Dune
- Published
- 1 January 1965
- Pages
- 605
- ISBN-13
- 9780736692403
- Type
- novel
About this book
Dune is the book that started it all: the first entry in Frank Herbert's Dune series, published in 1965 at 605 pages. It's followed here by Dune Messiah, in a series that would run to six books through 1985.
Key facts about Dune
Frank Herbert wrote Dune, a novel on our list. It has been out since 1965. The book has 605 pages.
We list 3 editions of this novel. Since each edition has its own ISBN, search for 9780736692403 to find the main one.
Dune is book 1 of 6 in the Dune series. The series has 6 published books. As a result, this is the book to start the series with.
Additionally, Frank Herbert writes Destination: Void and ConSentiency Universe as separate series. Those series sit on our science fiction shelf. Meanwhile, The Ascension Factor is the latest published Frank Herbert book on file, from 1988.
About Frank Herbert
Frank Herbert was an American science fiction author best known for Dune, the 1965 novel widely regarded as one of the most influential works in the genre's history and the bestselling science fiction novel of all time. See every Frank Herbert book in order.
Its place in Dune
Dune is book 1 in the Dune series. It is followed by Dune Messiah. See the full Dune reading order.
Dune follows the fall and rise of House Atreides after Duke Leto is given stewardship of Arrakis, the desert planet that is the only source of melange — the spice that extends life, sharpens the mind, and makes interstellar travel possible. When the rival House Harkonnen destroys the Atreides in a sudden betrayal, Leto's son Paul and his mother Jessica flee into the deep desert and are taken in by the Fremen, Arrakis's fierce native people. There, prophecy, politics, and Paul's own awakening powers begin to…
Editions
- edition · unknown publisher · — · ISBN 9780441172719
- edition · unknown publisher · — · ISBN 9780575122796
- edition · unknown publisher · — · ISBN 9781399611176