous times at least once every few months. You could also ... read more
Is Snyders Watchmen this generations Lynchs Dune? 1 AnswerNo, I don't think it is. Watchman is dedicated very much to the source material, the graphic novel(s). I heard alot of the hype from friends who loved the novel... read more
So Frank Herbert fans out there, favorite book? I like Dune 1 1 AnswerWhile the original Dune novel is still the very best in the series in my opinion, if you were to ask me what my favorite of the other novels is, I would probabl... read more
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Dune Adaptations
- The following links are to IMDb, which has pop-ups.
- 1984: Dune
- 2000: Dune (TV mini-series)
- 2003: Children of Dune (TV mini-series)
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Dune Culture and Humor
- Wikipedia: List of Fiction inspired by Dune
- Wikipedia: Dune Video Game
- Wikipedia: National Lampoon's Doon (a parody novel)
- YouTube & Google Video: Dune Search
- YouTube: Dune Trailer Remastered (Time: 3:19)
- YouTube: Dune 2 Game Intro (Time: 2:43)
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Back home!got my dune shirt!adore it!was good 2 c my sisters again!vienna i love u!
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へんなナチュラルドリンク（ブラッドオレンジとマヌカハニーとエルダーベリーとタイム）（DUNE&DELCA）
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Working on this fucking elvisdamn WP theme, and suddenly have a jonesin' to watch #DUNE. "THE SPICE MUST ~FLOW~"
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@ryuumajin I have been stealing from Mass Effect, WH40K, Foundation, and Dune as well.
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First of three days helping Gary and Janine shape Dune for the future. An OBE and MBE under one roof...
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On Twitter Powered by Twitter
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Back home!got my dune shirt!adore it!was good 2 c my sisters again!vienna i love u!
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へんなナチュラルドリンク（ブラッドオレンジとマヌカハニーとエルダーベリーとタイム）（DUNE&DELCA）
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Working on this fucking elvisdamn WP theme, and suddenly have a jonesin' to watch #DUNE. "THE SPICE MUST ~FLOW~"
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@ryuumajin I have been stealing from Mass Effect, WH40K, Foundation, and Dune as well.
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First of three days helping Gary and Janine shape Dune for the future. An OBE and MBE under one roof...
view more tweets...
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On Twitter Powered by Twitter
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Back home!got my dune shirt!adore it!was good 2 c my sisters again!vienna i love u!
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へんなナチュラルドリンク（ブラッドオレンジとマヌカハニーとエルダーベリーとタイム）（DUNE&DELCA）
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Working on this fucking elvisdamn WP theme, and suddenly have a jonesin' to watch #DUNE. "THE SPICE MUST ~FLOW~"
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@ryuumajin I have been stealing from Mass Effect, WH40K, Foundation, and Dune as well.
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First of three days helping Gary and Janine shape Dune for the future. An OBE and MBE under one roof...
view more tweets...
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