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Book Three of the Epic Prequel to the Classic Novel Dune—Soon to Be a Major Motion Picture The grand finale of the complex epic trilogy of the generation before Frank Herbert’s masterwork Dune. Shaddam Corrino IV, Emperor of the Known Universe, has risked everything to create a substitute for the spice melange . . . The substance that makes space travel possible . . . That prolongs life . . . That allows prescience . . . A substance that is found only on the desert planet Arrakis, a harsh world of storms and monstrous sandworms. Shaddam has used the noble houses as chess pieces for his scheme, causing the overthrow of powerful families, raising other houses to power. The Bene Gesserit Sisterhood works their own plans, manipulating bloodlines, trying to create their long-awaited messiah, the Kwisatz Haderach. Duke Leto Atreides battles his mortal enemy, Baron Vladimir Harkonnen, while his love for the beautiful and wise Jessica grows even in the face of bloodshed and betrayal. But are they all just pawns of an inevitable future centered around the planet Dune? Look for the entire prequel series DUNE: HOUSE ATREIDES • DUNE: HOUSE HARKONNEN • DUNE: HOUSE CORRINO
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3 primary booksPrelude to Dune is a 3-book series with 3 released primary works first released in 1999 with contributions by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson.
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28 primary books30 released booksDune Universe (Chronological) is a 30-book series with 30 released primary works first released in 1965 with contributions by Brian Herbert, Kevin J. Anderson, and Frank Herbert.
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24 primary books29 released booksDune Universe (Publication Order) is a 29-book series with 26 released primary works first released in 1965 with contributions by Frank Herbert, Brian Herbert, and Kevin J. Anderson.
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Was a enjoyable read. Moved pretty quickly. Did not have some of the depth of original series, but still worth the time for me.
J'ai apprécié la lecture de ce troisième et dernier volume de la trilogie “Prélude à Dune”. Contrairement aux deux volumes précédents, j'avais peu de souvenirs de ma première lecture de celui-ci et j'en ai redécouvert l'intrigue avec plaisir. A nouveau, cela n'a pas la profondeur du cycle Dune de Frank Herbert, mais cela reste une lecture intéressante et plaisante.
SUMMARY: The sequel to Dune: House Atreides and Dune: House Harkonnen chronicles the origins of the rivalry between Duke Leto and Baron Vladimir Harkonnen, the actions that transformed Duncan Idaho and Gurney Halleck into heroes, the birth of Paul Atreides, and the creation of the tyrannical Padishah Emperor Shaddam Corrino. Reprint.