Dune: Part Two

Author: Frank Herbert
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Publish Date: 2006-01-01
Features: Dune is one of the greatest works in the history of science fiction literature. In the prelude to this grand, intricate cosmic epic, the Atreides family faces a desperate situation. The father of the young Paul, Duke Leto Atreides, is exiled by the Emperor to the only planet in the universe that produces spices—the planet "Dune." It is well known that this is a plot by the Atreides family's mortal enemy, Baron Harkonnen, to exterminate the Atreides family here. However, if the young Paul can prove that he is a superhuman, nurtured by the mysterious Bene Gesserit sisterhood and capable of existing in different timelines simultaneously, and is the "Voice from Beyond" in the legend of the Fremen people of Dune—their leader who will lead them to freedom—the Atreides family still has a glimmer of hope. Upon its release, the book received unprecedented acclaim and won the Best Novel Award for both the Nebula Award and the Hugo Award.