About the Book
Serial publication in Galaxy magazine 1969. First book edition 1969.
With millions of copies sold worldwide, Frank Herbert's magnificentDune novels stand among the major achievements of the human imagination
as one of the most significant sagas in the history of literary science
fiction.
Dune Messiah continues the story of Paul
Atreides, better known – and feared – as the man christened Muad'Dib. As
Emperor of the Known Universe, he possesses more power than a single
man was ever meant to wield. Worshipped as a religious icon by the
fanatical Fremens, Paul faces the enmity of the political houses he
displaced when he assumed the throne – and a conspiracy conducted within
his own sphere of influence.
And even as House Atreides
begins to crumble around him from the machinations of his enemies, the
true threat to Paul comes to his lover, Chani, and the unborn heir to
his family's dynasty.
