Set on the desert world Arrakis, Dune is the story from the boy Paul Atreides, who become the mysterious guy referred to as Maud’dib. He’d avenge the traitorous plot against his commendable family-and would bring to fruition humankind’s most ancient and unattainable wish.

A stunning blend of adventure and mysticism, environmentalism and politics, Dune won the first Nebula Award, shared the Hugo Award, and formed the foundation of what’s undoubtedly the grandest epic in science fiction. Frank Herbert’s loss of life in 1986 was a tragic reduction, yet the astounding legacy of his visionary fiction will live forever.