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Dune (S.F. Masterworks)
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Winner of the first Nebula Award for best novel, and winner of the Hugo Award 'A tight mesmerising fabric, interwoven with a potent element of mysticism ... intensely realised' Brian W. Aldiss 'A novel of extraordinary complexity ... the work of a speculative intellect with few rivals in modern sf' THE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF SCIENCE FICTION Consistently voted the Number One SF novel of the last hundred years An irresistible blend of mysticism, ecology, high adventure and political intrigue. 'Unique amongst SF novels ... I know nothing comparable to it except THE LORD OF THE RINGS' Arthur C. Clarke

About the Author

Frank Herbert (1920 - 1986) was born in Tacoma, Washington and worked as a reporter and later editor of a number of West Coast newspapers before becoming a full-time writer. His first sci-fi story was published in 1952 but he achieved fame more than ten years later with the publication in analog of DUNE WORLD and THE PROPHET OF DUNE, amalgamated in the novel DUNE in 1965.Previous titles:Great Dune Trilogy (TPB March 06);Dune;Dune Messiah;Children of Dune;God Emperor of Dune;Heretics of Dune;Chapter House Dune;White Plague;Man of Two Worlds;God Makers;Eye;Dragon in the Sea;Soul Catcher;Whipping Star;Santaroga Barrier;Heaven Makers;Dosadi Experiment;Eyes of Heisenberg;Green Brain;Jesus Incident;Lazarus Effect

Reviews

I know nothing comparable to it except The Lord of the Rings
*Arthur C. Clarke*

It is possible that Dune is even more relevant now than when it was first published
*NEW YORKER*

An astonishing science fiction phenomenon
*WASHINGTON POST*

One of the monuments of modern science fiction
*CHICAGO TRIBUNE*

Powerful, convincing, and most ingenious
*Robert A. Heinlein*

A novel of extraordinary complexity ... the work of a speculative intellect with few rivals in modern sf
*THE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF SCIENCE FICTION*

A tight mesmerising fabric, interwoven with a potent element of mysticism ... intensely realised
*Brian W Aldiss*

Huge and important . . . it feels grand, it's blood-stirring
*Neil Gaiman*

The most significant science fiction novel of the twentieth century
*The Times Literary Supplement*

Dune: science fiction's answer to The Lord of the Rings
*The Guardian*

Astonishing in its scope and thought-provoking in its breadth of themes, Dune is an unforgettable fantasy adventure like no other
*Woman & Home*

A sweeping work of science-fiction that helped define the genre and bring it to the mainstream
*The Independent*

One of the most famous novels in the history of science fiction, Dune remains as popular today as it ever was
*SciFiNow*

Science-fiction at its most majestic, unsettling and enveloping
*Daily Telegraph*

I know nothing comparable to it except The Lord of the Rings -- Arthur C. Clarke
It is possible that Dune is even more relevant now than when it was first published * NEW YORKER *
An astonishing science fiction phenomenon * WASHINGTON POST *
One of the monuments of modern science fiction * CHICAGO TRIBUNE *
Powerful, convincing, and most ingenious -- Robert A. Heinlein
A novel of extraordinary complexity ... the work of a speculative intellect with few rivals in modern sf * THE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF SCIENCE FICTION *
A tight mesmerising fabric, interwoven with a potent element of mysticism ... intensely realised -- Brian W Aldiss
Huge and important . . . it feels grand, it's blood-stirring * Neil Gaiman *
The most significant science fiction novel of the twentieth century * The Times Literary Supplement *
Dune: science fiction's answer to The Lord of the Rings * The Guardian *
Astonishing in its scope and thought-provoking in its breadth of themes, Dune is an unforgettable fantasy adventure like no other * Woman & Home *
A sweeping work of science-fiction that helped define the genre and bring it to the mainstream * The Independent *

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