Far in the future, two powerful families are locked in a bitter feud. The Duke Atreides, outmanoeuvred by his rival, Baron Harkonnen, must move his family to take up administration of the planet Arrakis, also known as Dune. A vast desert world, where water is worth a fortune, Dune is also a planet of fabulous wealth, only source of a drug prized throughout the Galactic Empire. But such a prize is worth killing for, and House Atreides now faces treachery and deceit on an undreamt of scale...