Tom Huddleston is an author, journalist and musician based in North London. His novels include several science fiction and fantasy stories for younger readers including the eco-futuristic FloodWorld trilogy. He spent a decade on the Film desk at Time Out magazine and is now a freelance Film & TV journalist writing for, among others, The Guardian and Little White Lies.
'Part analysis, part history book, Huddleston's tome covers Herbert's myriad influences, from Soviet Imperialism to the Irish Catholic matriarchs who informed the Bene Gesserit. An impressice work of granular Dunesploitation'. -- Empire Magazine * Empire Magazine * 'An in-depth exploration of the places, events, and cultures that captivated Herbet during the writing of Dune, and became integral in his world-building'. -- Creative Review * Creative Review * 'a beautifully designed book exploring the ideas and concepts behind this science fiction classic'. -- Dune Scholar * Dune Scholar *