{"product_id":"the-great-dune-trilogy-dune-dune-messiah-children-of-dune","title":"The Great Dune Trilogy - Dune, Dune Messiah, Children of Dune","description":"                                            \u003cb\u003eThree of the greatest SF novels in the world in one bumper omnibus\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'An astonishing science fiction phenomenon' WASHINGTON POST\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'I know nothing comparable to it except \u003ci\u003eThe Lord of the Rings' \u003c\/i\u003eArthur C Clarke\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHerbert's evocative, epic tales are set on the desert planet Arrakis, the focus for a complex political and military struggle with galaxy-wide repercussions.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eArrakis 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.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePaul and his mother join the Fremen, the Arrakis natives, who have learnt to live in this harsh and complex ecosystem. But learning to survive is not enough - Paul's destiny was mapped out long ago and his mother is committed to seeing it fulfilled.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRead the series which inspired the 2021 Denis Villeneuve epic Oscar nominated film, \u003ci\u003eDune\u003c\/i\u003e, starring Oscar Isaac, Timothee Chalamet, Zendaya and Josh Brolin.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e* * * * * * * * * * * * *\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'This is - quite simply - \u003cb\u003ethe most magnificent Sci-Fi epic ever written\u003c\/b\u003e . . . The scope of Asimov's Foundation, the attention to detail and context of Tolkien's LotR, coupled with an \u003cb\u003eunmatched\u003c\/b\u003e visionary socio-ecological messianic narrative that is \u003cb\u003escarily relevant today\u003c\/b\u003e ' Goodreads reviewer, \u0026amp;#11088; \u0026amp;#11088; \u0026amp;#11088; \u0026amp;#11088; \u0026amp;#11088;\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Frank Herbert's immortal space opera that \u003cb\u003ecreated many of the tropes we take for granted\u003c\/b\u003e inside them is a book that doesn't need my endorsement . . . the nobility is some of the most decadent and depraved in fiction . . . \u003cb\u003eIt's a fantastic book, amazing story\u003c\/b\u003e' Goodreads reviewer, \u0026amp;#11088; \u0026amp;#11088; \u0026amp;#11088; \u0026amp;#11088; \u0026amp;#11088;\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'The blend of science-aversion, exploitation of the naive by systematic manipulation of \u003cb\u003ereligion and witchcraft\u003c\/b\u003e, and the harsh realities of life in a barren and mineral depleted desert is astounding. \u003cb\u003eI love these books!\u003c\/b\u003e' Goodreads reviewer, \u0026amp;#11088; \u0026amp;#11088; \u0026amp;#11088; \u0026amp;#11088; \u0026amp;#11088;\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Herbert succeeds at juxtaposing so many different elements: \u003cb\u003eecology, religion, consciousness, feudalism, space travel\u003c\/b\u003e... gawsh, I could go on! . . . It is a mainly \u003cb\u003echaracter-driven plot\u003c\/b\u003e, with the three books in this trilogy focusing on the Atreides family on Dune . . . I think everyone should delve into this world, let themselves be absorbed by it. It \u003cb\u003emakes you question your reality\u003c\/b\u003e, you\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrank Herbert \u003c\/b\u003e(1920-86) was born in Tacoma, Washington and worked as a reporter and later editor of a number of West Coast newspapers before becoming a full-time writer. His first SF story was published in 1952 but he achieved fame more than ten years later with the publication in \u003ci\u003eAnalog \u003c\/i\u003eof 'Dune World' and 'The Prophet of Dune', amalgamated into the Hugo and Nebula-winning novel DUNE in 1965, now a legendary part of the science fiction canon.\r\n                                        ","brand":"Dune","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42343428030655,"sku":"9781473224469","price":72.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0614\/1689\/8751\/files\/TGYp1YjGeCG2zm_2U1huTl1cCjN_gcx5I9ZiJYwTUQA3rQ_60_60.jpg?v=1683262482","url":"https:\/\/www.popweasel.co.nz\/products\/the-great-dune-trilogy-dune-dune-messiah-children-of-dune","provider":"Pop Weasel","version":"1.0","type":"link"}