{"product_id":"the-great-dune-trilogy","title":"The Great Dune Trilogy","description":"                                            Herbert'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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen 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. Paul and his mother join the Fremen, the Arrakis natives, ho have learnt to live in this harsh and complex ecosystem.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut learning to survive is not enough - Paul's destiny was mapped out long ago and his mother is committed to seeing it fulfilled.\u003cbr\u003eFrank Herbert (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\u003e of \u003ci\u003eDune World\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Prophet of Dune\u003c\/i\u003e amalgamated into the Hugo and Nebula-winning novel \u003ci\u003eDune\u003c\/i\u003e in 1965.\r\n                                        ","brand":"Dune","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42283395055807,"sku":"9780575070707","price":40.49,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0614\/1689\/8751\/products\/VRq1lxqhzHqz_0Tlga3anWL-ZUq5TOwK7o4FomN5K2ZFmA_60_60.jpg?v=1679021320","url":"https:\/\/www.popweasel.co.nz\/products\/the-great-dune-trilogy","provider":"Pop Weasel","version":"1.0","type":"link"}