Dune Sampler

I MUST NOT FEAR. FEAR IS THE MIND-KILLER. FEAR IS THE LITTLE-DEATH THAT BRINGS TOTAL OBLITERATION. I WILL FACE MY FEAR . . .

THE DEFINITIVE GRAPHIC NOVEL ADAPTATION OF DUNE, THE GROUNDBREAKING SCIENCE-FICTION CLASSIC

BY FRANK HERBERT

FRANK HERBERT’S

THE GRAPHIC NOVEL, BOOK 1

ADAPTED BY BRIAN HERBERT AND KEVIN J. ANDERSON COVER ART BY BILL SIENKIEWICZ , FRANK HERBERT’S epic science-fiction masterpiece

set in the far future amid a sprawling feudal interstellar society, tells the story of Paul Atreides as he and his family accept control of the desert planet Arrakis. A stunning blend of adventure, mysticism, environmentalism, and politics, Dune is a powerful, fantastical tale that takes an unprecedented look into our universe and is transformed in this graphic novel adaptation.

BRIAN HERBERT and KEVIN J. ANDERSON retain the integrity of the original novel, and RAÚL ALLÉN and PATRICIA MARTÍN’S magnificent illustrations, along with striking cover art by BILL SIENKIEWICZ, bring Herbert’s classic book to life for a new generation of readers.

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ADAPTED BY

BRIAN HERBERT AND KEVIN J. ANDERSON ILLUSTRATED BY RAÚL ALLÉN AND PATRICIA MARTÍN

SAMPLER

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FRANK HERBERT

BRIAN HERBERT, son of Frank Herbert,

(1920–86) was the bestselling author of Dune and its five sequels.

has written a moving biography of his father, Dreamer of Dune. He has also collaborated with Kevin J. Anderson to write Dune prequels and sequels.

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KEVIN J. ANDERSON

RAÚL ALLÉN and PATRICIA MARTÍN

is an award-winning science-fiction author of more than fifty bestsellers, including spin-off novels for Dune, Star Wars, and The X-Files. He lives in Monument, Colorado.

are celebrated comic book artists who are making their full-length graphic novel debut by illustrating all three volumes of the Dune series for Abrams ComicArts. They live in Valladolid, Spain.

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SPECIFICATIONS ISBN: 978-1-4197-3150-1 U.S. $24.99/CAN $31.99/UK £17.99 176 pages • 6½ × 9¾" • Hardcover with jacket

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BILL SIENKIEWICZ is an Eisner Award–winning, Emmy-nominated artist whose iconic work revamped the style of comics and graphic novel illustration, most notably for Marvel Comics and DC Comics. He lives in Los Angeles, California.

Rights: World/All Full-color illustrations throughout On sale: 11/24/2020

D E A R R E ADE R, Frank Herbert’s classic Dune is a fantastic visual experience, an epic story that is the most beloved novel in science fiction. This monumental literary masterpiece, with larger-than-life characters, Machiavellian plot twists, and sweeping vistas of the desert and galaxy, is a perfect candidate to be adapted as a graphic novel. We are extremely pleased to present this sampler of Frank Herbert’s DUNE: The Graphic Novel, Book 1: Dune.

When we turned to the task of writing the script, we decided from the outset—with the full support of our publisher, Abrams—that this must be a definitive graphic novel treatment, a truly faithful adaptation of Frank Herbert’s classic from 1965. We weren’t interested in doing our interpretation of Dune or modifying the story to add our own special stamp. We wanted this to be pure Dune—chapter for chapter, scene for scene.

Naturally, this does not mean the inclusion of every gesture or line of dialogue—a picture is worth a thousand words, after all—but we wanted to convey the ambitious story the way Frank Herbert originally told it. Because the original novel is broken into three “books,” the graphic novel will be released in three separate volumes.

Writing the script was only the first part of the challenge. Finding the right artists was critical. Working closely with the editorial team at Abrams ComicArts, we reviewed the work of various artists until we finally settled on the style and imagination of Bill Sienkiewicz for the cover, and Raúl Allén and Patricia Martín for the interior. Then came the questions of character design, costumes, technology, settings, and the different planets beyond just Arrakis or Dune, the desert planet. In each case, we kept a watchful eye on the Dune canon that Frank Herbert laid out, and made certain that the art matched the vision he had for his incredible universe.

There have been previous cinematic adaptations of Dune . . . David Lynch’s 1984 movie, the SciFi Channel miniseries, and the new Legendary movie, directed by Denis Villeneuve.

