Dune
Item
Title
Dune
Creator
Frank Herbert
Date
1965
Subject
Life on other planets.
Interplanetary voyages.
Dune (Imaginary place).
Interplanetary voyages.
Dune (Imaginary place).
Description
Set in the distant future amidst a feudal interstellar society in which various noble houses control planetary fiefs, Dune tells the story of young Paul Atreides, whose family accepts the stewardship of the planet Arrakis. While the planet is an inhospitable and sparsely populated desert wasteland, it is the only source of melange, or "the spice", a drug that extends life and enhances mental abilities. As melange can only be produced on Arrakis, control of the planet is a coveted and dangerous undertaking. The story explores the multi-layered interactions of politics, religion, ecology, technology, and human emotion, as the factions of the empire confront each other in a struggle for the control of Arrakis and its spice.
Publisher
Ace Books
Relation
SciFi Corpus
Rights
Language
English
