Dune. House Atreides
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A prequel to Frank Herbert's Dune, written by his son, based on a recently found manuscript. It is the story of a paleontologist sent to study the planet Arrakis, home to spices which give longevity.
Questa epica saga approfondisce la ricca storia che precede gli eventi iconici di Dune, ambientata decenni prima dello svolgimento della storia originale. Esplora meticolosamente le origini di potenti casate nobiliari, le intricate macchinazioni politiche che guidano i loro conflitti e le profonde animosità tra di esse. Assisti ai momenti formativi di personaggi chiave le cui scelte plasmano irrevocabilmente il destino del pianeta desertico Arrakis e la sua vitale risorsa, il melange. Questa serie offre una narrazione avvincente di ambizione, tradimento e i semi del conflitto galattico per i fan devoti.



A prequel to Frank Herbert's Dune, written by his son, based on a recently found manuscript. It is the story of a paleontologist sent to study the planet Arrakis, home to spices which give longevity.
Shaddam sits on the Golden Lion Throne, but he must produce a male heir, and his leadership is further threatened by Baron Vladimir Harkonnen whose primary targets are House Atreides and the mysterious Bene Gesserit Sisterhood
The blood feud between Duke Leto of Caladon and Baron Vladimir Harkonnen reaches its climax, as the emperor Shaddam - leader of House Corrino - is finally forced to curb the powerful Harkonnens or risk losing his own throne. Menawhile, Duke Leto's beautiful concubie, the Bene Gesserit temptress Jessica,- has conceived the boy who become Paul Atreides (the hero of Dune), defying the express orders of her superiors. The book culminates in a war - on Dune, on the oppressed planet Ix, in space - that will alter the balance of power for a generation.