{"product_id":"dune","title":"Dune","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrank Herbert's classic masterpiece--a triumph of the imagination and one of the bestselling science fiction novels of all time.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSet on the desert planet Arrakis, \u003ci\u003eDune\u003c\/i\u003e is the story of Paul Atreides--who would become known as Muad'Dib--and of a great family's ambition to bring to fruition mankind's most ancient and unattainable dream. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA stunning blend of adventure and mysticism, environmentalism and politics, \u003ci\u003eDune\u003c\/i\u003e won the first Nebula Award, shared the Hugo Award, and formed the basis of what is undoubtedly the grandest epic in science fiction.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003e New York Times Book Review 12\/16\/2007 pg. 16 (EAN 9780441172719, Mass Market Paperbound)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e Entertainment Weekly 06\/27\/2014 pg. 22 (EAN 9780441172719, Mass Market Paperbound)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e Booklist 06\/01\/2007 pg. 116 (EAN 9780792748663, Compact Disc)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e Library Journal 10\/15\/1999 pg. 112 (EAN 9780441005901, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e Ingram Advance 10\/01\/1999 pg. 146 (EAN 9780441005901, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e Wilson Fiction Catalog 04\/11\/2019 (EAN 9780441005901, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e Wilson Senior High Catalog 04\/11\/2019 (EAN 9780441005901, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003ch3\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrank Herbert\u003c\/b\u003e is the bestselling author of the Dune saga. He was born in Tacoma, Washington, and educated at the University of Washington, Seattle. He worked a wide variety of jobs--including TV cameraman, radio commentator, oyster diver, jungle survival instructor, lay analyst, creative writing teacher, reporter and editor of several West Coast newspapers--before becoming a full-time writer. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 1952, Herbert began publishing science fiction with \"Looking for Something?\" in \u003ci\u003eStartling Stories\u003c\/i\u003e. But his emergence as a writer of major stature did not occur until 1965, with the publication of \u003ci\u003eDune\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003ci\u003eDune Messiah\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eChildren of Dune\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGod Emperor of Dune\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHeretics of Dune\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eChapterhouse: Dune\u003c\/i\u003e followed, completing the saga that the \u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e would call \"one of the monuments of modern science fiction.\" Herbert is also the author of some twenty other books, including \u003ci\u003eThe White Plague\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Dosadi Experiment\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eDestination: Void\u003c\/i\u003e. He died in 1986.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ace Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67574018638050,"sku":"9780441172719","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0023\/0005\/1501\/files\/9780441172719.jpg?v=1790816785","url":"https:\/\/www.mangadeal.com\/products\/dune","provider":"Manga Deal","version":"1.0","type":"link"}