The Great Dune Trilogy

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The classic Dune trilogy, one of the most influential SF series ever written, recently having been adapted into a blockbuster Oscar-nominated film, in a lavish gift hardback for collectors everywhere. Three of the greatest SF novels in the world in one bumper omnibus, and the inspiration for the spectacular cinematic events Dune: Part One and Dune: Part Two.”An astonishing science fiction phenomenon” WASHINGTON POST”I know nothing comparable to it except The Lord of the Rings” Arthur C ClarkeHerbert”s evocative, epic tales are set on the desert planet Arrakis, the focus for a complex political and military struggle with galaxy-wide repercussions.Arrakis is the source of spice, a mind-enhancing drug which makes interstellar travel possible; it is the most valuable substance in the galaxy. When Duke Atreides and his family take up court there, they fall into a trap set by the Duke”s bitter rival, Baron Harkonnen. The Duke is poisoned, but his wife and her son Paul escape to the vast and arid deserts of Arrakis, which have given the planet its nickname of Dune.