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Leto Atreides, duca di Caladan, padre del Muad''Dib. Tutti conoscono le vicende che hanno portato alla sua caduta e all''ascesa di suo figlio Paul. Ma chi erano il tranquillo governatore di Caladan e la sua concubina lady Jessica? E come ha fatto il duca di un piccolo pianeta marginale a conquistare il favore imperiale, suscitare l''ira di Casa Harkonnen e porsi in rotta di collisione con il proprio destino? Questa è la sua storia. Leto serve il Trono del Leone d''Oro con pazienza e lealtà. Mentre gli altri sono occupati con intrighi e macchinazioni, il duca di Caladan agisce. Ma i suoi potenti nemici iniziano a pensare che stia andando oltre il suo ruolo, e che Casa Atreides si stia elevando troppo. Circondato da avversari invisibili, Leto si trova davanti un''ardua decisione: il dovere e l''onore valgono il sacrificio della vita, della famiglia, dell''amore?

* THE OFFICIAL PREQUEL TO THE GROUNDBREAKING DUNE. * Welcome to the far future on the desert planet Arrakis where Pardot Kynes seeks its secrets. Meanwhile, a violent coup is planned by the son of Emperor Elrood; an eight-year-old slave Duncan Idaho seeks to escape his cruel masters; and a young man named Leto Atreides begins a fateful journey. * These unlikely souls will come together as renegades and soon discover that fate has decreed they will change the very shape of history. * Collects Dune: House Atreides #1-4.

An unexpected revolt throws the balance of Ix into jeopardy and now Leto must make an important decision as the underground city is on the cusp of falling into evil hands. * And while The Bene Gesserit''s oracles predicted they would need a child from the Baron Harkonnen in order to continue tracing a genetic line to their foretold messiah... their plan has not gone as well as hoped. * On the doorstep of Castle Caladan comes the man who will change everything - Duncan Idaho has arrived.

Leto brings news of the revolt brewing on Ix, but the city’s leaders make a decision that may threaten everyone....while Crown Prince Shaddam plots to overtake it. Meanwhile, Pardot Kynes begins spreading his edenic vision to terraform the desert planet of Dune into an oasis even as the native Fremen raise suspicions about his motives...and if he can truly accomplish his goals.

Leto Atreides has discovered the horrifying truth behind Ix’s success, calling House Vernius’ true nature into question and possibly spelling the House’s demise. The Harkonnens’ deadly influence continues to spread, forcing Duncan Idaho to take drastic measures; Reverend Mother Gaius Mohiam to play her trump card with the Baron. Pardot Kynes forms an alliance with the Freman that will change the course of Dune''s history. Meanwhile, Crown Prince Shaddam and Hasimir Fenring continue unraveling their plot to oust the Emperor Elrood...

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. Basato direttamente sullo schema finale lasciato da Frank Herbert, rimasto in due cassette di sicurezza per un decennio, I vermi della sabbia di Dune risponderà ai quesiti pressanti che i fan di Dune hanno dibattuto per vent’anni: l’origine delle Matres Onorate, il pianeta Arrakis, la rivelazione finale del Kwisatz Haderach e la risoluzione della guerra tra l’Uomo e la Macchina.

Young Duncan Idaho is given an ultimatum: escape or die. Meanwhile, Leto Atreides is introduced to the hyper-advanced city of Ix where his future will be shaped in unimaginable ways. The Planetologist Pardot Kynes ventures into the plains of Dune, and makes a destiny-altering discovery. And Reverend Mother Gaius Mohiam confronts Baron Harkonnen with a proposition he can’t refuse...

