Featured pick
5.0 / 5
Year
1965
Publisher
Ace Books
ISBN
978-0441013593
Fiction
Core shelf
Dune
by Frank Herbert
An epic science fiction masterpiece set on the desert planet Arrakis. A complex tale of politics, religion, and ecology.
Geek’s cut
Messiah narratives, ecological warfare, and political game theory on a planet made of anxiety sand. It rewards obsessive re-reading and punishes casual skimming.
Deeper dive
Herbert's magnum opus that combines politics, religion, ecology, and adventure in a richly detailed universe. Dune is considered one of the greatest science fiction novels ever written.