{"product_id":"dune-the-machine-crusade-book-two-of-the-legends-of-dune-trilogy-9781250388759","title":"Dune: The Machine Crusade: Book Two of the Legends of Dune Trilogy","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrank 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.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMore than two decades have passed since the events chronicled in \u003ci\u003eThe Butlerian Jihad\u003c\/i\u003e. The crusade against thinking robots has ground on for years, but the forces led by Serena Butler and Iblis Ginjo have made only slight gains; the human worlds grow weary of war, of the bloody, inconclusive swing from victory to defeat. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe fearsome cymeks, led by Agamemnon, hatch new plots to regain their lost power from Omnius--as their numbers dwindle and time begins to run out. The fighters of Ginaz, led by Jool Noret, forge themselves into an elite warrior class, a weapon against the machine--dominated worlds. Aurelius Venport and Norma Cenva are on the verge of the most important discovery in human history--a way to \"fold\" space and travel instantaneously to any place in the galaxy. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAnd on the faraway, nearly worthless planet of Arrakis, Selim Wormrider and his band of outlaws take the first steps to making themselves the feared fighters who will change the course of history: the Fremen. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHere is the unrivaled imaginative power that has put Brian Herbert and Kevin Anderson on bestseller lists everywhere and earned them the high regard of readers around the globe. The fantastic saga of Dune continues in \u003ci\u003eDune: The Machine Crusade.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eBRIAN HERBERT, son of Frank Herbert, wrote the definitive biography of his father, \u003ci\u003eDreamer of Dune\u003c\/i\u003e, which was a Hugo Award finalist. Brian is president of the company managing the legacy of Frank Herbert and is an executive producer of the motion picture \u003ci\u003eDune\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as of the streaming series \u003ci\u003eDune: Prophecy\u003c\/i\u003e. He is the author or coauthor of more than forty-five books, including multiple \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestsellers, has been nominated for the Nebula Award, and is always working on several projects at once. He and his wife, Jan, have traveled to all seven continents, and in 2019, they took a trip to Budapest to observe the filming of Dune. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e KEVIN J. ANDERSON has written dozens of national bestsellers and has been nominated for the Hugo Award, the Nebula Award, the Bram Stoker Award, and the SFX Readers' Choice Award. His critically acclaimed original novels include the ambitious space opera series The Saga of Seven Suns, including \u003ci\u003eThe Dark Between the Stars\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as Wake the Dragon epic fantasy trilogy and the Terra Incognita fantasy epic with its two accompanying rock CDs. He also set the Guinness-certified world record for the largest single-author book signing, and was recently inducted into the Colorado Authors' Hall of Fame.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Tor Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51635480690962,"sku":"9781250388759","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_e02478f8-8aa1-417d-8c19-636dcc0615c2.jpg?v=1759238543","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/dune-the-machine-crusade-book-two-of-the-legends-of-dune-trilogy-9781250388759","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}