Whoever controls Arrakis controls the spice. And whoever controls the spice controls the universe.
When
the Emperor transfers stewardship of Arrakis from the noble House
Harkonnen to House Atreides, the Harkonnens fight back, murdering Duke
Leto Atreides. Paul, his son, and Lady Jessica, his concubine, flee into
the desert. On the point of death, they are rescued by a band for
Fremen, the native people of Arrakis, who control Arrakis' second great
resource: the giant worms that burrow beneath the burning desert sands.
In
order to avenge his father and retake Arrakis from the Harkonnens, Paul
must earn the trust of the Fremen and lead a tiny army against the
innumerable forces aligned against them.
And his journey will change the universe.