Frank Herbert's Dune

Paul Atreides ist der lang erwartete Prophet und führt die Fremen in den Heiligen Krieg. In einem Siegeszug ohnegleichen pflanzt er sein Banner auf alle von Menschen besiedelten Planeten und errichtet das neue lmperium. Doch seine Machtfülle ruft Neider und Gegner auf den Plan, die unermüdlich auf Mittel sinnen, diese Herrschaft zu brechen. Unter die Pilgerscharen, die über viele Lichtjahre hinweg in die heilige Stadt Arrakis kommen, mischen sich Meuchelmörder, manipulierte Zeitbomben in Menschengestalt.

Eine Gruppe Imperatoren herrscht über das Galaktische Reich der Menschheit. Der wertvollste Ort ist Arrakis, der Wüstenplanet. Nur hier wird das Spice gewonnen, das für Reisen im All benötigt wird. Jahrhundertelang knechteten die Harkonnen Arrakis, nun übernimmt das Haus Atreides die Regentschaft. Mit einer Fremenarmee und mit Hilfe der Gaben seiner Schwester Alia entfesselt Paul Atreides den Befreiungskrieg…

Frank Herbert was born in Tacoma, Washington and worked as a reporter and later editor of a number of West Coast newspapers before becoming a full-time writer. His first sf story was published in 1952 but he achieved fame more than ten years later with the publication in Analog of 'Dune World' and 'The Prophet of Dune' that were amalgamated in the novel Dune in 1965.

The bestselling science fiction series of all time continues! In this third installment, the sand-blasted world of Arrakis has become green, watered and fertile. Old Paul Atreides, who led the desert Fremen to political and religious domination of the galaxy, is gone. But for the children of Dune, the very blossoming of their land contains the seeds of its own destruction. The altered climate is destroying the giant sandworms, and this in turn is disastrous for the planet’s economy. Leto and Ghanima, Paul Atreides’s twin children and his heirs, can see possible solutions—but fanatics begin to challenge the rule of the all-powerful Atreides empire, and more than economic disaster threatens…

"Some fans may have noticed apparent inconsistencies between DUNE: HOUSE ATREIDES (1999) and THE DUNE ENCYCLOPEDIA (1984), compiled by Dr. Willis E. McNelly. To clear up any confusion that might exist, the authors think it is important to explain that THE DUNE ENCYCLOPEDIA reflects an alternate "DUNE universe" which did not necessarily represent the "canon" created by Frank Herbert. Frank Herbert's son, Brian Herbert, writing with Kevin J. Anderson, IS continuing to establish the canon of the DUNE universe. This is being done with the full approval of the owner of the DUNE copyright, the Herbert Limited Partnership.