CONTENTS

AUTHOR’S NOTE

PROLOGUE

Use the Voice, Paul

1

Frank Herbert’s Beard

The real-life origins of Dune

2

Fear Is the Mind-Killer

How Beverly Herbert and the Bene Gesserit saved Dune before it began

3

Magazine Worms

“Dune World” and the world’s first glimpse of Arrakis

4

Novel Repair Manual

The publication of the first Dune novel

5

My Own Private Duncan Idaho

Dune Messiah and the resurrection of Dune’s greatest hero

6

Golden Paths Not Taken

The earliest visions for cinematic Dune adaptations

7

I Am the Sandworm

Children of Dune changes the landscape of science fiction novels forever

8

Spice Wars

Star Wars borrows the voice and soul of Dune

9

Dune Velvet

David Lynch’s 1984 film and the renewed cult of Dune

10

Twilight of the Emperor

The second Dune trilogy and Frank Herbert’s final decade

11

Walk Without Rhythm

The phantom menace of the new Dune novels and the Sci Fi Channel miniseries

12

The Slow Blade Penetrates the Shield

The Denis Villeneuve Dune film series and the new spice renaissance

13

The Sleeper Must Awaken

The future of the Dune franchise, and Dune as an ecological guide for the future

EPILOGUE

Spice Up Your Life

PHOTOGRAPHS

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

SOURCE NOTES

INDEX