

The story is more of a medium for that discussion.įor example, the first discussion is about fear and how it’s killing Paul’s mind. What’s essential is the discussions Herbert wants to address.

When reading this book, you’ll quickly realize that the story isn’t as important. He embarks on dangerous and even deadly challenges. The story follows Paul and his family as he must prove himself as a trustworthy leader to the natives.

At the beginning of the book, control of this desert planet is given to Paul, our main character. The natives are known to rebel against the empire. It’s a dangerous and barren desert wasteland. The problem is, only one planet can grow this magical crop. This makes it essential for space travel and is the cornerstone of civilization.

However, these superpowers rely on something called “The Spice.” They fight for new planets to add to their kingdom while controlling their current empire. Humanity evolves into biological computers with superpowers. However, this didn’t stop humans from conquering other galaxies. He also received prestigious awards like:ĭune is a sci-fi book series about how human civilization conquered the stars and galaxies.Īfter a bloody war with robots, humanity decides to ban the construction of any machine that has a human-like mind. However, the book managed to open many doors for him as he quit his job in 1972 and started writing full time.ĭuring this time, he continued the Dune sage with books like: In 1968, Herbert only managed to earn $20,000. It took an astonishing six years of research and writing before he published it. In 1959, Herbert began researching for his bestselling book titled Dune. He’s a big fan of science fiction and wrote and published his first story in 1952 titled, Looking for Something? Here he worked in various positions like journalist and photographer. However, he managed to attend high school and found a job at the Glendale Star. Herbert grew up in the Great Depression and lived in terrible conditions. You can learn several lessons from the Dune saga that’ll help you in everyday life.įrank Herbert, born October 8th, 1920, is an American science fiction author, journalist, lecturer, and book reviewer.
