Set on the desert planet Arrakis, Dune is the story of Paul Atreides-who would become known as Maud'Dib-and of a great family's ambition to bring to fruition humankind's most ancient and unattainable dream. A stunning blend of adventure and mysticism, environmentalism and politics, Dune won the first Nebula Award, shared the Hugo Award, and formed the basis of what is undoubtedly