Dune Messiah

Dune Messiah

by Frank Herbert (Author)

Synopsis

The amazing sequel to Dune, winner of the prestigious Hugo and Nebula awards and widely considered one of the great science fiction novels ever written. Paul Atreides, ruler of a thousand planets, great victor of a holy war, prince turned revolutionary leader, messiah of a fanatical religious sisterhood, is to be brought low by the very forces that created him. Yet foreseeing the plans of his enemies, he determines to drive on towards his own, shockingly different, vision of the future.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 304
Edition: 01
Publisher: Hodder Paperbacks
Published: 04 Sep 2008

ISBN 10: 0340960205
ISBN 13: 9780340960202
Book Overview: A fresh new cover look for the second DUNE novel, to accompany publication of PAUL OF DUNE.

Media Reviews
Unique among SF novels ... I know nothing comparable to it except The Lord of the Rings. Arthur C. Clarke on DUNE One of the landmarks of modern science fiction ... an amazing feat of creation. Analog on DUNE
Author Bio
Frank Herbert was born in 1920. His colourful and varied career included stints as a radio news commentator and jungle survival instructor. He is best known for creating the world of DUNE, which became the bestselling science fiction novel of all time. It won great acclaim, as well as the Hugo and Nebula awards, establishing Frank Herbert as a master of modern science fiction. He died in 1986. His son, Brian Herbert, has now begun a new series of Dune novels, Prelude to Dune in collaboration with Kevin J. Anderson . The first novel to appear in the new series is House Atreides, published by Hodder & Stoughton.