The spice must flow: the story of Dune, from cult novels to visionary sci-fi movies

Prologue: Use the voice, Paul

Frank Herbert's beard : the real-life origins of Dune

Fear is the mind-killer : how Beverly Herbert and Bene Gesserit saved Dune before it began

Magazine worms : "Dune World" and the world's first glimpse of Arrakis

Novel repair manual : the publication of the first Dune novel

My own private Duncan Idaho : Dune Messiah and the resurrection of Dune's greatest hero

Golden paths not taken : the earliest visions for cinematic Dune adaptations

I am the sandworm : Children of Dune changes the landscape of science fiction novels forever

Spice wars : Star Wars borrows the voice and soul of Dune

Dune velvet : David Lynch's 1984 film and the renewed cult of Dune

Twilight of the emperor : the second Dune trilogy and Frank Herbert's final decade

Walk without rhythm : the phantom menace of the new Dune novels and the Sci-Fi Channel miniseries

The slow blade penetrates the shield : the Denis Villeneuve Dune film series and the new spice renaissance

The sleeper must awaken : the future of the Dune franchise, and Dune as an ecological guide for the future

Epilogue: Spice up your life.