Summary of Frank Herbert's Dune

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Get the Summary of Frank Herbert's Dune in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. Original book introduction: Set on the desert planet Arrakis, Dune is the story of the boy Paul Atreides, who would become the mysterious man known as Maud'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.

• Language: English
• Publisher: IRB Media
• Release date: Sep 27, 2021
• ISBN: 9781638156437

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Summary of Frank Herbert’s Dune

Contents

Overview

The Girl with Blue Eyes

Goodbye Caladan

Dune, the Desert Planet

First Attack

A Traitor

Death and Awakening

Facing the Storm

Crossing the Dunes

Muad’Dib

New Reverend Mother

Two Years Later

Reunion

Kwisatz Haderach

The Battle

Becoming Emperor

Author’s Style

Author’s Perspective

Overview

In his classic science-fiction novel Dune (1965), Frank Herbert immerses readers into a futuristic fictional world with Arrakis—known as Dune—at the heart of it. Paul Atreides and his family move to Arrakis as the new governing entity over melange, a spice that sustains and prolongs life. The Harkonnens were the ruling family before the Atreides, and they will not sit idly after losing access to such an important resource. Meanwhile, the native people of Arrakis known as the Fremen, with their mystic blue eyes, are more than what they initially appear.

Dune is an interplay of politics, religion, technology, and human emotion, explored and tested on the Desert Planet, with Paul Atreides as the long-awaited savior.

The Girl with Blue Eyes

By imperial request, the House of Atreides was to move from Planet Caladan, replacing the