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Dune (book, 1965)

Frank Herbert · epic science fiction · 688 pp

Films & TV

Lawrence of ArabiaDavid Lean · 1962
The desert epic Herbert was openly answering. Watch this and the worldbuilding clicks.
DuneDenis Villeneuve · 2021/2024
The film adaptation. Read the book, then this; or vice versa.
FoundationApple TV+ · 2021–
Imperial-scale SF for the screen, faithful in mood if not detail.
Jodorowsky's DuneFrank Pavich · 2013
A documentary about the most beautiful Dune that never got made.

Audio & podcasts

DuneMacmillan Audio · 2007
An unabridged audiobook with a small voice cast for the dialogue.
The Worm Holepodcast · 2020–
A chapter-by-chapter Dune reread. Spoiler-heavy, deep on the politics.
Imaginary Worldspodcast · 2014–
Eric Molinsky's episodes on Herbert, ecological SF, and the Bene Gesserit.
SandmanBBC Radio · 2020
Same maximalist mythic register as Dune, in audio drama form.

Topics & communities

Ecology of arid landstopic
The science Herbert read while researching Arrakis. Wikipedia rabbit hole.
Bene Gesseritfictional order
In-universe wiki entry — useful before reading Children of Dune.
r/dunesubreddit · 280k members
Active community, weekly reread threads, spoiler-tagged.
Frank Herbertauthor
His other novels, his journalism, the influences he cited.
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