Die Graphic Novel Adaption von "Dune", dem genredefinierenden Science-Fiction-Klassiker von Frank Herbert. "Dune" erzählt die Geschichte von Paul Atreides und seiner Familie, die auf dem Wüstenplaneten Arrakis die Vorherrschaft über die Förderung des Spice übernehmen, der mystischen Droge, die das Reisen zwischen den Sternen ermöglicht. Frank Herbert revolutionierte mit "Dune" und seiner einzigartigen Mischung aus Abenteuer, Mystizismus, Ökologie und politischem Ränkespiel das Science-Fiction-Genre. Gemeinsam mit Bestseller-Autor Kevin J. Anderson adaptiert sein Sohn Brian Herbert das Meisterwerk in drei Bänden als Graphic Novel, um eine neue Generation von Lesern zu begeistern. Mit Raúl Allén zeichnet einer der profiliertesten Künstler der Comic-Szene für die graphische Umsetzung der Vision Herbert Verantwortung, und die Cover-Illustrationen von Legende Bill Sienkiewicz heben das Projekt endgültig auf ein Niveau, das Exzellenz verspricht.

New York Times best-selling novelists Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson, alongside Dev Pramanik , adapt their acclaimed prequel to the groundbreaking Dune in comic book form for the first time, perfect for longtime fans and new readers alike. Set in the years leading up the Hugo and Nebula Award-winning Dune—which inspired the upcoming feature film from Legendary Pictures— DUNE: HOUSE ATREIDES transports readers to the far future on the desert planet Arrakis where Pardot Kynes seeks its secrets. Meanwhile, a violent coup is planned by the son of Emperor Elrood; an eight-year-old slave Duncan Idaho seeks to escape his cruel masters; and a young man named Leto Atreides begins a fateful journey. These unlikely souls are drawn together first as renegades and then as something more, as they discover their true fate – to change the very shape of history!

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. Non solo è in gioco la loro sopravvivenza; nelle loro mani è riposto il destino dell’intera razza umana. Dagli appunti di Frank Herbert rimasti nascosti in una cassetta di sicurezza per oltre un decennio, Brian Herbert e Kevin J. Anderson proseguono la serie di romanzi divenuti di culto, che hanno segnato in maniera indelebile l’immaginario fantascientifico letterario e cinematografico di ieri e di oggi.

Hintergründe und Kurzgeschichten zum größten aller Science-Fiction-Epen Mit dem „Wüstenplanet“-Zyklus hat Frank Herbert eine Zukunftssaga geschaffen, die in ihrer epischen Wucht nur mit J. R. R. Tolkiens „Herr der Ringe“ zu vergleichen ist. Dies sind die bislang unveröffentlichten „Wüstenplanet“-Texte des erfolgreichsten Science-Fiction-Autors aller Zeiten: Erzählungen und Essays rund um Arrakis, den „Wüstenplaneten“, in denen Frank Herbert dieser faszinierenden Welt neue Facetten hinzufügt und etliche Geheimnisse lüftet. Brian Herbert und Kevin J. Anderson trugen diese Texte, die teilweise aus Herberts Nachlass stammen, zusammen, darunter auch die Erstfassung des \"Wüstenplaneten\

From the NYTimes Bestselling author of the DUNE series comes a spectacular science fiction novel: Billy Jeeling is the greatest hero in history, the genius who designed and built Skyship, an immense flying city that''s been repairing the atmosphere for decades--using his secret technologies. But the AmEarth empire thinks he''s overstayed his welcom

The seductive thrill of uncharted worlds, of distant galaxies… and the unknown threats that lurk in the vastness of the cosmos. From Foundation to Lensman, Star Wars to Guardians of the Galaxy, space opera continues to exert its magnetic pull on us all. INFINITE STARS This is the definitive collection of original short stories by many of today’s finest authors, writing brand new adventures set in their most famous series. Herein lie canonical tales of the Honorverse, the Lost Fleet, Dune, Vatta’s War, Ender Wiggin, the Legion of the Damned, the Imperium, and more. Also included are past masterpieces by authors whose works defined the genre, including a Miles Vorkosigan adventure, a story from the author of the Dragonriders of Pern, and a rare tale co-authored by the screenwriter for The Empire Strikes Back. Nebula and Hugo Award winners, New York Times bestsellers, and Science Fiction Grand Masters—these authors take us to the farthest regions of space.

