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New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1969. Sixth printing. Publisher's dark grey paper boards in Jack Gaughan illustrated dust jacket ($17.95). Very mild rubbing extremities, small tide stain bottom edge else fine in near fine dust jacket with small stain and tear to upper rear panel, short closed tear, in mylar cover.. 220, [1] pp. Dune Messiah continues the epic saga of Frank Herbert's Hugo and Nebula award-winner Dune. While the first edition of Dune Messiah went into nine printings, any straight forward trade printing of this sci-fi classic is increasingly hard to come by.

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.