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Dune

Frank Herbert ()

Subgenre
Age groupAdult 18+
Content ratingPG-13
Pages (Chunky (400-600))
Setting
CSM age13+

Content levels

ViolenceModerate
Sexual contentMild
LanguageMild

Trigger warnings

BetrayalDeathPolitical ViolenceWarManipulationRevenge

Positive tags

Coming of AgeRedemption ArcQuestSelf-Discovery

Tropes

Planetary RomanceHidden HeirChosen OneReluctant HeroHostile PlanetPolitical IntrigueRevengeDesert PlanetSpice/Resource ControlEcological SFProphecy

Themes

Coming of AgeFate vs Free WillEnvironmentalismPolitical IntriguePower and CorruptionColonialismEcology and AdaptationRevenge and Justice

Synopsis

Long-listed, Audible.com Best of the Year, 2007 Long-listed, Audible.com 100 Audible Essentials, 2007 Audie Award winner, 2008 NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE directed by Denis Villeneuve, starring Timothée Chalamet, Zendaya, Rebecca Ferguson, Javier Bardem, Josh Brolin, Austin Butler, Florence Pugh, Dave Bautista, Christopher Walken, Léa Seydoux, Stellan Skarsgård, and Charlotte Rampling Set on the desert planet Arrakis, Dune is the story of the boy Paul Atreides, who would become the mysterious man known as Muad'dib. He would avenge the traitorous plot against his noble family—and would bring to fruition humankind's most ancient and unattainable dream. A stunning blend of adventure and mysticism, environmentalism and politics, Dune won the first Nebula Award, shared the Hugo Award, and formed the basis of what is undoubtedly the grandest epic in science fiction. Frank Herbert's death in 1986 was a tragic loss, yet the astounding legacy of his visionary fiction will live forever.

Tags

Political SFEcological SFSpace OperaEpic SFLiterary SF