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Now--the conclusion to Frank Herbert''s l3-million-copy epic masterpiece. The desert planet Arrakis, called Dune, has been destroyed, and the heirs to Dune''s power, have colonized a green world--and are turning it into a desert, mile by scorched mile. "Impressive...the whole saga will be one of the monuments of modern science fiction".--Chicago Sun Times.

Climactic volume of the Dune trilogy in which an alien society achieves ecological salvation.

This epic tale is set on the desert planet Arrakis, the focus for a complex political and military struggle with galaxy-wide repercussions. When Duke Atreides and his family take up court there they

Paul Atréides a triomphé de ses ennemis. En douze ans de guerre sainte, ses Fremen ont conquis l'univers. Il est devenu l'empereur Muad' Dib. Presque un dieu, puisqu'il voit l'avenir. Ses ennemis, il les connait. Il sait quand et comment ils frapperont. Ils vont essayer de lui reprendre l'epice qui donne la prescience et peut-etre de percer le secret de son pouvoir. Il peut dejouer leurs plans, mais voit plus loin encore. Il sait que tous les futurs possibles menent au desastre et est hante par la vision de sa propre mort. Peut-etre n'y a-t-il pas d'autre liberte pour le prescient que celle du sacrifice...

Considerada com una de les millors obres de ciència-ficció de tots els temps. En un futur indefinit, l'imperialisme i el feudalisme que governen el sistema estan a punt de ser escenari d'uns esdeveni

Le chef-d'œuvre absolu de la science-fiction, adapté au cinéma par Denis Villeneuve.Traduction revue et corrigée.Il n'y a pas, dans tout l'Empire, de planète plus inhospitalière que Dune. Partout des

Arrakis e il pianeta piu inospitale della galassia. Una landa di sabbia e rocce popolata da mostri striscianti e sferzata da tempeste devastanti. Ma sulla sua superficie cresce il melange, la sostanza che da agli uomini la facolta di aprire i propri orizzonti mentali, conoscere il futuro, acquisire le capacita per manovrare le immense astronavi che garantiscono gli scambi tra i mondi e la sopravvivenza stessa dell'Impero. Sul saggio Duca Leto, della famiglia Atreides, ricade la scelta dell'Imperatore per la successione ai crudeli Harkonnen al governo dell'ambito pianeta. È la fine dei fragili equilibri di potere su cui si reggeva l'ordine dell'Impero, l'inizio di uno scontro cosmico tra forze straordinarie, popoli magici e misteriosi, intelligenze sconosciute e insondabili.

Soon to be a major motion picture directed by Denis Villeneuve, starring Timothée Chalamet, Josh Brolin, Jason Momoa, Zendaya, Rebecca Ferguson, Oscar Isaac, Javier Bardem, Dave Bautista, Stellan Skarsgrd, and Charlotte Rampling.Set on the desert planet Arrakis, Dune is the story of the boy Paul Atreides, who would become the mysterious man known as Maud'dib. He would avenge the traitorous plot against his noble family - and would 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 the grandest epic in science fiction. Frank Herbert's death in 1986 was a tragic loss, yet the astounding legacy of his visionary fiction will live forever.

Paul Atreides, genetically bred and trained to become the leader of his planet, is still subject to human frailties. The second book of the series.

The fourth book in the "Dune" series, tracing the transformation of Leto II in his quest to return the planet Arrakis to its true state.

Une édition collector de l'un des plus grands chef-d'ÅÓuvre de la SF á l'occasion de son adaptation au cinéma.