Hardcover, 720 pages
English language
Published Feb. 14, 1987 by Berkley.
Set on the desert planet Arrakis, Dune is the story of the boy Paul Atreides, heir to a noble family tasked with ruling an inhospitable world where the only thing of value is the "spice" melange, a drug capable of extending life and enhancing consciousness. Coveted across the known universe, melange is a prize worth killing for...
When House Atreides is betrayed, the destruction of Paul's family will set the boy on a journey toward a destiny greater than he could ever have imagined. And as he evolves into the mysterious man known as Muad'Dib, he will 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.
Veramente un libro bello. Storia ben architettata, mondo che regge e ritmo sostenuto. Non sono d'accordo con alcuni pareri che ho letto, in cui si lamentava una lentezza eccessiva della narrazione. Scorre e anche bene, secondo me! Davvero una meraviglia.
