弗兰克·赫伯特以精细入微的笔法创造了一个与地球截然不同的世界。行星阿拉吉斯。既是英勇豪迈、心计深沉的亚崔迪家族的领地，是阴鸷冷酷、顽强剽悍的弗瑞曼人的故乡，也是庞大无匹、可以吞噬一切的沙虫的巢穴。它所出产的，更是整个人类宇宙梦寐以求的珍宝——香料。
以这颗行星为舞台，上演着英勇和怯懦、高尚和卑鄙、忠诚和背叛的大剧，它的一举一动。都牵动着整个人类宇宙。
人们常常用另一个名字称呼这颗干旱的星球——沙丘。
长期以来，弗兰克·赫伯特一直想要描写“扰动人类社会的救世狂热”在《沙丘救世主》中，这股“救世狂热”达到了顶峰。
年轻的保罗·穆哈迪战胜了年迈的皇帝，成为银河系的新主人。他麾下的弗瑞曼军团横扫银河，令穆哈迪的宗教统治遍及已知宇宙的每一个角落。在这场圣战中，恐怖的暴行层出不穷，即使人类历史上最残酷的暴君也要为之发抖。
但是权力一旦掌握。随之而来的必然是腐败。不到十二年。新帝国内部产生的腐败力量又和旧势力的野心家结合，使保罗陷入重重危机之中。在这场生死较量中，保罗为了挽救自己的帝国、自己的爱人，还有他未出世的孩子，付出了难以承受的代价……

FRANK HERBERT is the bestselling author of the Dune saga. He was born in Tacoma, Washington, and educated at the University of Washington, Seattle. He worked a wide variety of jobs—including TV cameraman, radio commentator, oyster diver, jungle survival instructor, lay analyst, creative writing teacher, reporter and editor of several West Coast newspapers—before becoming a full-time writer.
In 1952, Herbert began publishing science fiction with “Looking for Something?” in Startling Stories. But his emergence as a writer of major stature did not occur until 1965, with the publication of Dune. Dune Messiah, Children of Dune, God Emperor of Dune, Heretics of Dune, and Chapterhouse: Dune followed, completing the saga that the Chicago Tribune would call “one of the monuments of modern science fiction.” Herbert is also the author of some twenty other books, including The White Plague, The Dosadi Experiment, and Destination: Void. He died in 1986.

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