Dune

Frank Herbert wrote a lot, but he is remembered primarily as the author of the epic saga Dune Chronicles – possibly the most renowned science fiction saga of our century, a saga translated into dozens of languages and capturing the hearts of millions of readers around the world. The authoritative science fiction magazine Locus recognized Dune – the first novel of the saga about the sand planet – as the best science fiction novel of all time. In Dune, Frank Herbert achieved the impossible – creating a unique chronicle of a distant future. And throughout the history of world science fiction, there has not been a vision of the future more vivid, more tangible, more powerful, and more original. The Dune Chronicles cycle has been and remains a unique phenomenon – the most grandiose, the boldest, the most ambitious creation in the history of world science fiction. But what ensured its loud fame and unprecedented popularity? Read it – you'll find out for yourself!