To mark Folio’s 75th anniversary, Michael Ende’s The Neverending Story is published as a magical new edition, beautifully illustrated by award-winning artist Marie-Alice Harel and bursting with exquisite design details. However, this really does feel like the ultimate companion to the movie - at least until the Bluray comes out where I live and I see if it's got any "makings of" on it. Frank Herbert's science fiction classic Dune will be seen like never before in the breath-taking film adaptation from acclaimed director Denis Villeneuve (Blade Runner 2049, Arrival). It's a very inspirational thing to leaf through, with a good variety of concept art for locations, vehicles, costumes and more, from a number of artists. Encompassing the epic vistas witnessed on location shoots, through to candid moments between Villeneuve and key cast members including Timothée Chalamet, Rebecca Ferguson, Oscar Isaac, Josh Brolin, Zendaya, Sharon Duncan-Brewster, and Jason Momoa, this book also features a foreword by executive producer Tanya Lapointe (The Art and Soul of Dune), a preface by Ferguson, and an afterword by Brian Herbert.

Compared to LaPointe's equivalent book on Blade Runner 2049, this one both fits easier on the shelf and is packed with more pictures. Her titles include The Art and Soul of Blade Runner 2049, The Art and Science of Arrival, and The Art and Soul of Dune. The sci-fi adventure that launched a global franchise, Planet of the Apes is given a timely Folio release with David de las Heras’s spectacular artwork and a thought-provoking introduction by primatologist Frans de Waal. The Art and Soul of Dune II captures the breathtaking behind-the-scenes journey behind the making of Dune: Part Two, director Denis Villeneuve’s sequel to his six-time Oscar-winning film adaptation of author Frank Herbert’s science fiction classic. Now fans can be part of the creative journey of bringing Herbert's seminal work to life with 'The Art and Making of Dune', the only official companion to the hugely anticipated movie event.Like David Lean’s film Lawrence of Arabia – the modern work of art Dune most resembles – Herbert’s novel exhibits epic sweep while remaining, at heart, the intensely moving story of a young man caught up in a myth. A unique, cloth-bound reproduction of the Fremkit instruction booklet prop created for the movie, featuring 80 pages of exclusive unseen art from the film. Humanity has resorted to a delicately balanced feudal system of governance, each aristocratic family struggling for survival, competing for control of a decadent empire.

Frank Herbert's Dune is widely known as the science fiction equivalent of The Lord of the Rings, and The Road to Dune is a companion work comparable to The Silmarillion, shedding light on and following the remarkable development of the bestselling science fiction novel of all time. And yet the planet is also humanity’s sole source of ‘spice’, the mysterious, addictive substance that underpins the workings of the galaxy-wide Padishah Empire.This much anticipated edition is illustrated by Sam Weber, whose work also appears in the acclaimed Folio editions of Fahrenheit 451 and Lord of the Flies . This book has lots of full-page spreads of gorgeous artwork, rough designs, and scenes during filming. Dune tells the unforgettable story of the boy Paul Atreides, heir to a noble family tasked with ruling an inhospitable desert planet, and his journey to a mythic destiny that will bring to fruition humankind’s most ancient and unattainable dream. Dune seems to me unique among SF novels in the depth of characterisation and the extraordinary detail of the world it creates.