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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher St Martins Pr
Publication date September 17, 2002
Binding Cassette/Spoken Word
Edition Unabridged
Book category Adult Fiction
ISBN-13 9781559277549
ISBN-10 1559277548
Dimensions 2.50 by 4 by 6.25 in.
Weight 1.20 lbs.
Availability§ Publisher Out of Stock Indefinitely
Original list price $49.95
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Summaries and Reviews
Summary
A Dune prequel written by the son of Frank Herbert paints a vivid portrait of the 'Butlerian jihad' against technology, a background story vital to the Dune universe.
Amazon.com description: Product Description:
Frank Herbert's Dune series is one of the grandest epics in the annals of imaginative literature. Selling millions of copies worldwide, it is science fiction's answer to The Lord of the Rings, a brilliantly imaginative epic of high adventure, unforgettable characters, and immense scope.

Decades after Herbert's original novels, the Dune saga was continued by Frank Herbert's son, Brian Herbert, an acclaimed SF novelist in his own right, in collaboration with Kevin J. Anderson. Their New York Times bestselling trilogy, Dune: House Atreides, Dune: House Harkonnen, and Dune: House Corrino, formed a prequel to the classic Herbert series that was acclaimed by reviewers and readers alike. Now Herbert and Anderson, working from Frank Herbert's own notes, reveal a pivotal epoch in the history of the Dune universe, the chapter of the saga most eagerly anticipated by readers: The Butlerian Jihad.

Throughout the Dune novels, Frank Herbert frequently referred to the long-ago war in which humans wrested their freedom from "thinking machines." Now, in Dune: Butlerian Jihad, Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson bring to life the story of that war, a tale previously seen only in tantalizing hints and clues. Finally, we see how Serena Butler's passionate grief ignites the war that will liberate humans from their machine masters. We learn the circumstances of the betrayal that made mortal enemies of House Atreides and House Harkonnen; and we experience the Battle of Corrin that created a galactic empire that lasted until the reign of Emperor Shaddam IV.

Herein are the foundations of the Bene Gesserit Sisterhood, the Suk Doctors, the Order of Mentats, and the mysteriously altered Navigators of the Spacing Guild. Here 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. And here is the backward, nearly forgotten planet of Arrakis, where traders have discovered the remarkable properties of the spice melange . . . .

Ten thousand years before the events of Dune, humans have managed to battle the remorseless Machines to a standstill . . . but victory may be short-lived. Yet amid shortsighted squabbling between nobles, new leaders have begun to emerge. Among them are Xavier Harkonnen, military leader of the Planet of Salusa Secundus; Xavier's fiancée, Serena Butler, an activist who will become the unwilling leader of millions; and Tio Holtzman, the scientist struggling to devise a weapon that will help the human cause. Against the brute efficiency of their adversaries, these leaders and the human race have only imagination, compassion, and the capacity for love. It will have to be enough.


Editions
Hardcover
Book cover for 9780765305855
 
Limited edition from Tor Books (September 1, 2002)
9780765305855 | details & prices | 624 pages | 6.75 × 9.75 × 2.00 in. | 2.90 lbs | List price $200.00
About: A Dune prequel portrays the 'Butlerian jihad' against technology, a background story vital to the Dune universe.
Paperback
Book cover for 9780765340771
 
Reprint edition from Tor Books (September 1, 2003)
9780765340771 | details & prices | 683 pages | 4.50 × 6.75 × 1.50 in. | 0.70 lbs | List price $9.99
About: A Dune prequel portrays the 'Butlerian jihad' against technology, a background story vital to the Dune universe.
Miscellaneous
With Brian Herbert, Kevin J. Anderson | from Tor Books (October 3, 2002)
9781429955904 | details & prices | 624 pages | List price $8.99
Cassette/Spoken Word
Book cover for 9781559277549
 
With Scott Brick | Abridged edition from St Martins Pr (April 30, 2009)
9781593970420 | details & prices | List price $24.95
About: It began in the Time of Tyrants, when ambitious men and women used high-powered computers to seize control of the heart of the Old Empire including Earth itself.
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With Scott Brick (other contributor) | Unabridged edition from St Martins Pr (September 17, 2002)
9781559277549 | details & prices | 4.00 × 6.25 × 2.50 in. | 1.20 lbs | List price $49.95
About: A Dune prequel portrays the 'Butlerian jihad' against technology, a background story vital to the Dune universe.
Prebinding
Book cover for 9780613925518
 
With Brian Herbert, Kevin J. Anderson | Reprint edition from Paw Prints (June 26, 2008)
9781439501726 | details & prices | 704 pages | 4.25 × 7.00 × 1.75 in. | 0.80 lbs | List price $16.99
from Turtleback Books (September 2, 2003)
9780613925518 | details & prices | 4.50 × 7.00 × 1.75 in. | 0.88 lbs | List price $18.45
About: A Dune prequel portrays the 'Butlerian jihad' against technology, a background story vital to the Dune universe.

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