and in preparation for that, the young man has been trained in mental acuity by the warrior Mentat Thufir Hawat, pushed to the extremes of his abilities by the faithful Swordmaster Duncan Idaho, and taught in natural science by the Suk Doctor Wellington Yueh, who harbours his own dark secret. Young Paul is left to serve as the steward to Caladan, his beloved and beautiful world. but Gurney has been intercepted and captured by the terrible Harkonnens. The loyal Gurney Halleck has been dispatched on a secret, vitally important mission to inform the Emperor of Leto’s true cause, that his honour has never wavered. and break her heart.ĭuke Leto Atreides, driven to extremes to prove his service to Emperor Shaddam, and to preserve and strengthen his Great House at all costs, has undertaken a dangerous mission that goes against the grain of his honour – to pretend to join the violent rebel cause of the bloodthirsty Jaxson Aru, even to befriend the terrorist leader.
His mother, Lady Jessica, has been blackmailed and forced by the Bene Gesserit Sisterhood to leave Caladan and become the new concubine of another lord, in an effort to prove her loyalty. Just as he turns fifteen years old, Paul is faced with turbulent crises on Caladan – political turmoil, as well as the unravelling of his family. The son of Duke Leto and Lady Jessica, the heir of Caladan.īefore he set foot on the sands of Arrakis, Paul was forged into the young man who would become a great leader, a hero. Anderson)ĭreamer of Dune (biography of Frank Herbert) See his website: for book touring information. Brian's highly original SF novel, THE LITTLE GREEN BOOK OF CHAIRMAN RAHMA released in 2014.
Brian published OCEAN, an epic fantasy novel about environmental issues (co-authored with his wife, Jan). His acclaimed novels include SIDNEY'S COMET SUDANNA, SUDANNA THE RACE FOR GOD TIMEWEB THE STOLEN GOSPELS and MAN OF TWO WORLDS (written with Frank Herbert), in addition to the HELLHOLE Trilogy and DUNE-series novels co-authored with Kevin J. In 2003, he published DREAMER OF DUNE, a moving biography of his father Frank Herbert that was a Hugo Award finalist.
He has won several literary honors including the New York Times Notable Book Award, and has been nominated for the highest awards in science fiction. Brian Herbert is the author of multiple New York Times bestsellers.
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