The desert planet of Arrakis has begun to grow green and lush. The life-giving spice is abundant. The nine-year-old royal twins, possesing their father's supernatural powers, are being groomed as Messiahs. But there are those who think the Imperium does not need messiahs ...
Children of Dune
β Scribed by Frank Herbert
- Publisher
- Gollancz
- Year
- 2003;2007
- Tongue
- en-GB
- Weight
- 263 KB
- Category
- Fiction
- ISBN
- 0575074906
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β¦ Synopsis
Review
βRanging from palace intrigue and desert chases to religious speculation and confrontations with the supreme intelligence of the universe, there is something here for all science fiction fans.β
βPublishers Weekly
βHerbert adds enough new twists and turns to the ongoing saga that familiarity with the recurring elements brings pleasure.β
βChallenging Destiny
Product Description
The sand-blasted world of Arrakis has become green, watered and fertile. Old Paul Atreides, who led the desert Fremen to political and religious domination of the galaxy, is gone. But for the children of Dune, the very blossoming of their land contains the seeds of its own destruction. The altered climate is destroying the giant sandworms, and this in turn is disastrous for the planet's economy. Leto and Ghanima, Paul Atreides's twin children and his heirs, can see possible solutions - but fanatics begin to challenge the rule of the all-powerful Atreides empire, and more than economic disaster threatens ...
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EDITORIAL REVIEW: \*\*The science fiction masterpiece continues in the major event,(\* Los Angeles Times\*) \*Children of Dune\*.\*\* With millions of copies sold worldwide, Frank Herberts Dune novels stand among the major achievements of the human imagination and one of the most sig
The desert planet of Arrakis has begun to grow green and lush. The life-giving spice is abundant. The nine-year-old royal twins, possesing their father's supernatural powers, are being groomed as Messiahs. But there are those who think the Imperium does not need messiahs...
EDITORIAL REVIEW: \*\*The science fiction masterpiece continues in the major event,(\* Los Angeles Times\*) \*Children of Dune\*.\*\* With millions of copies sold worldwide, Frank Herberts Dune novels stand among the major achievements of the human imagination and one of the most sig