La casa Harkonen es la segunda parte de «Preludio a Dune», una de las aclamadas precuelas con las que Brian Herbert complementó la excepcional saga de ciencia ficción de su padre, Frank Herbert, «Dune». En ella, una amplia galería de personajes coge el testigo del fascinante universo recreado en la serie original. Shaddam ostenta una precaria posición como gobernador del Universo Conocido, la cual depende de que engendre un heredero varón. Su liderazgo es además amenazado por el ambicioso barón Harkonnen, cuyas insaciables ansias de dominio le llevan a conspirar contra algunas de las más poderosas fuerzas del Imperio, con la esperanza de elevar su Casa a un nivel de poder sin precedentes. Sus objetivos principales son la Casa Atreides y la misteriosa hermandad Bene Gesserit. La Hermandad no sospecha esta amenaza, ocupada en culminar el trabajo de siglos y crear un niño-dios que barrerá emperadores, Casas y la propia historia en un terrorífico nuevo orden de tiranía religiosa. El planeta Dune también padece la atroz esclavitud impuesta por los crueles Harkonnen, decididos a explotar sus recursos y en especial la adictiva melange, especia que solo se encuentra en Dune. Héroes inesperados empiezan a surgir ansiosos por vengarse del barón Harkonnen... Reseña: «Los seguidores de Dune querrán profundizar en esta saga y los nuevos lectores se verán tentados de abordar la magnífica serie original.» Kirkus Reviews

Eight collected Dune short stories, tales that fit in and around Frank Herbert''s grand future epic.

Wir dürfen nicht vergessen, dass ein weit gefährlicherer Feind auf dem Weg zu uns ist Die Geehrten Matres, ein Konkurrenzorden der Bene Gesserit, kehren aus der Diaspora zurück und überziehen die Planeten des Alten Imperiums mit Tod und Vernichtung. So wird auch Rakis, der Wüstenplanet, in einen Schlackehaufen verwandel und die sagenumwobenen Sandwürmer gnadenlos eingeäschert. Damit ist die einzige Quelle des Gewürzes versiegt und das Imperium vernichtet. Während die Matres versuchen, mittels Gholas verschüttetes Wissen der Vergangenheit nutzbar zu machen, setzen die Bene Gesserit alles daran, mit ihrem Zuchtprogramm die Heroen des Imperiums wiederzubeleben. Einzig Murbella, eine ehemalige Mater, bemüht sich, beide Frauenorden zu vereinen, denn sie ahnt, dass die Rückkehr der Matres nicht freiwillig geschah: Sie sind in der Diaspora auf einen furchtbaren Gegner gestoßen, der jenseits der Grenzen des Imperiums lauert und sich anschickt, die Menschheit auszulöschen ...

Immer noch ruft mich die Wüste. Sie singt in meinem Blut ... Die Menschheit steht vor ihrer endgültigen Auslöschung. Eine Maschinenarmee rückt an allen Fronten vor, erobert einen Planeten nach dem anderen, löscht die Bevölkerung mit Seuchen aus und überzieht unzählige Welten mit Feuer aus ihren riesigen Schlachtschiffen. Die Streitkräfte der Menschheit sind hoffnungslos unterlegen und unterwandert von den Gestaltwandlern der Maschinen. Die Vereinigte Schwesternschaft und die Geehrten Matres haben ihre letzte Hoffnung auf den Ghola von Paul Atreides gesetzt, doch die Pläne schlagen fehl: Paul ist nicht der erhoffte Kwisatz Haderach, der nach den alten Überlieferungen die Menschheit in die letzte Schlacht führen soll. Doch wer ist der verheißene Erlöser, der den grausamen Krieg zwischen Menschen und Maschinen beenden kann?

