Orange Catholic Bible: the "Accumulated Book," the religious text produced by the Commission of Ecumenical Translators. It contains elements of most ancient religions, including the Maometh Saari, Mahayana Christianity, Zensunni Catholicism and Buddislamic traditions. Its supreme commandment is considered to be: "Thou shalt not disfigure the soul." [115] The blend of science-aversion, exploitation of the naive by systematic manipulation of religion and witchcraft, and the harsh realities of life in a barren and mineral depleted desert is astounding. I love these books!‘ Goodreads reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Dune, also known as the Dune Chronicles, is an American science fiction media franchise that originated with the 1965 novel Dune by Frank Herbert [a] and has continued to add new publications. Dune is frequently described as the best-selling science fiction novel in history. [1] [2] It won the inaugural Nebula Award for Best Novel and the Hugo Award in 1966, and was later adapted into a 1984 film, a 2000 television miniseries, and a 2021 film. Herbert wrote five sequels, the first two of which were concomitantly adapted as a 2003 miniseries. Dune has also inspired tabletop games and a series of video games. Since 2009, the names of planets from the Dune novels have been adopted for the real-world nomenclature of plains and other features on Saturn's moon Titan. Kit, Borys (January 15, 2019). "Charlotte Rampling Joins Timothee Chalamet in Dune". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on January 30, 2019 . Retrieved January 29, 2019. Herbert, Frank (1965). Dune. We've a three-point civilization: the Imperial Household balanced against the Federated Great Houses of the Landsraad, and between them, the Guild with its damnable monopoly on interstellar transport. a b c d e f g " Dune-related Books". Arrakis.co.uk. Archived from the original on August 13, 2009 . Retrieved March 16, 2010. Between the events of Dune and Dune Messiah, the name Muad'Dib becomes a battle cry on the lips of the Fremen army that sweeps across the universe in a jihad in the name of Muad'Dib's religion. [122] The population of the universe sees Muad'Dib as their god, whether they like it or not, and they cannot deny his power religiously. [123] The Fremen culture is irreparably damaged by jihad; the new religion takes shape of rituals that are dependent on Muad'Dib's omnipresence. [95] As Muad'Dib, Paul is the messiah and the Emperor (King of Kings) who gives himself to fate and becomes a martyr to his followers, wanders blinded into the desert to die, [95] later finding emancipation as a heretic of his own church as the Preacher. [124] The regency of Paul's sister Alia and the Qizarate priests continue to promote Muad'Dib's religion to help keep control of the universe, ensuring that others do not oppose them. [123] In his Golden Path, Herbert presents an argument of how to create a healthy society, avoiding despotism and hero worship, a trap in which social groups can be caught:

In July 2020, Herbert and Anderson announced a new trilogy of prequel novels called The Caladan Trilogy. The first novel in the series, Dune: The Duke of Caladan, was published in October 2020, [60] [61] and the second, Dune: The Lady of Caladan, was released in September 2021. [62] [63] The third novel, Dune: The Heir of Caladan, was released on November 22, 2022. [64] a b Kunzru, Hari (July 3, 2015). " Dune, 50 years on: how a science fiction novel changed the world". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Archived from the original on February 11, 2019 . Retrieved February 11, 2019. In Herbert's God Emperor of Dune (1981), Leto II Atreides indicates that the Jihad had been a semi-religious social upheaval initiated by humans who felt repulsed by how guided and controlled they had become by machines. [12] This technological reversal leads to the creation of the universal Orange Catholic Bible and the rise of a new feudal pan-galactic empire that lasts for over 10,000 years before Herbert's series begins. [13] [14] Several secret societies also develop, using eugenics programs, intensive mental and physical training, and pharmaceutical enhancements to hone human skills to an astonishing degree. [13] Artificial insemination is also prohibited, as explained in Dune Messiah (1969), when Paul Atreides negotiates with the Reverend Mother Gaius Helen Mohiam, who is appalled by Paul's suggestion that he impregnate his consort in this manner. [15]

