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The first battle was a victory. But the war is just beginning.... Earth is a radioactive ruin. But the initial campaign of the Butlerian Jihad has given new hope to mankind. Serena Butler, whose murdered child has become a symbol for oppressed humanity, inspires a war against the thinking computers led by Xavier Harkonnen and Vorian Atreides. But four of the Titans - murderous machines with human brains and human cunning - still remain. And the universal computer mind, Omnius, still wields most of its power.

The universal computer mind Omnius has retreated to its last stronghold, where it plots a devastating new strategy that could undo the victories of the Butlerian Jihad. The surviving Titans are creating new lieutenants to do their will when at last they return to attack the human beings they once ruled. In the years of peace too many of mankind have forgotten that their machine enemies never sleep. But some have forgotten nothing - and learned from their triumphs.

Lady Jessica, mother of Paul, and consort to Leto Atredies. The choices she made shaped an empire, but first, the Lady of Caladan must reckon with her own betrayal of the Bene Gesserit. She has already betrayed her ancient order, but now she must decide if her loyalty to the Sisterhood is more important than the love of her own family. Meanwhile, events in the greater empire are accelerating beyond the control of even the Reverend Mother, and Lady Jessica's family is on a collision course with destiny.

The world of Dune has shaped an entire generation of science fiction. From the sand-blasted world of Arrakis, to the splendor of the imperial homeworld of Kaitain, readers and listeners have lived in a universe of treachery and wonder. Now, these stories expand on the Dune universe.

This new Dune trilogy focuses on the beloved core characters of Frank Herbert's classic novel Dune, the world's best-selling science-fiction book. Leto Atreides, duke of Caladan and father of the Muad'Dib. While all know of his fall and the rise of his son, little is known about the quiet ruler of Caladan and his partner, Jessica. Or how a duke of an inconsequential planet earned an emperor's favour, the ire of House Harkonnen and set himself on a collision course with his own death. This is the story.

Die spannende Vorgeschichte zu Frank Herberts Weltbestseller "Der Wüstenplanet"! Herzog Leto Atreides, der Vater von Paul Muad’Dib, ist dem Imperator Shaddam loyal ergeben. Wo andere planen, handelt Leto lieber schnell und entschlossen. Doch die Familie Harkonnen glaubt, dass der Herzog von Caladan mächtiger wird, als es ihm ihrer Meinung nach zusteht.

He is Paul Atreides. The son of Duke Leto and Lady Jessica, the heir of Caladan. He will become the fabled Muad'Dib. Before he set foot on the sands of Arrakis, Paul was forged into the young man who would become a great leader, a hero ... even a tyrant. Just as he turns fifteen years old, Paul is faced with turbulent crises on Caladan—political turmoil, as well as the unraveling of his family.

A revolution has taken over the government of the United States, and the environment has been saved. All pollution has been banned and reversed. It's a bright, green new world. But this new world comes at a great cost. The United States is ruled by a fascist green police state, and the corporations are fighting back. Joining them is an increasing number of rebels angered by the dictatorship of Chairman Rahma.

Paul is faced with turbulent crises on Caladan—political turmoil, as well as the unravelling of his family. His mother, Lady Jessica, has been blackmailed and forced by the Bene Gesserit Sisterhood to leave Caladan and become the new concubine of another lord, in an effort to prove her loyalty...and break her heart. Duke Leto Atreides, driven to extremes to prove his service to Emperor Shaddam, and to preserve and strengthen his Great House at all costs, has undertaken a dangerous mission that goes against the grain of his honour.

Lady Jessica, mother of Paul and consort to Leto Atreides, is torn from her home and her family. Her choices will shape an empire, but first the Lady of Caladan must reckon with her own betrayal of the Bene Gesserit. Refusing to become a pawn, she must decide if her loyalty to the Sisterhood is more important than the love of her own family.

Paul Atreides is the man who overthrew a corrupt empire and then launched a terrible jihad across the galaxy, shedding the blood of trillions. The now-hated tyrant, the blind Emperor Paul Muad'Dib, has walked off into the endless desert of the planet Arrakis, known as Dune, leaving his turbulent empire without guidance. It's up to his mother, Jessica, with her daughter, Alia, the brave troubadour-warrior Gurney Halleck, the resurrected Duncan Idaho, the Fremen leader Stilgar, as well as Paul's wife-in-name and biographer, Princess Irulan, to try to hold an empire together.

