The Worlds of Dune: The Places and Cultures that Inspired Frank Herbe

'An impressive work of granular Dunesploitation.'- Empire MagazineSome writers build worlds. Others birth entire universes.In the decades since its publication, Frank Herbert's Dune has become arguably the best-selling and certainly the best-known science fiction novel ever written. So how did an ex-Navy newspaperman from Washington State come to write such a world-conquering novel? And how was he able to pack it with so many layers of myth and meaning?Herbert's boundless imagination was sparked by a dizzying array of ideas, from classical history to cutting-edge science, from environmentalism to Zen philosophy, and from Arabic texts to Shakespeare's tragedies.Beginning on Arrakis and going planet by planet, The Worlds of Dune offers a supremely deep dive into Herbert's universe - detailing along the way the many diverse strands that he wove into his epic creation to offer a visually rich accompaniment to this sci-fi legend.

Product details

• Authors: Tom Huddleston, Huddleston Tom
• Publisher: Frances Lincoln
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 05.10.2023
• EAN: 9780711282117
• ISBN: 978-0-7112-8211-7
• Dimensions: 216 mm x 265 mm x 26 mm
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Biographies, autobiographies; BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Literary Figures, Biography: literary, LITERARY CRITICISM / Science Fiction & Fantasy, PERFORMING ARTS / Film / Genres / Science Fiction & Fantasy, Classic science fiction, Literary studies: fiction, novelists & prose writers, Biography: writers, Film Guides & Reviews