Dune

A sweeping work of science-fiction that helped define the genre and bring it to the mainstream * The Independent * Adapted from Frank Herbert's 1960s opus, Dune is dense, moody and quite often sublime - the missing link bridging the multiplex and the arthouse * The Guardian - 5* * This new adaptation of the 1965 Frank Herbert novel ... it's science-fiction at its most majestic, unsettling and enveloping * Daily Telegraph * Dune is this generation's Lord of the Rings trilogy ... firmly grounded in Herbert's book. The author's story of feudal nobles waging war over Arrakis, the only source of a powerful drug known as spice, is thick with conflicting ideas that academics are still unpacking today * The Independent * Dune: science fiction's answer to Lord of the Rings * The Guardian * Dune, more than 50 years after it was first published, is a story that speaks to the issues of our time * BBC Science Focus * Astonishing in its scope and thought-provoking in its breadth of themes, Dune is an unforgettable fantasy adventure like no other * Woman & Home * Astonishing in its scope and thought-provoking in its breadth of themes, Dune is an unforgettable fantasy adventure like no other * Isabelle Broom, womanandhome.com, Best Fantasy Books of All Time * Unique among SF novels . . . I know nothing comparable to it except The Lord of the Rings. * Arthur C. Clarke * One of the landmarks of modern science fiction . . . an amazing feat of creation. * Analog * A racy read. * The Week * One of the most famous novels in the history of science fiction, Dune remains as popular today as it ever was. * SciFi Now *

Frank Herbert was born in 1920. His colourful and varied career included stints as a radio news commentator and jungle survival instructor. He is best known for creating the world of DUNE, which established Frank Herbert as a master of modern science fiction. He died in 1986.