Dune, a science-fiction novel written in 1965 by Frank Herbert, follows the story of Paul Atreides, a young man whose family accepts stewardship of the planet Arrakis for the interstellar empire.

In his biography of his father, Dreamer of Dune, Brian Herbert noted that Frank dug into Greek mythology for inspiration, naming the Atreides family for the Greek house Atreus, and a king of ...

Chronicling the familiar Houses of Harkonnen, Atreides, and Corrino, Dune: Prophecy takes a cue from series like Game of Thrones to explore the palace intrigue of royal families, commoners rising ...

House Atreides’ Mentat (a type of human computer), Thufir Hawat, wanted to resign as head of security after a hidden Harkonnen assassin almost killed Paul shortly after the clan’s move to Arrakis.