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Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publishers book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Dune, Heretics of Dune, Children of Dune, Chapterhouse: Dune,MorePurchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publishers book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Dune, Heretics of Dune, Children of Dune, Chapterhouse: Dune, God Emperor of Dune, Dune Messiah, the Dosadi Experiment, the Dragon in the Sea, Whipping Star, Destination: Void, the Santaroga Barrier, the Eyes of Heisenberg, the Road to Dune, the Jesus Incident, the White Plague, the Ascension Factor, the Godmakers, the Lazarus Effect, Man of Two Worlds, the Green Brain, Soul Catcher, Hellstroms Hive, Direct Descent, the Heaven Makers. Excerpt: Dune is a science fiction novel written by Frank Herbert, published in 1965. It won the Hugo Award in 1966, and also the inaugural Nebula Award for Best Novel. Dune is frequently cited as the worlds best-selling science fiction novel. Set in the far future amidst a sprawling feudal interstellar empire where planetary fiefdoms are controlled by noble houses that owe an allegiance to the Imperial House Corrino, Dune tells the story of young Paul Atreides (the heir apparent to Duke Leto Atreides and the scion of House Atreides) as he and his family accept control of the desert planet Arrakis, the only source of the spice melange, the most important and valuable substance in the universe. The story explores the complex and multi-layered interactions of politics, religion, ecology, technology, and human emotion, as the forces of the Empire confront each other for control of Arrakis and its spice. Herbert wrote five sequels to the novel Dune: Dune Messiah, Children of Dune, God Emperor of Dune, Heretics of Dune, and Chapterhouse: Dune. The first novel also inspired a 1984 film adaptation by David Lynch, a 2000 Sci Fi Channel miniseries and its 2003 sequel, computer games, a board game, a song, and a series of prequels, interquels, and sequels that were co-written by Kevin J. Anderson and the authors so... More: http://booksllc.net/?id=71416 Novels by Frank Herbert (Study Guide): Dune, Heretics of Dune, Children of Dune, Chapterhouse: Dune, God Emperor of Dune, Dune Messiah by Books LLC
