{"product_id":"dune-5","title":"Dune","description":"                                            \u003cb\u003eBefore \u003ci\u003eThe Matrix\u003c\/i\u003e, before \u003ci\u003eStar Wars\u003c\/i\u003e, before \u003ci\u003eEnder's Game\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eNeuromancer\u003c\/i\u003e, there was \u003ci\u003eDune\u003c\/i\u003e, one of the greatest science fiction novels ever written.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMelange, or 'spice', is the most valuable - and rarest - element in the universe. And it can only be found on a single planet: the inhospitable desert world Arrakis.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhoever controls Arrakis controls the spice. And whoever controls the spice controls the universe.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen stewardship of Arrakis is transferred to his house, Paul Atreides must travel to the planet's dangerous surface to ensure the future of his family and his people. But as malevolent forces explode into conflict around him, Paul is thrust into a great destiny beyond his understanding.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnd in this game of power, only those who can conquer their fear will survive.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eUnique among SF novels . . . I know nothing comparable to it except The Lord of the Rings. - Arthur C. Clarke\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAn epic of political betrayal, ecological brinkmanship, and messianic deliverance... a universe of Machiavellian realpolitik, science fiction through the prism of the Cold War. There is little that is cute or cuddly: no furry-footed Hobbits, no teddy-bear-like Ewoks... This is terrain that is familiar to readers of George R. R. Martin's \"A Song of Ice and Fire.\" Herbert's scheming, backstabbing villain, the Baron Vladimir Harkonnen, would be perfectly at home among the Lannisters of Westeros. - The New Yorker\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOne of the landmarks of modern science fiction . . . an amazing feat of creation. - Analog\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePowerful, convincing, and most ingenious.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAn astonishing science fiction phenomenon. - Washington Post\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOne of the monuments of modern science fiction. - Chicago Tribune\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe time lives. It breathes, it speaks, and Herbert has smelt it in his nostrils.\u003cbr\u003eFrank Herbert was born in 1920. His colourful and varied career included stints as a radio news commentator and jungle survival instructor. He is best known for creating the world of DUNE, which became the bestselling science fiction novel of all time. It won great acclaim, as well as the Hugo and Nebula awards, establishing Frank Herbert as a master of modern science fiction. He died in 1986. His son, Brian Herbert, has now begun a new series of Dune novels, Prelude to Dune in collaboration with Kevin J. Anderson . The first novel to appear in the new series is House Atreides, published by Hodder \u0026amp; Stoughton.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ewww.dunenovels.com\r\n                                        ","brand":"Dune","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42343418298559,"sku":"9781529394436","price":25.19,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0614\/1689\/8751\/files\/dZRP_DFJ1cCP15PrlTkCt5B0o49tE91RFCIac7ePEbkcqw_60_60.jpg?v=1683261864","url":"https:\/\/www.popweasel.co.nz\/products\/dune-5","provider":"Pop Weasel","version":"1.0","type":"link"}