{"product_id":"dune-house-atreides-9780593159606","title":"Dune: House Atreides","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook One of the Epic Prequel to the Classic Novel \u003ci\u003eDune\u003c\/i\u003e--Soon to Be a Major Motion Picture\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eStep into the universe of Frank Herbert's \u003ci\u003eDune, \u003c\/i\u003e one of the greatest science fiction novels of all time.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBefore Paul Atreides became Muad'Dib, the dynamic leader who unified the wild Fremen on the desert planet known as Dune . . . \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBefore the evil Baron Harkonnen overthrew House Atreides and sent Paul and his mother Jessica fleeing into the deadly wasteland of sand . . . \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBefore the secrets of the spice and the sandworms were discovered . . . \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThere was another story . . . \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe tale of young Leto Atreides learning to become a ruler in the shadow of his great father. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe tale of Baron Vladimir Harkonnen, ruthless tyrant who becomes a pawn of Bene Gesserit breeding schemes. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe tale of Pardot Kynes, ambitious planetologist dispatched to the sands of Arrakis to understand the origins of the spice melange, the most valuable substance in the known universe. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAnd the tale of Crown Prince Shaddam Corrino, whose lust for power leads him to plot the assassination of his own father and to create a plan that will replace the spice and disrupt the Imperium forever . . .\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDune: House Atreides \u003c\/i\u003ebegins the epic worldwide bestselling trilogy that tells of the generation before \u003ci\u003eDune\u003c\/i\u003e and sows the seeds for great heroes, vile enemies, and terrible tyrants. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eLook for the entire prequel series\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDUNE: HOUSE ATREIDES - DUNE: HOUSE HARKONNEN - DUNE: HOUSE CORRINO\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBrian Herbert \u003c\/b\u003eis the son of legendary science fiction author Frank Herbert and has written the definitive biography of him, \u003ci\u003eDreamer of Dune\u003c\/i\u003e, a finalist for the Hugo Award. He has also written many highly imaginative novels, including The Timeweb Chronicles, the ecological fantasy \u003ci\u003eOcean \u003c\/i\u003e(with his wife, Jan), \u003ci\u003eThe Little Green Book of Chairman Rahma, The Unborn, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Assassination of Billy Jeeling. \u003c\/i\u003eHis earlier acclaimed novels include \u003ci\u003eThe Stolen Gospels, Sudanna, Sudanna, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eSidney's Comet\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as \u003ci\u003eMan of Two Worlds \u003c\/i\u003e(written with his father). Brian Herbert also co-manages the legacy of Frank Herbert and is an executive producer of the new motion picture \u003ci\u003eDune \u003c\/i\u003eand the forthcoming TV series \u003ci\u003eDune: The Sisterhood\u003c\/i\u003e. He and his wife live in Seattle, Washington. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eKevin J. Anderson\u003c\/b\u003e has written in many genres: science fiction, epic fantasy, suspense\/thriller, and humor. He is best known for his work in the \u003ci\u003eStar Wars, X-Files, \u003c\/i\u003eBatman, and Superman universes, as well as the space opera The Saga of Seven Suns; the epic fantasy \u003ci\u003eSpine of the Dragon;\u003c\/i\u003e his humorous Dan Shamble, Zombie P.I. series; and two steampunk fantasy adventures, \u003ci\u003eClockwork Angels\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eClockwork Lives\u003c\/i\u003e, written with legendary Rush drummer and lyricist Neil Peart. Anderson is creative consultant on the new Legendary motion picture of \u003ci\u003eDune\u003c\/i\u003e and is co-producer of the forthcoming TV series \u003ci\u003eDune: The Sisterhood\u003c\/i\u003e. He is the publisher of WordFire Press and also professor and director of the publishing MA program at Western Colorado University. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTogether, Herbert and Anderson have written numerous international bestselling novels set in the universe of Frank Herbert's \u003ci\u003eDune\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as the definitive graphic novel adaptation of the classic \u003ci\u003eDune\u003c\/i\u003e. 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