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Who is this book for? Readers who enjoy complex science fiction with rich world-building and themes of power and survival.

Topics Desert planetBene gesseritColonizationEnvironmental transformationPower struggleLegacySurvivalMystical abilitiesPlanetary destructionReligious ordersPowerConflict
MoodSuspenseful, Hopeful
Female protagonist
ViolenceModerate
Frank Herbert's Final Novel in the Magnificent Dune Chronicles-the Bestselling Science Fiction Adventure of All Time The desert planet Arrakis, called Dune, has been destroyed. The remnants of the Old Empire have been consumed by the violent matriarchal cult known as the Honored Matres. Only one faction remains a viable threat to their total conquest-the Bene Gesserit, heirs to Dune's power. Under the leadership of Mother Superior Darwi Odrade, the Bene Gesserit have colonized a green world on the planet Chapterhouse and are turning it into a desert, mile by scorched mile. And once they've mastered breeding sandworms, the Sisterhood will control the production of the greatest commodity in the known galaxy-the spice melange. But their true weapon remains a man who has lived countless lifetimes-a man who served under the God Emperor Paul Muad'Dib....

Language

en

Published on

01/07/1987

Pages

622

Format

Kindle Edition

ISBN

9781440619236

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