Dune (Book)

The Desert planet Dune is the sole place in the Universe where the Spice Melange can be found. The Spice expands conciousness, the spice extends life, the spice is vital to the navigators of the Spacing Guild.

Emperor Shaddam IV sends House Atreides to Arrakis to harvest the Spice, previously undertaken by their mortal enemies, House Harkonnen.

While there, House Atreides is betrayed in a machievellian plot by the Emperor and House Harkonnen. Unknown to both parties there are some survivors from the slaughter. Paul Atreides, the Dukes son becomes a messianic figure among the native Fremen who have been brutally oppressed by the Harkonnen.

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