While all these productions have their own aesthetic and visual language, we want this graphic novel to stand alone as a unique and independent work.

For the interior art of the graphic novel, working with Raúl Allén and Patricia Martín, as well as the editorial team at Abrams ComicArts, we have developed a general look and atmosphere for the pages and layouts. We are very excited about how this first volume turned out and look forward to the subsequent two books, which will complete our adaptation of the novel. We hope these Abrams publications bring a whole new audience to Frank Herbert’s breathtaking universe of adventure, politics, religion, and ecology. In these illustrated pages, we want the legions of dedicated Dune fans to have an exciting new visual experience for the greatest science-fiction novel of all time.

BRIAN HERBERT

February 2020

AND

KEVIN J. ANDERSON

DUNE: THE GRAPHIC NOVEL, BOOK 1: DUNE IS 176 PAGES

WE’LL KEEP WATCH AS WELL, KYNES. WE’VE ALREADY LOST TOO MUCH EQUIPMENT.

IS THAT WORMSIGN? THERE?

THIS FREE PREVIEW OF THIRTEEN PAGES STARTS WITH BOOK PAGE 79:

As the young Paul Atreides and his father, the Duke Leto, take their first journey into the desert of Arrakis, they encounter the planet’s most infamous and feared inhabitant . . .

“WORM. BIG ONE.”

Project Manager: Charles Kochman Editor: Charlotte Greenbaum Art Director: Pamela Notarantonio Designer: Charice Silverman Managing Editor: Lisa Silverman Production Manager: Erin Vandeveer CALLING CRAWLER AT DELTA AJAX NINER.

Cataloging-in-Publication Data has been applied for and may be obtained from the Library of Congress.

ISBN 978-1-4197-3150-1 eISBN 978-1-64700-182-7

WORMSIGN WARNING. ACKNOWLEDGE.

Copyright © 2020 Herbert Properties LLC Adapted by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson

WHO CALLS DELTA AJAX NINER? OVER.

Illustrated by Raúl Allén and Patricia Martín Cover art by Bill Sienkiewicz Published in 2020 by Abrams ComicArts®, an imprint of ABRAMS. All rights reserved.

No portion of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, mechanical, electronic, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without written permission from the publisher.

UNLISTED FLIGHT—NORTH OF YOU ABOUT THREE KILOMETERS. WORMSIGN IS ON INTERCEPT COURSE ESTIMATED CONTACT TWENTYFIVE MINUTES.

Printed and bound in China 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1

THIS IS SPOTTER CONTROL.

THEY SEEM PRETTY CALM ABOUT IT. SIGHTING CONFIRMED. STAND BY FOR CONTACT FIX.

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CONTACTCONTACT IN TWENTY-SIX IN TWENTY-SIX MINUTES MINUTES MINUS. MINUS. THAT WASTHAT A SHARP WAS A SHARP ESTIMATE. ESTIMATE.

NOW TELLNOW THEM TELL THEM IT’S THE DUKE’S IT’S THE DUKE’S WISH THAT WISH THEY THAT THEY DIVIDE THE DIVIDE SPOTTER THE SPOTTER BONUS AMONGST BONUS AMONGST THEMSELVES. THEMSELVES.

SPOTTERSPOTTER CREDIT TO CREDIT THE TO THE DUKE LETO DUKE LETO ATREIDES.ATREIDES. OVER. OVER.

ACKNOWLEDGED...

ACKNOWLEDGED...

AND THANK AND THANK YOU. YOU.

“RICH SPICE “RICH BED SPICE BED

BY THE COLOR.”

BY THE COLOR.”

WHO’S ONWHO’S ON THAT UNLISTED THAT UNLISTED FLIGHT? FLIGHT? OVER. OVER.

THIS LETSTHIS LETS THE MEN THE KNOW MEN KNOW THEIR DUKE THEIR IS DUKE IS CONCERNED CONCERNED FOR FOR THEIR SAFETY. THEIRWORD SAFETY. WORD WILL GETWILL AROUND. GET AROUND.

“THEY’LL “THEY’LL CONTINUECONTINUE WORKING WORKING UNTIL THEUNTIL THE LAST MINUTE.” LAST MINUTE.”

GURNEY GURNEY IS ALSO VERY IS ALSO VERY TALENTEDTALENTED IN PUBLICIN PUBLIC RELATIONS. RELATIONS.