Der Aufstieg der Bene Gesserit Vor dreiundachtzig Jahren wurden die Maschinen in der großen Schlacht von Corrin vernichtend geschlagen. Vor dreiundachtzig Jahren ernannte sich Faykan Butler zum Imperator des neuen, Planeten umspannenden Menschenreichs, und vor dreiundachtzig Jahren verschwand der große Kriegsheld Vorian Atreides. Inzwischen sitzt Faykans Nachfahre Salvador Corrin auf dem Thron des Sternenreiches, doch von Frieden kann man noch lange nicht sprechen: Vorians Feinde sind noch immer auf der Suche nach ihm; technologiefeindliche, fanatische Gruppen führen immer wieder Säuberungsaktionen durch und geheimnisvolle Mächte greifen nach der Vorherrschaft in der Galaxis. Eine davon ist der sagenumwobene Orden der Schwesternschaft der Bene Gesserit, die im Schutz des Dschungelplaneten Rossak eine Intrige schmieden, die das Schicksal der gesamten Menschheit für immer verändern könnte ...

New York Times bestselling authors Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson continue Frank Herbert''s science fiction Dune epic with this Tor.com original story, Dune: Red Plague. A fatal red plague is spreading among the people of Walgis, a world that has joined the anti-technology Butlerian movement, led by Manford Torondo. As the population continues to suffer and die from the disease, hope arrives in the form of vaccines transported by Venport Holdings. But Torondo believes Venport''s act of charity is actually Walgis''s test of faith... At the Publisher''s request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Continues the origin stories of the Bene Gesserit Sisterhood, the human-computer Mentats, and the Spacing Guild Navigators as well as the battle for the future of the human race.

From a New York Times bestseller, a sci-fi “novel of great charm and freshness, with improbable situations, weird complications, vital characters . . . ” (Kirkus Reviews). What if the entire universe happened to be the creation of alien minds? Dreens are extraordinary storytellers—and they can actually make the worlds they imagine come to life—and this is the origin of Earth and the entire known universe. Even though Dreens live far across the universe, the human race has the technology for interstellar travel and the military power to destroy the aliens’ core planet. But Earth itself is only sustained by the continued existence of the Dreens. If the last Dreen dies, all of humanity will disappear! A science fiction adventure showcasing the imagination that made Frank Herbert famous and the wry wit and satire that brought Brian Herbert critical acclaim.

La publicación de Cazadores de Dune en 2006 iniciaba el final de una saga mítica. Tras veinte años de espera, llegaba la continuación de Casa Capitular -el volumen anterior de la saga- basada en el borrador original de Frank Herbert. Al final de Casa Capitular, sexto volumen de la saga y la última novela que escribió Frank Herbert, una nave en la que viajaban el ghola de Duncan Idaho, Sheeana (la joven que podría controlar a los gusanos de arena) y una tripulación de refugiados huía a los confines de la galaxia, escapando de las temibles Honoradas Matres, las oscuras homólogas de la Hermandad Bene Gesserit. Aunque también las Matres habían tenido que adentrarse en el universo conocido, al ser expulsadas de su planeta original por un temible enemigo. Años después, este enemigo extraño e implacable sigue asediando la nave de Duncan Idaho. Para ser más fuertes que él, los fugitivos han tenido que recurrir a la tecnología genética del último de los maestros Tleilaxu: así podrán revivir las figuras míticas del pasado, incluidos Paul Muad''Dib y su amada Chani, lady Jessica, Stilgar, Thufir Hawat y el doctor Wellington Yueh. Cada uno de ellos deberá usar sus habilidades especiales para hacer frente a los desafíos que se les presentan. El fracaso es impensable. No solo su supervivencia está en juego: también la de la humanidad entera. Reseña: «No conozco nada que se le pueda comparar exceptuando El señor de los anillos.» Sir Arthur C. Clarke

After the events of Hellhole Awakening, the people of Hellhole and the shadow-Xayans scramble to rally against the threat from the still-living rogue Xayans. Back on Sonjeera, the Monarchy is in an uproar after their surprising defeat and the breakaway of the Deep Zone planets. The dowager Queen decides to go to Hellhole on a diplomatic mission, hoping to keep her power. But after touring Hellhole, Queen Michella is shaken, and begins to realize that she can never have the old Monarchy back. Before the Queen can return to Sonjeera, she''s captured by the rogue Xayans and learns the reason for their attack: the orthodox Xayans had developed their minds to the point where they could evolve and, in so doing, trigger another Big Bang, wiping out everything. The rogue Xayans thought they succeeded in stopping the ascension, but the orthodox Xayans on Hellhole are nearly ready. Now, twenty-two huge asteroids from the outer reaches of the solar system are bearing towards Hellhole, summoned by the rogue sect as a last resort. Can all these lives and the planet itself be saved?

