Dune, the Butlerian jihad
(Book)

Serena Butler's passionate grief ignites the war that will liberate humans from their machine masters. The circumstances of the betrayal that made mortal enemies of House Atreides and House Harkonnen is told. The Battle of Corrin creates a galactic empire that lasts until the reign of Emperor Shaddam IV.The foundations of the Bene Gesserit Sisterhood, the Suk Doctors, the Order of Mentats, and the mysteriously altered Navigators of the Spacing Guild is told. The tale of the Zensunni Wanderers, who escape bondage to flee to the desert world where they will declare themselves the Free Men of Dune is told.