The Great Dune Trilogy | The Great Dune Trilogy

At a glance:

Author: Frank Herbert
First Published: 1963
Type of Work: Novels
Type of Plot: Science fiction
Time of Work: Future
Setting: Primarily the planet Arrakis
Genres: Long fiction, Bildungsroman, Science fiction, Epic
Subjects: Dictators, Maturation or coming of age, Power, personal or social, Politics, Love or romance, Nature, Revolutions, Extrasensory perception or powers, Future, Other worlds, Space flight or travel, Religion, Obsession, Substance abuse, War, Good and evil, Loyalty, Rulers, Drug addiction or addicts, Drugs, Science fiction, Christ figures or saviors, Reincarnation, Deserts, Superman or superbeings, Worms
Locales: Arrakis (fictive), Dune (fictive)

Paul Atreides, later known as Paul Maud’Dib and Usul, the focus of the first two of the three novels and a significant character in all three. He is the son of Duke Leto of Caladan. As a child, he moves with his family to the planet Arrakis, or Dune, where his father has been sent by the emperor to manage a company that mines “spice” from the vast deserts. Paul is trained in the mind-body disciplines of the Bene Gesserit cult. When Duke Leto is killed, Paul and his mother escape to the deserts and are taken in by the elusive...

The Great Dune Trilogy | The Great Dune Trilogy

At a glance:

Characters Discussed

Dune, 1965

The Great Dune Trilogy | The Great Dune Trilogy

At a glance:

Characters Discussed

Dune, 1965

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