Dune – Frank Herbert (1965)
Dune is a science fiction novel written by Frank Herbert, published in 1965. It was the winner of the 1966 Hugo Award and the inaugural Nebula Award for Best Novel, and is considered by some to be the greatest science fiction novel of all time. Dune is also the first bestselling hardcover science fiction novel, and is frequently cited as the best-selling science fiction
novel in history. Set in the far future amidst a sprawling feudal interstellar empire where lanetary fiefdoms are controlled by noble Houses that owe an allegiance to the Imperial House Corrino, Dune tells the story of young Paul Atreides (heir apparent to Duke Leto Atreides and scion of House Atreides) as he and his family accept control of the desert planet Arrakis, the only source of the spice melange, the most important and valuable substance in the universe. The story explores the complex and multilayered interactions of politics, religion, ecology, technology, and human emotion, as forces of the Empire confront each other for control of Arrakis and its spice.
Dune Messiah – Frank Herbert (1969)
Dune Messiah is a science fiction novel by Frank Herbert, the second in a series of six novels. It was originally serialized in Galaxy magazine in 1969. The American and British editions have different prologues summarizing events in the previous novel. The novels Dune Messiah and Children of Dune were adapted by the Sci-Fi Channel in 2003 into a mini-series entitled Frank
Herbert’s Children of Dune. In 2002, the Science Fiction Book Club also published the two novels in one volume.
Children of Dune – Frank Herbert (1976)
Children of Dune is a science fiction novel by Frank Herbert, third in a series of six novels set in the Dune universe. The novel was nominated for the Hugo Award for Best Novel in 1977. It was originally serialized in Analog Science Fiction and Fact in 1976, and was the last Dune novel to be
serialized before book publication. The novels Dune Messiah and Children of Dune were adapted into a well-received mini-series entitled Frank Herbert’s Children of Dune by the Sci-Fi Channel in 2003. In 2002, the Science Fiction Book Club also published the two novels in one volume.
God Emperor of Dune – Frank Herbert (1981)
God Emperor of Dune is a science fiction novel by Frank Herbert published in 1981, the fourth in the Dune series.
Heretics of Dune – Frank Herbert (1984)
Heretics of Dune is a 1984 science fiction novel by Frank Herbert, fifth in a series of six novels.
Chapterhouse Dune – Frank Herbert (1985)
Chapterhouse Dune is a science fiction novel by Frank Herbert, last in his series of six Dune novels. Published in 1985, it is also known variously as Chapterhouse: Dune, Chapter House Dune and Chapter House: Dune.
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March 11th, 2010 at 12:09 am
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March 17th, 2010 at 2:08 am
a total must for all sci-fi literature fans
April 11th, 2010 at 7:51 pm
I totally agree.Awesome and Epic in scope,i was hooked after reading “Dune”