Frank Herbert

Follows the adventures of Paul Atreides, the son of a betrayed duke given up for dead on a treacherous desert planet and adopted by its fierce, nomadic people, who help him unravel his most unexpected destiny.

In the far future, the remote desert world of Dune becomes the epicenter of a spectacular struggle that will spark a revolution, fulfill an ancient prophecy and forever change the galactic balance of power.

The saga of intergalactic warrior Paul Atreides, son of Duke Leto, who struggles with the native inhabitants of the dry planet Arrakis (Dune) to overthrow the terrible Baron Harkonnen and his family and control the special product of the planet, a mind-altering spice produced by giant sand worms.

Continuing the events leading up to Frank Herbert's immortal saga "Dune, " the exciting conclusion to this trilogy finds the cruel Tleilaxu overlords on Ix manufacturing a synthetic form of amal to supplant the spice from Dune. If amal is accepted, Emperor Shaddam IV will gain absolute power. But if the plot of the Imperial House Corrino succeeds, the result may be the end of civilization itself.

"Duncan Idaho follows a beacon to escape the hunt; Baron Harkonnen and the Reverend Mother make an agreement; Padot Kynes helps some Fremen and visits one of their sietches; Leto explores Ix and overhears a dangerous secret." --

" Reverend Mother Gaius Helen Mohaim meets with Baron Harkonnen; Duncan Idaho is sent on another hunt and becomes a hunter; Leto Atreides meets Prince Rhombur and begins exploring Ix." --

Decades after the Battle of Corrin destroys the thinking machines and establishes Faykan Butler as the first Imperium Emperor, war hero Vor turns his back on political descendants who blame him for their downfall while Gilbertus Albans hides an unbelievable secret and the Butlerian movement sweeps through the known universe intent on destroying technology.

In the far future, the remote desert world of Dune becomes the epicenter of a spectacular struggle that will spark a revolution, fulfill an ancient prophecy, and forever change the galactic balance of power.

A mythic and emotionally charged hero's journey that tells the story of Paul Atreides, a brilliant and gifted young man born into a great destiny beyond his understanding, must travel to the most dangerous planet in the universe to ensure the future of his family and his people. As malevolent forces explode into conflict over the planet's exclusive supply of the most precious resource in existence, a commodity capable of unlocking humanity's greatest...

Door in the wall: A man must choose between the rationality of science and the magic of imagination. All cats are gray: A down-on-his-luck spaceman and a mysetrious woman and her cat take off to explore and bring back a derelict ship said to hold great treasure. A martian odyssey: A four-man crew lands on Mars and makes a startling discovery. Victory: A victorious captain returns to h his home planet after an alien war and finds that victory has...