Dune: Deluxe Edition: 1

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The great Scattering saw millions abandon the crumbling civilization and spread out beyond the reaches of known space. 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. As Emperor of the known universe, Paul possesses more power than a single man was ever meant to wield. Under the leadership of Mother Superior Darwi Odrade, the Bene Gesserit have colonized a green world on the planet Chapterhouse and are turning it into a desert, mile by scorched mile. Frank Herbert’s epic masterpiece—a triumph of the imagination and the bestselling science fiction novel of all time.

A deluxe hardcover edition of Dune Messiah, the second novel in Frank Herbert’s magnificent science fiction saga. To preserve humanity’s future, he sacrificed his own by merging with a sandworm, granting him near immortality as God Emperor of Dune for the past thirty-five hundred years. Worshipped as a religious icon by the fanatical Fremen, Paul faces the enmity of the political houses he displaced when he assumed the throne—and a conspiracy conducted within his own sphere of influence.For she possesses the abilities of the Fremen sandriders—fulfilling a prophecy foretold by the late God Emperor…. SOON TO BE A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE directed by Denis Villeneuve, starring Timothée Chalamet, Josh Brolin, Jason Momoa, Oscar Isaac, Javier Bardem, Stellan Skarsg ård, Rebecca Ferguson, Zendaya, and Charlotte Rampling. And once they’ve mastered breeding sandworms, the Sisterhood will control the production of the greatest commodity in the known galaxy—the spice melange. Leto Atreides, the son of the world’s savior, the Emperor Paul Muad’Dib, is still alive but far from human. Set on the desert planet Arrakis, Dune is the story of Paul Atreides—who would become known as Muad’Dib—and of a great family’s ambition to bring to fruition humankind’s most ancient and unattainable dream.

And even as House Atreides begins to crumble around him from the machinations of his enemies, the true threat to Paul comes to his lover, Chani, and the unborn heir to his family’s dynasty…. Herbert's creation of this universe, with its intricate development and analysis of ecology, religion, politics and philosophy, remains one of the supreme and seminal achievements in science fiction. Set on the desert planet Arrakis, Dune is the story of Paul Atreides, heir to a noble family tasked with ruling an inhospitable world where the only thing of value is the “spice” melange, a drug capable of extending life and enhancing consciousness. But Siona is unaware that Leto’s vision of a Golden Path for humanity requires her to fulfill a destiny she never wanted—or could possibly conceive…. Like their father, the twins possess supernormal abilities—making them valuable to their manipulative aunt Alia, who rules the Empire in the name of House Atreides.Set on the desert planet Arrakis, Dune is the story of the boy Paul Atreides, heir to a noble family tasked with ruling an inhospitable world where the only thing of value is the "spice" melange, a drug capable of extending life and enhancing consciousness. Frank Herbert’s classic masterpiece—a triumph of the imagination and one of the bestselling science fiction novels of all time.

Set on the desert planet Arrakis, Dune is the story of Paul Atreides−who would become known as Maud’Dib—and of a great family’s ambition to bring to fruition humankind’s most ancient and unattainable dream.Herbert is also the author of some twenty other books, including The White Plague, The Dosadi Experiment, and Destination: Void. But their true weapon remains a man who has lived countless lifetimes—a man who served under the God Emperor Paul Muad’Dib…. The remnants of the Old Empire have been consumed by the violent matriarchal cult known as the Honored Matres. Frank Herbert’s epic masterpiece—a triumph of the imagination and one of the bestselling science fiction novels of all time.