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480 pages. Royal octavo (9 1/4" x 6") bound in original publisher's quarter gold cloth with gilt lettering to spine over beige boards in original pictorial jacket. Jacket design by Abe Echevarria. Inscribed by the author. First edition. Heretics of Dune is the 5th book in the series. For the first printing ISBN 0-399-12898-0 which is printed on the copyright page and on the back of the DJ. It's also on the front DJ on the flap along with a $16.95 price and the number 8404 on the bottom and the 1984 copyright year. Heretics of Dune is a 1984 science fiction novel by Frank Herbert, the fifth in his Dune series of six novels. It was ranked as the No. 13 hardcover fiction best seller of 1984 by The New York Times. Fifteen hundred years have passed since the 3,500-year reign of the God Emperor Leto II Atreides ended with his assassination; humanity is firmly on the Golden Path, Leto's plan to save humanity from destruction. By crushing the aspirations of humans for over three thousand…

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.

The First Edition (but also second printing) of Dune has blue boards. If the boards are red or dark brown, this is the Book Club Edition (and not as valuable). On the inside of the rear flap look for these text lines at the bottom: CHILTON BOOKS (a thick horizontal black line) A division of Chilton Company Publishers Philadelphia and New York Inside the book look for: Copyright © 1965 by Frank Herbert First Edition All Rights Reserved Published in Philadelphia by Chilton Company and simultaneously in Toronto, Canada, by Ambassador Books, Ltd. The original dust jacket of the first edition features a design by John Schoenherr, depicting a giant sand-worm against a desert landscape. Also, check for the price listed on the front flap, which should be $5.95 for the first edition. The flap has a blue tone to it as opposed to a red tone for the Book Club version. Be aware of 'Book Club Editions'. The book club editions look similar to the real first editions but are smaller. Look for any indications that it might be a book club edition. These typically mention the book club edition on the jacket or the copyright page. The original cover of the real first edition was bound in blue cloth with gold lettering on the spine. The First Edition book weighs approximately 928 grams. The First Edition will NOT have an ISBN number.