{"product_id":"dune-the-butlerian-jihad-book-one-of-the-legends-of-dune-trilogy-9781250388742","title":"Dune: The Butlerian Jihad: Book One of the Legends of Dune Trilogy","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe war against the thinking machines\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe betrayal that turned House Atreides and House Harkonnen into mortal enemies\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe discovery of spice\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e--\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003ethe most valuable substance in the known universe\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe birth of the Sisterhood, Suk Doctors, Mentats, and Spacing Guild \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe origins of the Fremen--former slaves who find a new home on the desert planet\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTen thousand years before Frank Herbert's masterpiece \u003ci\u003eDune\u003c\/i\u003e, humanity is oppressed by powerful machine rulers--the computer overmind Omnius, the maliciously curious robot Erasmus, and their monstrous half-machine collaborators, the cymeks. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut embattled worlds, led by brave Xavier Harkonnen and his firebrand fiancée Serena Butler, fight for the freedom of the human race. They must find new technologies, and the strength of the human spirit, to fight the terrible thinking machines. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eVorian Atreides is born among the machine worlds and trained to be loyal to his cymek father, but he finds all his preconceptions challenged when Serena Butler becomes a prisoner of Erasmus and a victim of his insidious experiments. After a heart-wrenching tragedy, Serena's passionate grief ignites the religious war that will sweep across the Galaxy and liberate humans from their machine masters--no matter the cost. Will Vorian discover that he belongs among humanity, or remain a pawn of the thinking machines? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHere, too, is the amazing tale of the Zensunni Wanderers, who escape bondage to flee to the desert world where they will declare themselves the Free Men of Dune. Experience how they learn to summon and ride the majestic sandworms. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRead the origins of Frank Herbert's \u003ci\u003eDune.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-10392958\"\u003eBrian Herbert\u003c\/a\u003e,\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-11875680\"\u003eKevin J. Anderson\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Tor Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/02\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 624\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 6.30w x 1.30d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781250388742\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1250388740\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC028030\"\u003eScience Fiction | Space Opera\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBRIAN HERBERT, the son of Frank Herbert, wrote the definitive biography of him, \u003ci\u003eDreamer of Dune\u003c\/i\u003e, which was a Hugo Award finalist. Herbert is also president of the company managing the legacy of Frank Herbert, and is an executive producer of the motion picture\u003ci\u003e Dune\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as of the streaming series \u003ci\u003eDune: Prophecy\u003c\/i\u003e. He is the author or coauthor of more than forty-five books, including multiple \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestsellers, has been nominated for the Nebula Award, and is always working on several projects at once. He and his wife, Jan, have traveled to all seven continents, and in 2019, they took a trip to Budapest to observe the filming of \u003ci\u003eDune\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eKEVIN J. Anderson has written dozens of national bestsellers and has been nominated for the Hugo Award, the Nebula Award, the Bram Stoker Award, and the SFX Readers' Choice Award. 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