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Touchstone Television Productions, 2002. Ring_bound. vg+ to near fine. A 9 1/2x11 3/4" black three-ring binder, housing the shooting script for the television production of Frank Herbert's "Children of Dune", the Sci-Fi Channel's follow-up to their previous adaptation of the first novel on the Dune series two years previous. The production starred Alec Newman, Julia Cox, Susan Sarandon, and James McAvoy. The project was largely an adaptation of the contents of the second novel of Herbert's Dune series, Dune Messiah, with some elements from the third book Children of Dune as well. This version of the shooting script is the "pink revision" draft, dated March 19th 2002, which was about three weeks before the actually shooting of the project commenced. The adaptation itself was broken into three parts, and was broadcast on the Sci-Fi Channel in March of 2003. The total runtime of the series ended up being around 6 hours, and it was nominated for a total of four Emmy awards,…

In Frank Herbert's seminal science fiction novel "Dune," the intricate tale unfolds across a distant future where noble families vie for control over the desert planet Arrakis, the only source of the highly coveted spice melange. The Atreides family, led by Duke Leto Atreides and his son Paul, assumes stewardship of Arrakis, navigating a perilous political landscape rife with treachery and ambition. As Paul adapts to the harsh desert environment, he encounters the Fremen, Arrakis's indigenous people, and discovers his latent abilities tied to their prophecy of a messianic figure known as the Kwisatz Haderach. Paul grapples with his destiny, mastering the complexities of politics, religion, and warfare while confronting personal struggles and ethical dilemmas. The novel explores themes of power, ecology, religion, and the human condition, set against a richly imagined backdrop of a desert planet teeming with political intrigue and mystical intrigue.