Everyone knows Frank Herbert's Dune. This science fiction epic combines politics human evolution and ecology and has captured the imagination of generations of readers. It is one of the most popular science fiction novels ever written, has won awards, sold millions of copies around the world and spawned multiple motion-picture adaptations. Brian Herbert, Frank Herbert's eldest son, tells the provocative story of his father's extraordinary life in this honest and loving chronicle.

Aux sources de Dune, la légende des Atréides. Un an avant Dune... Avant d'être le concubin de Dame Jessica et le père de Paul-Muad'Dib, Leto Atréides est le Duc de Caladan, une petite planète de l'Imperium parmi tant d'autres. Sa patience, sa probité et sa loyauté envers l'Empereur Padishah Shaddam IV lui valent les bonnes grâces de celui-ci... et l'inimitié de nombreuses Grandes Maisons, dont celle des Harkonnen, qui voient d'un mauvais œil son ascension. Mais là où d'autres complotent, Leto agit... Voici son histoire.

Alla fine dell'ultimo romanzo di Frank Herbert, "La rifondazione di Dune", una nave che trasporta un equipaggio di rifugiati s'inoltra in una galassia inesplorata, in fuga da un terrificante e misterioso Nemico. I fuggitivi hanno usato la tecnologia genetica per far rivivere le figure chiave del passato di Dune - tra cui Paul Muad'Dib e Lady Jessica - usando poi i loro talenti speciali per affrontare le sfide che li aspettano.

Ideato dal genio creativo di Frank P. Herbert, "I cacciatori di Dune" è l'odissea dell'astronave di Duncan che dovrà eludere le diaboliche trappole disposte da un feroce e sconosciuto nemico. Per rafforzare le sue difese, l'equipaggio dovrà ricorrere all'uso della tecnologia genetica di Scytale, l'ultimo Maestro di Tleilaxu, per far tornare in vita personaggi chiave del passato di Dune, tra cui Paul Muad'Dib e la sua amata Chani, Lady Jessica, Stilgar, Thufir Hawat e persino il dottor Wellington Yueh. Fallire non è previsto.

Le deuxième tome d'une trilogie préquel qui se situe un an avant Dune, la saga phénomène de la science-fiction. Un an avant Dune... Dame Jessica, concubine du Duc Leto Atréides et mère de Paul, voit ses vieux démons se réveiller. Elle qui a déjà rompu un serment envers le Bene Gesserit se retrouve confrontée à un dilemme cornélien : doit-elle à nouveau trahir la communauté à laquelle elle appartient et qui l'a formée, ou abandonner sa propre famille ?

Lange, bevor er auf Arrakis, dem Wüstenplanet, zum Herrscher der Galaxis aufstieg, musste sich Paul Atreides auf seinem Heimatplaneten Caladan den Herausforderungen stellen, die seinen Charakter für immer prägen würden. Seine Mutter, Lady Jessica, wird vom Orden der Bene Gesserit gezwungen, Pauls Vater, Herzog Leto, zu verlassen. Leto muss Imperator Shaddam seine Loyalität beweisen und begibt sich auf eine tödliche Mission. Paul soll Caladan, die Heimatwelt der Atreides, in seiner Abwesenheit regieren.

Die atemberaubende Reise in die Vergangenheit des Wüstenplaneten geht weiter! Vor Jahren hat Lady Jessica, die Geliebte von Herzog Leto Atreides und Mutter Pauls, eine Entscheidung getroffen, die schon bald das Gefüge des gewaltigen Sternenreichs erschüttern wird. Doch zunächst muss sie ihre neue Heimatwelt Caladan verlassen, denn die Schwesternschaft der Bene Gesserit hat sie in ihr Hauptquartier zitiert.

Voici l'histoire de Paul Atréides, fils du duc Leto Atréides et de Dame Jessica sur la planète Caladan. Dès ses plus jeunes années, Paul développe toutes les qualités et la force d'un leader en devenir. Lorsque son père est absent, c'est lui qui doit assumer les fonctions ducales. Faisant face à nombreux défis et découvrant ses nouvelles fonctions, le jeune Paul ne peut compter que sur la formation Bene Gesserit de sa mère, les conseils du Mentat Thufir Hawat et de son fidèle maître d'armes, Duncan Idaho.