On the desert planet Arrakis, water is the most precious asset and mourning the dead, the symbol of maximum prodigality. But something makes Arrakis a strategic piece for the interests of the Emperor, the Great Houses and the Brotherhood, the three great powers of the galaxy. Arrakis is the only known origin of melange, a precious spice and one of the most coveted goods in the universe.
Duke Leto Atreides is assigned the rule of this inhospitable world, inhabited by the untamed Fremen and monstrous sandworms hundreds of meters in length. However, when the family is betrayed, his son and heir, Paul, embarks on a journey to a destiny greater than he could ever dream of.
Fascinating mix of adventure, mysticism, political intrigue and environmentalism, Dune became, from the moment of its publication, a cult phenomenon and the greatest science fiction epic of all time.