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"In the week before their departure to Arrakis, when all the final scurrying about had reached a nearly unbearable frenzy, an old crone came to visit the mother of the boy, Paul."

Frank Herbert the First Line of Dune

Originally Published Jan. 1, 1965

Paperback edition:

489 pages - Sept. 1, 1990