Dune: House Corrino

Beschreibung

Book Three of the Epic Prequel to the Classic Novel Dune—Soon to Be a Major Motion Picture<BR> <BR>The grand finale of the complex epic trilogy of the generation before Frank Herbert’s masterwork Dune.<BR> <BR>Shaddam Corrino IV, Emperor of the Known Universe, has risked everything to create a substitute for the spice melange . . .<BR> <BR>The substance that makes space travel possible . . .<BR> <BR>That prolongs life . . .<BR> <BR>That allows prescience . . .<BR> <BR>A substance that is found only on the desert planet Arrakis, a harsh world of storms and monstrous sandworms.<BR> <BR>Shaddam has used the noble houses as chess pieces for his scheme, causing the overthrow of powerful families, raising other houses to power.<BR> <BR>The Bene Gesserit Sisterhood works their own plans, manipulating bloodlines, trying to create their long-awaited messiah, the Kwisatz Haderach.<BR> <BR>Duke Leto Atreides battles his mortal enemy, Baron Vladimir Harkonnen, while his love for the beautiful and wise Jessica grows even in the face of bloodshed and betrayal.<BR> <BR>But are they all just pawns of an inevitable future centered around the planet Dune?<BR> <BR>Look for the entire prequel series<BR>DUNE: HOUSE ATREIDES • DUNE: HOUSE HARKONNEN • DUNE: HOUSE CORRINO

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