ISBN: 159397776X 9781593977764

Category: Fiction / Science Fiction / Space Opera

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Frank Herbert's <i>Dune</i> is widely known as the science fiction equivalent of <i>The Lord of the Rings</i>, and <i>The Road to Dune</i> is a companion work comparable to <i>The Silmarillion</i>, shedding light on and following the remarkable development of the bestselling science fiction novel of all time.<br><br>Herein, the world's millions of <i>Dune</i> fans can now read---at long last---the unpublished chapters and scenes from <i>Dune</i> and <i>Dune Messiah</i>. <i>The Road to Dune</i> also includes the original correspondence between Frank Herbert and famed editor John W. Campbell, Jr.; excerpts from Herbert's correspondence during his years-long struggle to get his innovative work published; and the article "They Stopped the Moving Sands," Herbert's original inspiration for <i>Dune.</i><br><br><i>The Road to Dune</i> features newly discovered papers and manuscripts of Frank Herbert, and also "Spice Planet," an original sixty-thousand-word short novel by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson, based on a detailed outline left by Frank Herbert.<br><br><i>The Road to Dune</i> is a treasure trove of essays, articles, and fiction that every reader of <i>Dune</i> will want to add to their shelf.<br>