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First UK edition, first printing. Original beige cloth with gilt titles to the spine, in dustwrapper. A very good copy, the binding square and firm, the spine tips with some bumping, the cloth with a few light marks to the upper board and the boards slightly toned at the extremities. There is some spotting to the closed text block edge and prelims, slight offsetting to the endpapers and a spot to the margins of pages 322-324, the contents are otherwise clean throughout and without inscriptions or stamps. Complete with the lightly rubbed, nicked and creased, price-clipped dustwrapper that is a little faded at the spine (although less so than usual) and is otherwise without loss or tears. The third title in Frank Herbert's enduringly popular space-opera, the 'Dune' series. The series formed the basis for the 1984 film 'Dune' directed by David Lynch and starring Kyle MacLachlan and Patrick Stewart, and more recently 'Dune' (2021) and 'Dune: Part Two' (2024), directed by Denis Villeneuve and starring Timoth�e Chalamet and Zendaya. Further details and images for any of the items listed are available on request. Lucius Books welcomes direct contact with our customers.

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.