Dune (Las crónicas de Dune, 1)

Dune will forever be considered the great triumph of imagination that made Frank Herbert one of the great visionaries of world literature. Today, this great classic is once again in the spotlight because it will soon inspire a film and a television series directed by Denis Villeneuve, the director of Arrival and Blade Runner 2049. It is time, then, to celebrate this legendary book with this collector's edition, which reproduces the twelve interior illustrations by the renowned illustrator Sam Weber from the acclaimed American edition commemorating the fiftieth anniversary of Dune, published by The Folio Society. The story begins thousands of years in the future, in a vast galactic empire divided into quasi-fiefdoms controlled by noble families. The key to controlling the Empire lies on Arrakis, a desert planet also known as Dune. The protagonist of the story is the young Paul Atreides, heir to the dukedom of House Atreides. His father, Leto Atreides, is suddenly ordered to move to Arrakis, and Paul must face, on one side, the emperor and, on the other, his old enemies, the House of Harkonnen.