Dune Resources

It's like a new-car smell with a hint of electricity. This website comes equipped with a blog keeping you up-to-date on all things Dune.

A map of Arrakis, just in case you lose your way—an easy thing to do in the 400+ pages of the book.

Dune joins the illustrious ranks—is that the right phrasing?—of science fiction novels people lie about having read. Don't be the one with pants on fire. Just read it (and feel free to read the others on the list as well).

NPR lists the Top 100 must-read science fiction and fantasy novels. Dune receives top honors at fourth place. Like we said, not too shabby.

The Dune wiki was made by fans for fans.

Roger Ebert called this film "a real mess, an incomprehensible, ugly, unstructured, pointless excursion" (source), but we've got to give credit where it's due. There is nothing unstructured or pointless about Kyle MacLachlan's hairdo.

The special effects are super dated. Super dated. But this Syfy miniseries attempts to be a more faithful adaptation to Herbert's novel. How does it do? You'll have to watch for yourself.

This follow-up miniseries combines both Dune Messiah and Children of Dune into one massive story. Yeah, it's not technically based on Dune, but if you like the first series, you'll want to give this one a try too.

Dune concerns itself with many matters: religion, ecology, and politics. But the power of positive thinking? Isn't that a tad after-school special? Maria Konnikova doesn't think so, and she explains why in this essay.

The critics gave David Lynch's Dune a heck of a beating back in '84. Dominic Corry thinks maybe it's time to reconsider that beating and maybe offer an apology and some critical balm.

Io9's "Blogging the Hugos" reaches a milestone with Herbert's novel. Here, Josh Wimmer recounts what is amazing about Dune. His answer is: just about everything.

Once upon a time, J.G. Ballard argued that Dune was a silly novel dressed up as literature. Sam Jordison disagrees. Here's why.

One Professor McNelly interviews Frank Herbert early in Herbert's career. It's filled with fun facts. For example, did you know Herbert read over 200 books in preparation for writing the novel? You do now.

Fourteen pages of interview? Yep. If you're into collecting biographical facts, then this is the interview for you.

Lorenzo DiTommaso discusses the "Vitality Struggle" as a theme in Dune. Advance Warning: Science Fiction Studies is an academic journal, so expect plenty of big words and run-on sentences. However, if you've ever wanted to learn academic-ese, this essay will help you in your foreign language studies.

The trailer to David Lynch's 1984 adaptation of Dune. These few minutes are mind-bending enough. Just wait until you see the film.

Watch Dune for a mere three bucks on YouTube, and you don't even have to drive to the Redbox.

The trailer for the Syfy miniseries. William Hurt's Leto and Ian McNeice's Baron Harkonnen are worth the price of admission.

Watch the Syfy Channel try to squeeze Herbert's epic novel into your television, er, computer screen. 

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There was Dune. Herbert's novel provided the inspiration for one of the great real-time strategies in gaming history. We still love those old school Amiga graphics.

Dune gets all the love. Even Dune: Spice Opera, the soundtrack to the video game, is highly acclaimed. Here, we provide two tracks of MIDI goodness for your listening pleasure. 

Spice Opera

Sign of the Worm

This wonderful, plain cover adorns the novel's 40th anniversary edition.

We're going old school with this cover.

The covers of Dune's various incarnations follow a particular color palate. Namely, orange.

Dune is the gift to cover artists everywhere. It just keeps giving them work. Here's the 25th anniversary edition for you.

The cover that started it all. We present to you the first edition.

The creator of Dune, Frank Herbert. Now that's what we call a thinking beard.

Kraken, schmaken. The sandworms of Dune are the true beasts to fear.

Made entirely from willow, this sandworm is truly awesome.

Concept artist Mark Molnar draws Arrakis. He says he did it for the pleasure, but the pleasure is all ours.

Is there anything Legos can't make? Hm… nope.