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Children of Dune  is the third book in the Dune series, after Dune  (which the 2021 and 2024 film adaptations are based on) and Dune Messiah . It is described as ‘combin[ing] the threads of ecology and adventure developed in Dune  with the theme of political intrigue from Dune Messiah .’ It is an exciting conclusion for any sci-fi and Dune  fan. Children of Dune  was published in 1976, seven years after Dune Messiah , and the edition that we are selling in our shop is a firs

Following on from the phenomenal science-fiction landmark that was Dune , Frank Herbert released the second book in the series, Dune Messiah , four years later, in 1969. The copy of Dune Messiah  that we are selling in the shop is a first edition, 2 nd  impression published in 1969 by G.P. Putnam’s Sons in America. Dune Messiah  originally appeared in a shorter version in Galaxy Magazine from July to September of the same year, before it was released as a novel. Our edition i

The Mummy  by iconic horror writer, Anne Rice, is a perfect spooky book for all those who are fans of myth and mummies, or a good horror novel. Our first edition copy of The Mummy  (or Ramses the Damned ) was published in 1989 by Chatto and Windus. Rice had already started writing the famous ‘Vampire Chronicles’ series, with the first book, Interview with the Vampire , being adapted into a famous film in 1994. ( The Vampire Lestat  is the second book in the series and we have

In 1960, Psycho , directed by Alfred Hitchcock (one of the most notable filmmakers and directors of all time), was released to the public. It was an instant success, and a seminal work for all film-fanatics and lovers of the horror genre – but did you know that it was based on a book? A year earlier to Psycho (1960) being released, Robert Bloch published his book of the same name: it was the core text and inspiration for Hitchcock's film adaptation . The book that we are sel

The War of the Worlds  by H.G. Wells is a cornerstone of science fiction, dystopian and fin-de-siècle literature, written by one of the most prolific writers of the late 19 th  and early 20 th centuries. A serialised version of The War of the Worlds  was released in 1897, but the following year, in 1898, William Heinemann published the complete novelised version of Wells’ end-of-the-world story. The book itself is set in the south of England, specifically in Woking, Surrey a

Jules Verne is perhaps best known for his works like Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea  or Around the World in Eighty Days , but our copy of his 1869 science fiction novel Around the Moon  is perfect for any Verne or space-travel fans. The edition that we are selling in our shop is a collector’s hardback edition from 1988, published by The Easton Press in Connecticut, USA. The book comes with a bookplate sticker, a loose page on the collector's notes and an introduction w

Dune  is one of the most iconic sci-fi novels of all time, which was catapulted back into notoriety in the last few years with the critically-acclaimed films Dune: Part 1 and Dune: Part 2 (both directed by Denis Villeneuve). Our special copy of the first Dune  book, by Frank Herbert, is a hardback memorial edition, bound in genuine leather. It was published in 1987 by the Easton Press, in Norwalk, Connecticut. Included in the book are multiple black and white illustrations,

The Adventures of Tom Bombadil and other verses from The Red Book  builds on the myths and legends (the legendarium) of the world of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings  through a series of poems. This book is a hardback, first edition, 3 rd impression published in 1968 by George Allen and Unwin – they published almost all of Tolkien’s works. Included are sixteen poems in various forms and metres that tell tales from the Tolkien universe, mainly through the character of Tom

The Adventures of Tom Bombadil and other verses from The Red Book  builds on the myths and legends (the legendarium) of the world of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings  through a series of poems. This book is a hardback, first edition, 1 st impression published in 1962 by George Allen and Unwin. Included are sixteen poems in various forms that tell tales from the Tolkien universe, mainly through the character of Tom Bombadil, who was featured briefly in The Lord of the Rin

The Lord of the Rings series hardly needs an introduction: it is the cornerstone of the fantasy genre and one of the most well-known epic, adventure trilogies which is still enjoyed around the world decades after its original publication. The original books were released between 1954 and 1955 and published by George Allen and Unwin. Our set of The Lord of the Rings are all hardbacks and first editions – but varying impressions – from 1959 and 1960 (also published by George Al

Exactly one hundred years after the most popular version of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein  was published, the film Frankenstein (1931) was released – and a film tie-in of the classic gothic novel was produced. Thought up in the stormy landscape of Geneva in 1816, after sharing ghost stories with fellow writers Percy Bysshe Shelley and Lord Byron, Frankenstein was published two years later by Lackington, Hughes, Harding, Mavor & Jones (but our copy is a hardback published by Th