Dune House Atreides Author:Brian Herbert, Kevin Anderson In the first of the prequel trilogy to the award winning science fiction book DUNE, Brian Herbert takes us into the rich and complex world that his father created, to the time leading up to the momentous events of Dune. As Emperor Elrood's son Shaddam plots a subtle regicide, young Leto Atreides leaves his lush, water-rich planet for a year's ed... more »ucation on the mechanized world of Ix; a planetologist named Pardot Kynes is dispatched by the Emperor to the desert planet Arrakis, or Dune, to discover the secrets of the addictive spice known as melange; and the eight-year-old slave Duncan Idaho is hunted by his cruel masters in a terrifying game from which he vows escape and vengeance. But none can envision the fate in store for them: one that will make them renegades -- and shapers of history."Rich interweaving of politics and plotting made the DUNE novels special. And DUNE: HOUSE ATREIDES does its predecessors justice." (USA Today)« less
This is a prequel to the classic award-winning saga by Frank Herbert. The story takes place on planet Arrakis 4 decades before Dune's hero, Paul Muad'Dib Atreides walks on its sands.