SHOULDN’T SHOULDN’T WE WE BE HEARING BE HEARING THEM THEM CALL IN THE CALL IN THE CARRYALL? CARRYALL?

WHAT WHAT HAPPENSHAPPENS NOW? NOW?

ANY OF ANY OF YOU SEE THE YOU SEE THE WING? HEWING? ISN’T HE ISN’T ANSWERING. ANSWERING.

THERE’S A THERE’S A CARRYALLCARRYALL WING WING SOMEWHERE SOMEWHERE GET IN GET IN CLOSE. IT’LL CLOSE. COME IT’LL COME CLOSE, LORD. MY LORD. IN AND LIFT IN AND OFF LIFTCLOSE, OFF MY YOU’LL FIND YOU’LL THISFIND THIS THE CRAWLER. THE CRAWLER. INTERESTING. INTERESTING.

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THERE SHOULD THERE SHOULD BE TWENTY-SIX MEN BEMACHINE TWENTY-SIX MEN ON THAT ON THAT DOWN THERE, NOTMACHINE DOWN THERE, NOT TO MENTION COST TO MENTION COST OF EQUIPMENT. OF EQUIPMENT.

SHOULDN’T THEY HAVESHOULDN’T TWO THEY HAVE TWO CARRYALLS STANDINGCARRYALLS BY STANDING BY FOR EVERY FOR EVERY CRAWLER? CRAWLER?

THIS IS YOUR DUKE. IS YOUR DUKE. WE ARETHIS COMING WE ARE DOWN TO TAKE OFFCOMING DOWN TO TAKE OFF DELTA AJAX NINER’S DELTA AJAX NINER’S CREW. ALL SPOTTERS CREW. ALL ARE ORDERED TOSPOTTERS ARE ORDERED TO COMPLY. COMPLY.

REPORT BY REPORT BY THE NUMBERS! THE NUMBERS! OVER. OVER.

HOW MUCH TIME?HOW MUCH TIME?

NINE MINUTES. NINE MINUTES.

...ALMOST A ...ALMOST A FULL LOAD OF LOAD OF SPICE! WEFULL CAN’T SPICE! WE CAN’T LEAVE THAT FOR A LEAVE THAT FOR A DAMNED WORM! DAMNED WORM!

THIS IS SPOTTER THIS IS ISPOTTER CONTROL. I DON’T SEECONTROL. HIM DON’T SEE HIM NOW. OVER. NOW. OVER.

YOU DON’T HAVE YOU DON’T HAVE ENOUGH EXTRA ENOUGH EXTRA EQUIPMENT— EQUIPMENT—

DAMN THE SPICE! WE DAMN CAN THE ALWAYSSPICE! GET WE CAN ALWAYS GET MORE SPICE. MORE SPICE. THERE ARE SEATS IN THERE OUR ARE SEATS SHIPS FOR ALL IN OUR SHIPS BUT THREE OFFOR ALL BUT YOU. THREE OF YOU. DRAW STRAWS DRAW OR DECIDE ANYSTRAWS DECIDE ANY WAY YOUOR LIKE WAYBUT YOU LIKE WHO’S TO GO. WHO’S YOU’RE GOING,TO GO. BUT YOU’RE AND THAT’S AN GOING, AND THAT’S AN ORDER! ORDER!

CORRECT. CORRECT. SPOTTER SPOTTER ONE: NEGATIVE. ONE: NEGATIVE. OVER. OVER.

SPOTTER SPOTTER TWO: NEGATIVE. TWO: NEGATIVE. OVER. OVER. THIS SHIP HAS THIS SHIP HAS MORE POWER THAN MORE POWER THE OTHERS. IF WE TOOK THAN THE OTHERS. OFF UNDER JET WITHIF WE TOOK OFF UNDER JET WITH THREE-QUARTER WINGS, THREE-QUARTER WE COULD CROWD IN AN WINGS, WE COULD CROWD IN AN ADDITIONAL MAN. ADDITIONAL MAN.

WITH FOUR WITH FOUR EXTRA MEN ABOARD EXTRA MEN ABOARD ON A JET TAKEOFF, ON A JET TAKEOFF, WE COULD SNAP WE SIRE. COULD SNAP THE WINGS, THE WINGS, SIRE.

SPOTTER SPOTTER THREE: NEGATIVE. THREE: NEGATIVE. OVER. OVER.

ALL THOSE ALL THOSE PEOPLE...

PEOPLE...

WHERE WHERE COULD THAT COULD THAT CARRYALL BE? CARRYALL BE?

