Book description
The Duke of Atreides has been manoeuvred by his arch-enemy, Baron
Harkonnen, into administering the desert planet of Dune. Although it is
almost completely without water, Dune is a planet of fabulous wealth,
for it is the only source of a drug prized throughout the Galactic
Empire. The Duke and his son, Paul, are expecting treachery, and it duly
comes - but from a shockingly unexpected place. Then Paul succeeds his
father, and he becomes a catalyst for the native people of Dune, whose
knowledge of the ecology of the planet gives them vast power. They have
been waiting for a leader like Paul Atreides, a leader who can harness
that force . . . DUNE: one of the most brilliantr science fiction novels
ever written, as engrossing and heart-rending today as it was when it
was first published half a century ago.
