New Releases by Brian Herbert

The first battle was a victory. But the war is just beginning . . . Earth is a radioactive ruin. But the initial campaign of the Butlerian Jihad has given new hope to mankind. Serena Butler, whose murdered child has become a symbol for oppressed humanity, inspires a war against the thinking computers led by Xavier Harkonnen and Vorian Atreides. But four of the Titans – murderous machines with human brains and human cunning – still remain. And the universal computer mind, Omnius, still wields most of its power. ‘Such vile villains...and such a fascinating description of splendid places.'' Anne McCaffrey on HOUSE HARKONNEN

Long ago, the ancient gospels of Jesus''s female apostles were stolen by powerful churchmen and relegated to the rubbish heaps of history. But those apostles have been reborn as female children, and are dictating new gospels that will be incorporated into a radical new religious text, the Holy Women''s Bible. At a hidden women''s fortress in Greece, the teenager Lori Vale develops a paranormal relationship with one of the reincarnated children, and soon begins to suspect that she may have been connected to the female apostles of Jesus in ancient times, when the Son of God walked the earth and preached to the people of the Holy Land. While information about Lori''s past is unfolding, she finds herself caught in a violent religious conflict that has immense historical repercussions. Powerful, brutal men want to suppress the emerging gospels of the she-apostles, men who are hell-bent on destroying the radical women and their heretical texts. The women race to get their material completed and published before they are annihilated, but they have another big problem: the twelfth she-apostle-Martha of Galilee-has not been found yet, and the other female apostles say she holds a dark secret that could do enormous damage to the cause of women, and to the entire planet. . . .

On the peanut-shaped planetoid of Ut, a 150-million-year-old computer named Mamacita rules with dictatorial control. Her every whim is a steadfast rule, and no command is stronger than the ban of Sudanna, the wind that sweeps across Ut spreading the liberating sounds of music. Hiley OIV is one of Ut’s most conscientious inhabitants, a man so afraid of losing his head (utpeople have very precarious necks) that a Bad Thought almost never enters his mind. But now his teenage daughter has fallen in love with Prussirian BBD—Ut’s most notorious outlaw—a man who has broken Mamacita’s cardinal rule: he makes music.

Frank Herbert''s Dune ended with Paul Muad''Dib in control of the planet Dune. Herbert''s next Dune book, Dune Messiah, picked up the story several years later after Paul''s armies had conquered the galaxy. But what happened between Dune and Dune Messiah? How did Paul create his empire and become the Messiah? Following in the footsteps of Frank Herbert, New York Times bestselling authors Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson are answering these questions in Paul of Dune. The Muad''Dib''s jihad is in full swing. His warrior legions march from victory to victory. But beneath the joy of victory there are dangerous undercurrents. Paul, like nearly every great conqueror, has enemies--those who would betray him to steal the awesome power he commands. . . . And Paul himself begins to have doubts: Is the jihad getting out of his control? Has he created anarchy? Has he been betrayed by those he loves and trusts the most? And most of all, he wonders: Am I going mad? Paul of Dune is a novel everyone will want to read and no one will be able to forget.

With their usual skill, Brian Herbert and Kevin Anderson have taken ideas left behind by Frank Herbert and filled them with living characters and a true sense of wonder. Where Paul of Dune picked up the saga directly after the events of Dune, The Winds of Dune begins after the events of Dune Messiah. Paul has walked off into the sand, blind, and is presumed dead. Jessica and Gurney are on Caladan; Alia is trying to hold the Imperial government together with Duncan; Mohiam dead at the hands of Stilgar; Irulan imprisoned. Paul''s former friend, Bronso of Ix, now seems to be leading opposition to the House of Atreides. Herbert and Anderson''s newest book in this landmark series will concentrate on these characters as well the growing battle between Jessica, and her daughter, Alia. At the Publisher''s request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Après le Jihad Bultérien, la paix revient dans la Galaxie. Les Machines ont reculé sur tous les fronts. Omnius semble en déroute. L''un des principaux artisans de cette victoire, Vorian Atréides, peut espérer savourer sur Caladan un loisir mérité. Mais les Titans survivants n''ont pas dit leur dernier mot. Les Humains libres devront les affronter dans une dernière bataille où tout peut être gagné : elle aura lieu sur Corrin, dernière forteresse d''Omnius. Les Machines pensantes seront enfin éradiquées ou les humains retomberont sous leur joug...

