Following Paul Atreides and his family as they move to the desert planet Arrakis, Dune is a Greek tragedy set in space. It is on Arrakis that Paul will confront his destiny and how it will shape humanity's future. Herbert incorporates themes of environmentalism, religion, and politics into what is widely considered to be one of the best sci-fi novels ever written. Readers who are excited for the Dune movie coming out later this year should definitely read the novel where it all began.Publisher description:
Science fiction's supreme masterpiece, Dune will be forever considered a triumph of the imagination. Set on the desert planet Arrakis, it is the story of the boy Paul Atreides, who will become the mysterious man known as Muad'Dib. Paul's noble family is named stewards of Arrakis, whose sands are the only source of a powerful drug called "the spice." After his family is brought down in a traitorous plot, Paul must go undercover to seek revenge, and to bring to fruition humankind's most ancient and unattainable dream. A stunning blend of adventure and mysticism, environmentalism and politics, Dune won the first Nebula Award, shared the Hugo Award, and formed the basis of what is undoubtedly the grandest epic in science fiction