The Complete Dune Collection (Omnibuses)

By Frank Herbert

2 Books Set - Fiction - Hardback

Titles in this set:

1. The Great Dune Trilogy: Dune, Dune Messiah and Children of Dune
2. The Second Great Dune Trilogy: God Emperor of Dune, Heretics of Dune and Chapter House Dune

Description:

The Great Dune Trilogy: Herbert's evocative, epic tales are set on the desert planet Arrakis, the focus for a complex political and military struggle with galaxy-wide repercussions. Arrakis is the source of spice, a mind-enhancing drug that makes interstellar travel possible; it is the most valuable substance in the galaxy. When Duke Atreides and his family take up court there, they fall into a trap set by the Duke's bitter rival, Baron Harkonnen. The Duke is poisoned, but his wife and her son Paul escape to the vast and arid deserts of Arrakis, which have given the planet its nickname of Dune. Paul and his mother join the Fremen, the Arrakis natives, who have learned to live in this harsh and complex ecosystem. But learning to survive is not enough - Paul's destiny was mapped out long ago, and his mother is committed to seeing it fulfilled.

The Second Great Dune Trilogy: This trilogy contains God Emperor of Dune, Heretics of Dune, and Chapter House Dune, concluding the Dune Chronicles, one of the most influential SF series ever written. More than three thousand years have passed since the first events recorded in Dune. Only one link survives with those tumultuous times: the grotesque figure of Leto Atreides, son of the prophet Paul Muad'Dib, and now the virtually immortal God Emperor of Dune. He alone understands the future and knows with terrible certainty that the evolution of his race is at an end unless he can breed new qualities into his species. But to achieve his final victory, Leto Atreides must also bring about his own downfall...