{"product_id":"9780340960196","title":"Dune","description":"Author: Frank Herbert\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9780340960196\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Hodder \u0026amp; Stoughton\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 08 Sep 2015\u003cbr\u003ePages: 608 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBefore \u003ci\u003eThe Matrix\u003c\/i\u003e, before \u003ci\u003eStar Wars\u003c\/i\u003e, before \u003ci\u003eEnder's Game\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eNeuromancer\u003c\/i\u003e, there was \u003ci\u003eDune\u003c\/i\u003e: winner of the prestigious Hugo and Nebula awards, and widely considered one of the greatest science fiction novels ever written.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Melange, or 'spice', is the most valuable - and rarest - element in the universe; a drug that does everything from increasing a person's life-span to making intersteller travel possible. And it can only be found on a single planet: the inhospitable desert world Arrakis.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e   \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  Whoever controls Arrakis controls the spice. And whoever controls the spice controls the universe.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen the Emperor transfers stewardship of Arrakis from the noble House Harkonnen to House Atreides, the Harkonnens fight back, murdering Duke Leto Atreides. Paul, his son, and Lady Jessica, his concubine, flee into the desert. On the point of death, they are rescued by a band for Fremen, the native people of Arrakis, who control Arrakis' second great resource: the giant worms that burrow beneath the burning desert sands.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e   \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  In order to avenge his father and retake Arrakis from the Harkonnens, Paul must earn the trust of the Fremen and lead a tiny army against the innumerable forces aligned against them.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e   \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e  And his journey will change the universe.\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46491588165790,"sku":"ADS-9780340960196","price":22.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9780340960196.jpg?v=1770594417","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9780340960196","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}