Using original, deep-access reporting, extensive research, and insightful commentary. The Spice Must Flow brings the true popularity of Dune into the light for the very first time. With new interviews with key players behind the films-including Timothée Chalamet, Kyle MacLachlan, Denis Villeneuve, Patrick Stewart, Rebecca Ferguson, Alicia Witt, John Harrison, Alec Newman, and many more- The Spice Must Flow also examines the far-reaching influence of Dune on art, music, politics, and, most notably, its status as an ecological science-fiction story. Britt skillfully and entertainingly guides readers through the novel's unlikely evolution from a failed piece of journalism in 1957 about Oregon sand dunes into an epic science-fiction story, the way Frank Herbert's work inspired George Lucas in 1977, the strange road to the 1984 David Lynch film, and the knife-edge balance between blockbuster hit and indie film that Timothée Chalamet brings to the 2021 and 2023 movies, plus the exciting future of the franchise. Through a blend of narrative, oral-history elements, and fascinating trivia, The Spice Must Flow is the new essential guide to the behind-the-scenes story of Dune. The fiction of Dune is deadly serious, but the real-life story of how it came into existence is full of wonder, surprises, and spice.