{"product_id":"the-great-dune-trilogy-9781473224469","title":"The Great Dune Trilogy","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Frank Herbert\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Orion\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Gollancz\u003cbr\u003e • Subject: Creative Writing, Fiction\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eThree of the greatest SF novels in the world in one bumper omnibus, and the inspiration for the spectacular cinematic events \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eDune: Part One\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eDune: Part Two\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e'An astonishing science fiction phenomenon' WASHINGTON POST\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e'I know nothing comparable to it except \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Lord of the Rings' \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eArthur C Clarke\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eRead the books which inspired the Academy Award-winning and jaw-dropping cinematic events \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eDune: Part One\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e (2021) and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eDune: Part Two\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e (2024), starring Timothee Chalomet, Florence Pugh, Jessica Ferguson and Austin Butler. A science fiction spectacular like no other, this is a deeply climate conscious novel, and a compelling family saga for the ages.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e* * * * * * * * * * * * *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'This is - quite simply - \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003ethe most magnificent Sci-Fi epic ever written\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e . . . The scope of Asimov's Foundation, the attention to detail and context of Tolkien's LotR, coupled with an \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eunmatched\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e visionary socio-ecological messianic narrative that is \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003escarily relevant today\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e ' Goodreads reviewer, ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Frank Herbert's immortal space opera that \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003ecreated many of the tropes we take for granted\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e inside them is a book that doesn't need my endorsement . . . the nobility is some of the most decadent and depraved in fiction . . . \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eIt's a fantastic book, amazing story\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e' Goodreads reviewer, ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'The blend of science-aversion, exploitation of the naive by systematic manipulation of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003ereligion and witchcraft\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, and the harsh realities of life in a barren and mineral depleted desert is astounding. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eI love these books!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e' Goodreads reviewer, ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Herbert succeeds at juxtaposing so many different elements: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eecology, religion, consciousness, feudalism, space travel\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e... gawsh, I could go on! . . . It is a mainly \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003echaracter-driven plot\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\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 \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003emakes you question your reality\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, your choices, your relationships and the impact you have on the world, or the impact the world has on you' Goodreads reviewer, ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eDune\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e perhaps \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eepitomises science-fiction\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. The willingness to embrace \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003ebig ideas \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eand show them playing out on a broad canvas . . . You have to \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eread it to believe it\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e' Goodreads reviewer\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Orion Publishing Co","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44923438006423,"sku":"9781473224469","price":1690.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781473224469.webp?v=1769199826","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/the-great-dune-trilogy-9781473224469","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}