DUNE (SF MASTERWORKS HB)

The Duke of Atreides has been manoeuvred by his arch-enemy Baron Harkonnen into administering the desert planet of Dune. Although it is almost completely without water Dune is a planet of fabulous wealth for it is the only source of a drug prized throughout the Galactic Empire. The Duke and his son Paul are expecting treachery and it duly comes - but from a shockingly unexpected place.Then Paul succeeds his father and he becomes a catalyst for the native people of Dune whose knowledge of the ecology of the planet gives them vast power. They have been waiting for a leader like Paul Atreides a leader who can harness that force ...DUNE: one of the most brilliant science fiction novels ever written as engrossing and heart-rending today as it was when it was first published half a century ago.Joint winner of the HUGO AWARD for best novel 1966Winner of the NEBULA AWARD for best novel 1965