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Dune

Frank Herbert

Science Fiction

Dune

Frank Herbert

4.8
3,120 reviews1965688 pages

Set on the desert planet Arrakis, Dune is the story of the boy Paul Atreides, heir to a noble family tasked with ruling an inhospitable world where the only thing of value is the 'spice' melange, a drug capable of extending life and enhancing consciousness.

Reader Reviews

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Aria Novak

2024-04-18

Herbert created an entire ecology, religion, and political system. The desert feels so real you can taste the sand.

Leo Martinez

2024-02-05

The best science fiction novel ever written. Period. The depth of world-building is staggering.

Hannah Wells

2023-11-20

Dense but rewarding. Don't rush through it—Herbert's philosophical asides are worth savoring.

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