Heretics of Dune

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Book Five in the Magnificent Dune Chronicles—the Bestselling Science Fiction Adventure of All TimeLeto Atreides, the God Emperor of Dune, is dead. In the fifteen hundred years since his passing, the Empire has fallen into ruin. The great Scattering saw millions abandon the crumbling civilization and spread out beyond the reaches of known space. The planet Arrakis—now called Rakis—has reverted to its desert climate, and its great sandworms are dying.Now the Lost Ones are returning home in pursuit of power. And as these factions vie for control over the remnants of the Empire, a girl named Sheeana rises to prominence in the wastelands of Rakis, sending religious fervor throughout the galaxy. For she possesses the abilities of the Fremen sandriders—fulfilling a prophecy foretold by the late God Emperor....

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Herbert, Brian author of introduction
Herbert, Frank Author
Vance, Simon Narrator
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9780593201763
9781427205070
9781440619649

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Kirkus Book Review

Fifth in the monumental Dune series: another uneven entry, slow to start and hastily, rather abruptly concluded--but more exciting and adventurous than any since the original Dune, with a gratifying influx of new ideas. 1500 years after the fall of the God Emperor Leto II, the empire has endured a vast famine followed by a great scattering of peoples. So Dune's deadliest power-struggle to date is shaping up. The Tleilaxu genetic engineers make their long-delayed bid for dominance; the Bene Gesserit sisterhood, political manipulators and heirs to Leto's human breeding program, hope to break Lis' continuing grip on human destiny by destroying Dune and dispersing the sandworms (the worms encapsulate undying pearls of Leto's awareness); there's another resurrected Duncan Idaho, into whom the Tleilaxu have built dangerous new abilities. Moreover: the vicious, arrogant Honored Matres (twisted Bene Gesserits) are bent on conquering the old empire--using an amplified sexual response to enslave men. Will Leto's grand design continue despite the multifarious efforts of the combatants? That's the teasing question underlying the gripping intrigues and struggles. And, despite an overlarge, under-drawn cast of major characters, Herbert has lost none of his skill in keeping readers off-balance and fascinated throughout. Copyright ©Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.

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