{"product_id":"dune-house-corrino-9780593159620","title":"Dune: House Corrino","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Three 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\u003eThe grand finale of the complex epic trilogy of the generation before Frank Herbert's masterwork \u003ci\u003eDune\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eShaddam Corrino IV, Emperor of the Known Universe, has risked everything to create a substitute for the spice melange . . . \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe substance that makes space travel possible . . . \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThat prolongs life . . . \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThat allows prescience . . . \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA substance that is found only on the desert planet Arrakis, a harsh world of storms and monstrous sandworms. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eShaddam has used the noble houses as chess pieces for his scheme, causing the overthrow of powerful families, raising other houses to power. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe Bene Gesserit Sisterhood works their own plans, manipulating bloodlines, trying to create their long-awaited messiah, the Kwisatz Haderach. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDuke Leto Atreides battles his mortal enemy, Baron Vladimir Harkonnen, while his love for the beautiful and wise Jessica grows even in the face of bloodshed and betrayal. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut are they all just pawns of an inevitable future centered around the planet Dune? \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. They are the authors of an original epic science fiction trilogy, \u003ci\u003eHellhole\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHellhole Awakening\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eHellhole Inferno\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Del Rey Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50609765843218,"sku":"9780593159620","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_48a2bd90-6915-400d-975e-0b3b1e9f2cc3.jpg?v=1732330593","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/dune-house-corrino-9780593159620","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}