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 with a great cost. The United States is ruled by a dictatorship and the corporations are fighting back. Joining them are an increasing number of rebels angered by the dictatorship of Chairman Rahma. The Chairman''s power is absolute and appears strong, but in The Little Green Book of Chairman Rahma by Brian Herbert, cracks are beginning to show as new weapons are developed by the old corporate powers, foreign alliances begin to make inroads into America''s influence . . . and strange reports of mutants filter through the government''s censorship. At the Publisher''s request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

The Mentats led by Gilbertus Albans, the Navigators created by Josef Venport, and the Sisterhood rebuilt by Mother Superior Raquella all strive to improve the human race, but each group knows that as Butlerian fanaticism grows stronger, the battle will be to choose the path of humanity''s future -- whether to embrace civilization, or to plunge into an endless dark age.

In this exhiliarting sequel to Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson''s Hellhole, the stakes on planet Hallholme have been raised to new heights. After declaring his independence from the corrupt Constellation, rebel General Adolphus knows the crackdown is coming. Now he needs to pull together the struggling Hellhole colony, the ever-expanding shadow-Xayan settlement, and his connections with the other Deep Zone worlds. Even then, he doubts his desperate measures will be enough. Diadem Michella Duchenet has collected a huge space fleet led by Commodore Escobar Hallholme, son of the hero who originally defeated Adolphus. They expect resistance from the General''s rebels, but who could possibly stand up to such a mighty fleet? Adolphus knows he''s running out of time, but he still has some hope—the shadow-Xayans have banded together to defend their sacred planet with "telemancy," but can they discover new powers to protect all the stored alien lives on the already devastated world? And when all hope seems lost, the awakened Xayans reveal information hidden even from their own followers—the existence of a bigger threat that makes even the Constellation fleet seem insignificant. Disaster has come for General Adolphus and Hellhole...and this time there is no escape. At the Publisher''s request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

It is eighty-three years after the last of the 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. Great changes are brewing that will shape and twist all of humankind. The war hero Vorian Atreides has turned his back on politics and Salusa Secundus. The descendants of Abulurd Harkonnen Griffen and Valya have sworn vengeance against Vor, blaming him for the downfall of their fortunes. Raquella Berto-Anirul has formed the Bene Gesserit School on the jungle planet Rossak as the first Reverend Mother. The descendants of Aurelius Venport and Norma Cenva have built Venport Holdings, using mutated, spice-saturated Navigators who fly precursors of Heighliners. Gilbertus Albans, the ward of the hated Erasmus, is teaching humans to become Mentats...and hiding an unbelievable secret. The Butlerian movement, rabidly opposed to all forms of "dangerous technology," is led by Manford Torondo and his devoted Swordmaster, Anari Idaho. And it is this group, so many decades after the defeat of the thinking machines, which begins to sweep across the known universe in mobs, millions strong, destroying everything in its path. Every one of these characters, and all of these groups, will become enmeshed in the contest between Reason and Faith. All of them will be forced to choose sides in the inevitable crusade that could destroy humankind forever....

After the Greenland ice cap suffers an abrupt and catastrophic collapse, Earth’s climate suddenly changes, turning the planet into a horrendous stormworld. Against this backdrop, men and women in the Cascade Seed Repository valiantly struggle to protect the food supply of civilization….

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. ‘Such vile villains...and such a fascinating description of splendid places.'' Anne McCaffrey on HOUSE HARKONNEN