Dune: The Butlerian Jihad

Frank Herbert's Dune series is one of the grandest epics of imaginative literature. Selling millions of copies, it is science fiction's answer to The Lord of the Rings -- a brilliantly imaginative epic of high adventure, unforgettable characters, and immense scope. Decades after the original novels, the Dune saga was continued by Frank Herbert's son, Brian Herbert, in collaboration with Kevin J. Anderson. Their New York Times bestselling trilogy was a prequel to the classic series and was acclaimed by reviewers and readers alike. Now Herbert and Anderson, working from Frank Herbert's own notes, reveal the chapter of the Dune saga most eagerly anticipated by readers: The Butlerian Jihad. Here is the tale of how Serena Butler's passionate grief ignites the war that will liberate humans from their machine masters. Here is the beginning of the Bene Gesserit Sisterhood. Here are the Zensunni Wanderers, who escape bondage to flee to the desert world where they will declare themselves the Free Men of Dune. And here is the backward, nearly forgotten planet of Arrakis, where traders have discovered the remarkable properties of the spice melange. Against the brute efficiency of the Machines, the human race has only imagination, compassion, and the capacity for love. It will have to be enough.