Sisterhood of Dune: Book One of the Schools of Dune Trilogy

by Brian Herbert, Kevin J. Anderson

Overview

The inspiration for the MAX original series DUNE: PROPHECY, coming Fall 2024!

It is 83 years after the last thinking machines were destroyed in the Battle of Corrin, after Faykan Butler took the name of Corrino and established himself as the first Emperor of a new Imperium.

The war hero Vorian Atreides has turned his back on politics and Salusa Secundus. The descendants of the disgraced Abulurd Harkonnen have sworn vengeance against Vor, blaming him for the downfall of their noble family.

Raquella Berto-Anirul has formed the Bene Gesserit School and, through a terrible ordeal, has become the first Reverend Mother.

The descendants of Aurelius Venport and Norma Cenva use mutated, spice-saturated Navigators who fly precursors of Heighliners.

And Gilbertus Albans, ward of the hated thinking machine Erasmus, is teaching humans to become Mentats…while hiding an unbelievable secret.

Led by the fanatic Manford Torondo, the Butlerian movement, fiercely opposed to all forms of "dangerous technology," sweeps across the known universe in mobs, millions strong, destroying everything in its path.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781250319722
Publisher:	Tor Publishing Group
Publication date:	09/03/2024
Series:	Dune , #8
Pages:	496
Sales rank:	568,711
Product dimensions:	6.12(w) x 9.25(h) x 1.00(d)

About the Author

BRIAN HERBERT has been nominated for both the Hugo and the Nebula Awards. In 2003, he published Dreamer of Dune, a Hugo Award–nominated biography of his father.

KEVIN J. ANDERSON has been nominated for the Nebula Award, the Bram Stoker Award, and the SFX Reader's Choice Award. He set the Guinness-certified world record for the largest single-author book signing.

Editorial Reviews

Scott Brick returns to the Dune saga in this first of a trilogy on the founding of the major schools of the empire, beginning with the Bene Gesserit sisterhood. Eight decades after the thinking machines were defeated, the empire is poised for change as anti-technology forces become increasingly aggressive in destroying anything vaguely related to technology. In his inimitable style, Brick draws upon his well-established characterizations to weave the threads of the plot and maintain interest and focus. The complexity of the Dune universe and the political and social intrigue of the ruling families will be well known to fans of the series. Newcomers may enjoy the book but would be advised to read the original Dune novel first. J.E.M. © AudioFile 2012, Portland, Maine

JANUARY 2012 - AudioFile

Scott Brick returns to the Dune saga in this first of a trilogy on the founding of the major schools of the empire, beginning with the Bene Gesserit sisterhood. Eight decades after the thinking machines were defeated, the empire is poised for change as anti-technology forces become increasingly aggressive in destroying anything vaguely related to technology. In his inimitable style, Brick draws upon his well-established characterizations to weave the threads of the plot and maintain interest and focus. The complexity of the Dune universe and the political and social intrigue of the ruling families will be well known to fans of the series. Newcomers may enjoy the book but would be advised to read the original Dune novel first. J.E.M. © AudioFile 2012, Portland, Maine

JANUARY 2012 - AudioFile