Dune By Frank HerbertSet on the desert planet Arrakis, Dune is the story of Paul Atreideswho would become known as MuadDiband of a great familys ambition to bring to fruition mankinds most ancient and unattainable dream. A stunning blend of adventure and mysticism, environmentalism and politics, Dune won the first Nebula Award, shared the Hugo Award, and formed the basis of what is undoubtedly the grandest epic in science fiction.