| Dune Bound for Schoo Edition Contributor(s): Herbert, Frank (Author) |
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ISBN: 0881036366 ISBN-13: 9780881036367 Publisher: Turtleback Books OUR PRICE: $19.68 Product Type: Prebound - Other Formats Published: September 1990 Annotation: Here is the novel that will be forever considered a triumph of the imagination. Set on the desert planet Arrakis, Dune is the story of the boy Paul Atreides, who would become the mysterious man known as Muad'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. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Science Fiction - General |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Lexile Measure: 800 |
| Series: Dune Chronicles (Pb) |
| Physical Information: 2.2" H x 4.2" W x 7.4" (1.10 lbs) 896 pages |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 18556 Reading Level: 5.7 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 28.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Here, in a beautiful new hardcover edition, is the novel that to this day continues to shape modern science fiction. Set on the desert planet Arrakis, a world more awesome than any other in literature, Dune begins the story of the man known as Maud'dib -- and of a great family's plan to bring to fruition humankind's most ancient and unattainable dream. A stunning blend of adventure, 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. |