Heretics of Dune by Frank Herbert (Dune, Book 5)
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Heretics of Dune by Frank Herbert (Dune, Book 5)
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Heretics of Dune by Frank Herbert (Dune, Book 5)
The wheel turns. From burning desert to green and fertile land and on again to burning desert—the cycle completes itself. Millennia have passed since the events of God Emperor of Dune. The rigid order that held the universe in stasis has shattered. The people of the Scattering—humanity scattered across the stars in a great diaspora—are returning to known space, bringing with them technologies, knowledge and ambitions that threaten to reshape everything. Amongst them comes a mysterious and terrifying force: the Honoured Matres, women who call themselves adepts of an ecstatic cult. They are ruthless, powerful, and utterly alien in their methods and motivations. Their arrival sends shockwaves through the Imperium, challenging the established order and igniting conflicts that will determine the fate of worlds.
And on Rakis—once Arrakis, the desert planet itself reborn—an ancient prophecy stirs to life. The coming of the she-sheer, Sheeana, marks a new chapter in the saga of Dune. As the great powers collide—the Bene Gesserit, the returning Scattering, the mysterious Honoured Matres—the very foundation of human civilisation trembles. What The Lord of the Rings is to fantasy, Dune is to science fiction—an awe-inspiring world and a story of truly epic scope. Frank Herbert's fifth masterpiece explores cycles of history, the nature of power, and humanity's struggle to transcend its own limitations. "The most profound and moving science fiction ever written." A deeply climate-conscious novel and a compelling family saga for the ages.
Read the series which inspired the Academy Award-winning cinematic events Dune: Part One and Dune: Part Two.
Publisher: Gollancz
Date Published: 28/01/2021
ISBN: 9781473233799
Number of pages: 501
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