COULD’VE BEEN FORCEDCOULD’VE DOWN BEEN FORCED DOWN SOMEWHERE SOMEWHERE OUT OF SIGHT. OUT OF SIGHT.

NOT ON THIS SHIP.NOT ON THIS SHIP.

HARKONNENS… HARKONNENS…

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GURNEY, YOU GURNEY, YOU AND PAUL AND TOSSPAUL TOSS THAT REAR OUT THAT OUT REAR SEAT. SEAT.

WHY THE WHY THE DEVIL AREN’T DEVIL AREN’T THEY COMING THEY COMING OUT OF THAT OUT OF THAT MACHINE?MACHINE?

COME ON!!!

COME ON!!!

THEY’RE THEY’RE HOPING THE HOPING THE WILL CARRYALLCARRYALL WILL SHOW UP. THEY SHOW UP. THEY STILL STILL HAVE A HAVE A FEW MINUTES. FEW MINUTES.

ESCORT ESCORT SHIPS—TWO OF SHIPS—TWO OF YOU TOSS YOU OUTTOSS OUT YOUR SHIELD YOUR SHIELD GENERATORS. GENERATORS. THAT SMELL...

THAT SMELL...

STRONG STRONG CINNAMON!CINNAMON!

SPICE.

SPICE.

YOU CAN YOU CAN CARRY CARRY ONE MOREONE MORE THAT WAY.THAT WE’REWAY. WE’RE NOTANY LEAVING ANY NOT LEAVING MEN FOR THAT MEN FOR THAT MONSTER.MONSTER.

ALL RIGHT,ALL RIGHT, YOU IN DELTA YOU IN DELTA AJAX NINER! OUT! AJAX NINER! OUT! NOW! THISNOW! IS A THIS IS A FROM COMMANDCOMMAND FROM YOUR DUKE! YOUR DUKE!

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ON THE ON THE DOUBLE OR DOUBLE OR I’LL CUT THAT I’LL CUT THAT CRAWLER CRAWLER APART APART WITH A WITH A LASGUN! LASGUN!

I CAN I CAN HEAR THEHEAR THE WORM. WORM.

IN YOU GO,IN YOU GO, BOYS! ON BOYS! THE ON THE DOUBLE! DOUBLE!

THE WORM! THE WORM! IT’S ALMOST IT’S ALMOST ON US! BLAST ON US! BLAST OFF! OFF!

TWO MEN TWO EACHMEN EACH YOUR SPOTTERS. INTO YOURINTO SPOTTERS. FOUR OVER HERE! FOUR OVER HERE! FOUR INTOFOUR THATINTO SHIPTHAT SHIP BACK THERE! BACK THERE!

ALMOST ALMOST EXACTLY, EXACTLY, MY LORD. MY LORD.

STILL HAVE WE STILL WE HAVE ALMOST THREE ALMOST THREE MINUTES MINUTES ON THE ON THE ORIGINALORIGINAL CONTACT CONTACT ESTIMATE.ESTIMATE. IS THAT IS THAT RIGHT, KYNES? RIGHT, KYNES?

SHE’S SHE’S VERY HEAVY, VERY HEAVY, WELL WITHIN WELL WITHIN SIRE. SIRE. THE TOLERANCES THE TOLERANCES OF .THIS OF THIS SHIP YOU SHIP. YOU DIDN’TTHINK REALLY THINK DIDN’T REALLY I’D RISK I’D RISK PAUL, DIDPAUL, DID YOU, GURNEY? YOU, GURNEY?

RUN, RUN, YOU SANDYOU SAND DOGS! DOGS! DAMNED DAMNED SLOPPY WAY SLOPPY WAY TO OPERATE. TO OPERATE.

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THE WORM IS NOW BENEATH THE CRAWLER. YOU ARE ABOUT TO WITNESS A THING FEW HAVE SEEN.

A B OUT A B RA M S C OM IC A RTS

SOMEONE IS GOING TO PAY FOR THIS. I PROMISE YOU THAT.

CURSE THIS HELLHOLE! THIS IS CRIMINAL WASTE! GOT ALL OUR FLOGGIN’ SPICE!

“GONE...ALL GONE.”

BLESS THE MAKER AND HIS WATER. BLESS THE COMING AND GOING OF HIM. MAY HIS PASSAGE CLEANSE THE WORLD.

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MAY HE KEEP THE WORLD FOR HIS PEOPLE.

WHAT’S THAT YOU’RE SAYING?

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