Back to browse4.83,120 reviews1965688 pages
D
Dune
Frank Herbert
Science Fiction
Dune
Frank Herbert
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
3Aria 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.