{"product_id":"the-worlds-of-dune-the-places-and-cultures-that-inspired-frank-herbert-hardcover","title":"The Worlds of Dune: The Places and Cultures That Inspired Frank Herbert - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eTom Huddleston\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"An impressive work of granular Dunesploitation.\" \u003cbr\u003e - \u003ci\u003eEmpire Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Some writers build worlds. Others birth entire universes.  \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In the decades since its publication, \u003cb\u003eFrank Herbert's \u003ci\u003eDune\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e has become arguably the best-selling and certainly the best-known science fiction novel ever written. \u003cb\u003eSo how did an ex-Navy newspaperman from Washington State come to write such a world-conquering novel?\u003c\/b\u003e And how was he able to pack it with so many \u003cb\u003elayers of myth and meaning\u003c\/b\u003e? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Herbert's boundless imagination was sparked by a dizzying array of ideas, from \u003cb\u003eclassical history\u003c\/b\u003e to \u003cb\u003ecutting-edge science\u003c\/b\u003e, from \u003cb\u003eenvironmentalism\u003c\/b\u003e to \u003cb\u003eZen philosophy\u003c\/b\u003e, and from \u003cb\u003eArabic texts\u003c\/b\u003e to \u003cb\u003eShakespeare's tragedies\u003c\/b\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Beginning on \u003cb\u003eArrakis \u003c\/b\u003eand going \u003cb\u003eplanet by planet, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Worlds of Dune \u003c\/i\u003eoffers a supremely deep dive into Herbert's universe - detailing along the way the many diverse strands that \u003cb\u003ehe wove into his epic creation\u003c\/b\u003e to offer a \u003cb\u003evisually rich accompaniment to this sci-fi legend.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTom Huddleston is an author, freelance film \u0026amp; TV journalist and former Q\u0026amp;A host at the Twin Peaks UK Festival. His books include \u003ci\u003eThe Worlds of Dune\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Worlds of George R.R. Martin\u003c\/i\u003e and, for younger readers, the acclaimed \u003ci\u003eFloodWorld\u003c\/i\u003e trilogy. His first grown-up novel \u003ci\u003eThe Cracks\u003c\/i\u003e publishes in 2026. He has written for publications including \u003ci\u003eTime Out\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e The Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eLittle White Lies\u003c\/i\u003e, and currently lives in London.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 208\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.76 x 10.49 x 8.56 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 26, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53598167499059,"sku":"9780711282117","price":42.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/b-3PFq6C4f9780711282117.webp?v=1782984048","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/the-worlds-of-dune-the-places-and-cultures-that-inspired-frank-herbert-hardcover","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}