Space and Politics in Frank Herbert’s “Dune”

wide view of 2020 Dune book cover

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Often argued to be one of the best science fiction books written, Dune by Frank Herbert finds relevance to this day with its interesting plot and subplots that delve into real-world problems. In this book, Frank Herbert creates a new universe that functions in familiar yet alien ways. Dune, published in August of 1965, is a sci-fi book that is most certainly unique from the language to the monarchy involved. However, while it does create this alien universe Dune also shows how humanity always finds its own ways to balance order and chaos. read more