Reader, Sam (January 13, 2020). "Frank Herbert's Dune: Science Fiction's Greatest Epic Fantasy Novel". Tor.com. Archived from the original on June 7, 2021 . Retrieved June 8, 2021. a b Evans, Clay (March 14, 2008). "Review: Exploring Frank Herbert's 'Duniverse' ". DailyCamera.com. Archived from the original on March 19, 2008 . Retrieved March 19, 2008. Dune (1984)". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on May 2, 2021 . Retrieved January 15, 2015. a b Herbert, Frank; Herbert, Brian; Anderson, Kevin J. (August 11, 2005). "They Stopped the Moving Sands". The Road to Dune. Tor Books. pp. 263–264. ISBN 0-7653-1295-6. This is - quite simply - the most magnificent Sci-Fi epic ever written . . . The scope of Asimov's Foundation, the attention to detail and context of Tolkien's LotR, coupled with an unmatched visionary socio-ecological messianic narrative that is scarily relevant today ' Goodreads reviewer, ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐On February 26, 2019, Funcom announced that it was entering into an exclusive partnership with Legendary Entertainment to develop games related to the upcoming Dune films. [198] The first game, Dune: Spice Wars, developed by Shiro Games, was released in early access on April 26, 2022. [199] Other games [ edit ] Dune: Imperium 's designer Paul Dennen (left), at the booth promoting his game, at Spiel des Jahres Herbert's interest in the desert setting of Dune and its challenges is attributed to research he began in 1957 for a never-completed article about a United States Department of Agriculture experiment using poverty grass to stabilize damaging sand dunes, which could "swallow whole cities, lakes, rivers, and highways." [30] Herbert spent the next five years researching, writing, and revising what would eventually become the novel Dune, [30] which was initially serialized in Analog magazine as two shorter works, Dune World (1963) and The Prophet of Dune (1965). [31] The serialized version was expanded and reworked—and rejected by more than 20 publishers—before being published by Chilton Books, a printing house best known for its auto repair manuals, in 1965. [32] Dune won the inaugural Nebula Award for Best Novel in 1966, and the 1966 Hugo Award. [33] [34] The novel has been translated into dozens of languages, and has sold almost 20 million copies. [35] Dune has been regularly cited as one of the world's best-selling science fiction novels. [1] [2]

Jonas, Gerald (June 16, 1985). "Science Fiction". The New York Times. Archived from the original on November 10, 2013 . Retrieved November 27, 2013– via NYTimes.com. As explained in Dune, the Butlerian Jihad is a conflict taking place over 11,000 years in the future [7] (and over 10,000 years before the events of Dune), which results in the total destruction of virtually all forms of "computers, thinking machines, and conscious robots". [8] With the prohibition "Thou shalt not make a machine in the likeness of a human mind," the creation of even the simplest thinking machines is outlawed and made taboo, [8] which has a profound influence on the socio-political and technological development of humanity in the Dune series. [9] Herbert refers to the Jihad several times in the novels, but does not give much detail on how he imagined the causes and nature of the conflict. [10] Critical analysis has often associated the term with Samuel Butler and his 1863 essay " Darwin among the Machines", which advocated the destruction of all advanced machines. [11]Herbert, Frank (1976). "When I Was Writing Dune". Children of Dune (2008ed.). Penguin Publishing Group. ISBN 9781440630514. Archived from the original on April 5, 2023 . Retrieved May 24, 2020. For the similarities between some of Herbert's terms and ideas and actual words and concepts in the Arabic language, as well as the series' " Islamic undertones" and themes, a Middle Eastern influence in Herbert's works has been widely noted. So you're fired up about Dune's recent big screen adaptation , and while you're waiting for Part Two to arrive in theaters, you're wanting to dive into the world of Frank Herbert's beloved science fiction novels. Congratulations! You've got an exciting literary journey ahead. And whether you've dabbled in Dune lore before or you're completely new to the wild world of Arrakis, there’s something for everyone in this Titanic-sized series about power, violence, and fate.

Herbert, Brian; Anderson, Kevin J. (September 16, 2008). Product Details: Paul of Dune (Tor Books). Macmillan. ISBN 978-0765312945.Roberts, A. (November 28, 2005). The History of Science Fiction. Springer. p.235. ISBN 9780230554658. a b Anderson, Kevin J. (April 14, 2008). " Dune blog". DuneNovels.com. Archived from the original on June 20, 2008 . Retrieved June 20, 2008.