First published 2012
Eighty-three years have passed since thinking machines fell at the Battle of Corrin. Vorian Atreides, the legendary war hero, has withdrawn from imperial politics on Salusa Secundus. But the Harkonnen descendants Griffen and Valya burn for revenge against Vor, holding him responsible for their family's ruin. Across the galaxy, competing forces reshape human civilization. Raquella Berto-Anirul establishes the Bene Gesserit School on jungle world Rossak as its first Reverend Mother. The Venport dynasty builds its commercial empire using spice-addicted Navigators to pilot early Heighliners. Gilbertus Albans trains the first human Mentats while concealing a dangerous secret about his past with the machine Erasmus. Meanwhile, Manford Torondo leads the fanatical Butlerian movement alongside Swordmaster Anari Idaho, mobilizing millions to destroy any technology they deem threatening. As these factions collide, every character must choose between reason and faith in a brewing crusade that threatens humanity's survival.
Genres: science-fiction, historical-fiction, adventure, fantasy
Vibes: epic, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: chosen-one, enemies-to-lovers, found-family
Setting: Salusa Secundus, Rossak, Corrin
Period: 83 years after the Battle of Corrin
496 pages · Hardcover · Tor Books