Why it endured
Herbert's epic set on the desert planet Arrakis, where control of a precious spice determines the fate of the universe. A meditation on ecology, religion, politics, and power. The best-selling science fiction novel of all time, and one of the most ambitious works of world-building in literature.
What they're saying
4 people recommend this book
“I think Dune is a masterpiece of science fiction. The world-building is extraordinary — ecology, religion, politics, all interwoven.”
“If you read Dune, and you don’t read it for the plot but you read it for understanding geopolitics, suddenly something clicks in your head.”
tim.blog“The book takes a long time a long time to really take speed in my opinion, but what it does is an amazing journey that I love taking part of[...] I think this book can definitely be interpreted in different ways even though, it's really just a badass space adventure. Given it four out of five stars.”
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