The Road to Dune (Hardcover)

from dishdasha

There are around 3 major sections in the book. The first section is "Spice Planet", an alternate Dune story Frank Herbert outlined before writing Dune. The second part is a series of letter, and the third part contains scenes dropped from Dune and Dune Messiah. This book is a great read for peopl...

from JeffV

Are you a fan of Frank Herbert's Dune series? A really big fan? If so, you might find this book to be of some interest. Compiled by his son Brian and his erstwhile coauthor Kevin J. Anderson, Road to Dune provides a lot of Franks notes, as well as a reconstruction of the prototype novel "Dune Wor...

from Waianuhea

A MUST-READ for fans of the series! Especially if you really enjoyed Dune Messiah. It's well worth it for the background info and the alternate ending.

from bemislibrary

This is an interesting behind the scenes look at how Frank Herbert developed, changed, and polished his now classic book "Dune". The book is divided into three sections, an original three-part story called "Spice Planet", the Road to Dune, and Short Stories. This book should be in the collection ...

from NaleagDeco

If you are a Dune nerd, you will enjoy this book. It gives you 1) A first draft of Dune, significantly different from the final product and about 50% smaller in content and themes. 2) A set of letters between Herbert, his agent and Joseph Campbell (the science fiction giant) giving some insight i...