Dune: House Corrino
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| Author | Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson |
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| Cover Artist | Stephen Youll |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Series | Dune universe |
| Genre(s) | Science fiction novel |
| Publisher | Spectra |
| Released | 2 October 2001 |
| Media Type | Print (Hardback & Paperback) |
| Pages | 512 |
| ISBN | ISBN 0553110845 |
| Preceded by | Dune: House Harkonnen |
Dune: House Corrino is the third book in the Prelude to Dune prequel trilogy to the Dune series, set before the events of Frank Herbert's original works. The trilogy was co-authored by Frank's son Brian Herbert and science fiction author Kevin J. Anderson.
[edit] Plot summary
Duke Leto Atreides sponsors an assault on Ix to reclaim the planet for House Vernius, while his concubine Jessica is pregnant with his son. Emperor Shaddam IV commences his Great Spice War to create a dependency on his soon-to-be-released synthetic melange, amal. The Bene Gesserit eargerly await the birth of the Kwisatz Haderach's mother by Jessica; little do they know that things aren't going to turn out exactly how they want.
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| The extended Dune series |
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| by Frank Herbert: Dune • Dune Messiah • Children of Dune • God Emperor of Dune • Heretics of Dune • Chapterhouse Dune by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson: |
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