Children of Dune.

HERBERT, Frank.

$1,100.00

Item Number: 148014

New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1976.

Early printing of the third book in the magnificent Dune Chronicles—the bestselling science fiction adventure of all-time. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author in the year of publication, “For Don 11/6/76 Frank Herbert.” Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Cover art by Vincent Di Fate. Rare and desirable signed.

Initially selling over 75,000 copies, it became the first hardcover best-seller ever in the science fiction field. It was critically well-received for its gripping plot, action, and atmosphere, and was nominated for the Hugo Award for Best Novel in 1977. Dune Messiah (1969) and Children of Dune were collectively adapted by the Sci-Fi Channel in 2003 into a miniseries entitled Frank Herbert's Children of Dune.