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Set on the desert planet Arrakis, Dune is the story of Paul Atreides, who would become known as Muad'Dib, and of a great family's ambition to fulfil mankind's most ancient and unattainable dream. Heir to a noble house tasked with ruling an inhospitable world where the only thing of value is the spice melange, a drug that extends life and enhances consciousness, Paul faces betrayal and destiny in a stunning blend of adventure, mysticism, environmentalism and politics.