Science fiction
Dune
Bestseller: about 20 million copies (estimate)A noble family takes control of a desert planet that is the only source of the galaxy's most valuable substance, and is betrayed almost at once. The heir's survival among the planet's people shapes the fate of an empire.
- First published
- 1965
- Pace
- slow
- Length
- long
- Format
- Book 1 of a series
Read this if You like big-idea science fiction about power, religion and ecology.
Skip this if You want a quick read or a lot of action on every page.
The feel
Content warnings
Reading order: Dune (Frank Herbert's original six)
- 1. Dune
- 2. Dune Messiah
- 3. Children of Dune
- 4. God Emperor of Dune
- 5. Heretics of Dune
- 6. Chapterhouse: Dune
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