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The breathtaking vision and incomparable storytelling of Brian Herbert and Kevin Anderson's Dune: The Butlerian Jihad, a prequel to Frank Herbert's classic Dune, propelled it to the ranks of speculative fiction's classics in its own right. Now, with all the color, scope, and fascination of the prior novel, comes Dune: The Machine Crusade.
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More than two decades have passed since the events chronicled in The Butlerian Jihad. The crusade against thinking robots has ground on for years, but the forces led by Serena Butler and Irbis Ginjo have made only slight gains; the human worlds grow weary of war, of the bloody, inconclusive swing from victory to defeat.
The 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.
And 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.
Here 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 Dune: The Machine Crusade.
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More than two decades have passed since the events chronicled in The Butlerian Jihad. The crusade against thinking robots has ground on for years, but the forces led by Serena Butler and Irbis Ginjo have made only slight gains; the human worlds grow weary of war, of the bloody, inconclusive swing from victory to defeat.
The 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.
And 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.
Here 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 Dune: The Machine Crusade.
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Praise for Dune: The Butlerian Jihad
"The kind of intricate plotting and philosophical musings that would make the elder Herbert proud¿.Throughout, key revelations regarding the Zensunni Wanderers and their fight for freedom and other historical Dune elements lend an air of discovery to this fast-paced tale."
-Publishers Weekly
"This compelling saga of men and women struggling for their freedom is required reading for Dune fans and an essential purchase for libraries."
-Library Journal
Praise for the earlier Dune novels of Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson
"[Fans] rejoice in this chance to return to one of science fiction's most appealing futures."
-The New York Times Book Review on Dune: House Atreides
"Extraordinarily well-developed and continually fascinating."
-Kirkus Reviews on Dune: House Harkonnen
"Anderson and Herbert draw emotional power from every character to fuel the complex political tale they tell."-Booklist on Dune: House Corrino
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"The kind of intricate plotting and philosophical musings that would make the elder Herbert proud¿.Throughout, key revelations regarding the Zensunni Wanderers and their fight for freedom and other historical Dune elements lend an air of discovery to this fast-paced tale."
-Publishers Weekly
"This compelling saga of men and women struggling for their freedom is required reading for Dune fans and an essential purchase for libraries."
-Library Journal
Praise for the earlier Dune novels of Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson
"[Fans] rejoice in this chance to return to one of science fiction's most appealing futures."
-The New York Times Book Review on Dune: House Atreides
"Extraordinarily well-developed and continually fascinating."
-Kirkus Reviews on Dune: House Harkonnen
"Anderson and Herbert draw emotional power from every character to fuel the complex political tale they tell."-Booklist on Dune: House Corrino
Brian Herbert, the son of Frank Herbert, is a multiple New York Times bestseller in his own right. He is the winner of several literary honors and has been nominated for the Nebula Award. His critically acclaimed science fiction novels include Sidney's Comet, Sudanna Sudanna, The Race for God, and Man of Two Worlds (written with Frank Herbert). In 2003, he published Dreamer of Dune, a biography of his illustrious father.
Kevin J. Anderson has written dozens of national bestsellers and has been nominated for the Nebula Award, the Bram Stoker Award, and the SFX Readers' Choice Award. His critically acclaimed original novels include Captain Nemo, Hopscotch, and Hidden Empire. He also set the Guinness-certified world record for the largest single-author book signing.
Kevin J. Anderson has written dozens of national bestsellers and has been nominated for the Nebula Award, the Bram Stoker Award, and the SFX Readers' Choice Award. His critically acclaimed original novels include Captain Nemo, Hopscotch, and Hidden Empire. He also set the Guinness-certified world record for the largest single-author book signing.
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- PublisherTor Books
- Publication date2004
- ISBN 10 0765305860
- ISBN 13 9780765305862
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages624
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Book Description Octavo, full leather. First edition. Limited to 76 copies of which this is one of 50 numbered copies signed by Herbert and Anderson. Fifth of the DUNE prequels. Sargent, British and American Utopian Literature, 1986-2009. A fine copy in imitation leather slipcase without dust jacket as issued. (#105911). Seller Inventory # 105911
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