Book Two in the compelling conclusion to Frank Herbert''s Dune series, one of the grandest epics in the annals of imaginative literature. Selling millions of copies worldwide, the series is science fiction''s answer to The Lord of the Rings, a brilliantly imaginative epic of high adventure, unforgettable characters, and immense scope. At the end of Frank Herbert''s final novel, Chapterhouse: Dune, a ship carrying a crew of refugees escapes into the uncharted galaxy, fleeing from a terrifying, mysterious Enemy. The fugitives used genetic technology to revive key figures from Dune''s past—Including Paul Muad''Dib and Lady Jessica—to use their special talents against a horrific threat that intends to annihilate the human race. Based directly on Frank Herbert''s final outline, Sandworms of Dune at last reveals the origin of the Honored Matres, the tantalizing future of the planet Arrakis, the final revelation of the Kwisatz Haderach, and the resolution to the war between humans and thinking machines that has raged for thousands of years. The incredible finale to one of the greatest stories in science fiction. At the Publisher''s request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Book One in the compelling conclusion to Frank Herbert''s Dune series, one of the grandest epics in the annals of imaginative literature. Selling millions of copies worldwide, the series is science fiction''s answer to The Lord of the Rings, a brilliantly imaginative epic of high adventure, unforgettable characters, and immense scope. Hunters of Dune and the concluding volume, Sandworms of Dune, weave together the great story lines and beloved characters in Frank Herbert''s classic Dune universe, ranging from the time of the Butlerian Jihad to the original Dune series and beyond. Based on Frank Herbert’s outline, international bestselling authors Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson bring the incredible Dune Chronicles to an explosive grand finale. At the end of Chapterhouse: Dune—Frank Herbert''s final novel—a ship carrying the ghola of Duncan Idaho, Sheeana (a young woman who can control sandworms), and a crew of refugees escapes into the uncharted galaxy, fleeing from the monstrous Honored Matres, dark counterparts to the Bene Gesserit Sisterhood. The nearly invincible Honored Matres have swarmed into the known universe—but they have been driven from their home by a terrifying, mysterious Enemy. To strengthen their forces, the fugitives aboard Duncan’s no-ship use genetic technology to revive key figures from Dune''s past—including Paul Muad''Dib and his beloved Chani, Lady Jessica, Stilgar, Thufir Hawat, and even Dr. Wellington Yueh. Together, these misfits must find the genius and resources to defeat the ferocious, unknown Enemy that intends to destroy the human race. At the Publisher''s request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

This companion to Frank Herbert''s "New York Times" bestselling classic includes never-before-published chapters from "Dune" and "Dune Messiah," original stories, and a brand-new novel by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson.

Ecologist Noah Watanabe sets the stage for a galactic power struggle when he attempts to tap the potential of the Timeweb--a barely used network that connects solar systems and other celestial bodies in a vast transportation and communication system--in an effort to discover the cause of a strange, cosmic disintegration.

A partir de ahora, la leyenda se hace realidad. El universo creado por Frank Herbert en su aclamada serie Dune, seguida por millones de lectores en todo el mundo, se amplía para descubrirnos, por primera vez, el episodio que le dio origen. Diez mil años antes del nacimiento de Paul Atreides, del derrocamiento de un imperio, los últimos humanos libres se rebelaron contra el dominio de las poderosas máquinas que los habían esclavizado. En Dune, la Yihad Butleriana se revela la historia de Serena Butler, la mujer que prendió la llama de esa rebelión. Se destapa la traición que convertiría en enemigos mortales a la Casa Atreides y la Casa Harkonnen. Se desvelan los orígenes de la hermandad Bene Gesserit, de los doctores Suk, de la Orden de los Mentat y la Cofradía Espacial. Y aparece un planeta olvidado, Arrakis, donde acaba de descubrirse la melange, la especia que puede cambiar el destino de miles de planetas... Reseña: «Los seguidores de Dune querrán profundizar en esta nueva saga y los nuevos lectores se verán tentados a abordar la magnífica serie original.» Kirkus Reviews

Le Baron Vladimir Harkonnen est le plus formidable adversaire de la maison des Atréides. Il exploite sans vergogne les ressources en précieuse épice de la planète Arrakis, la légendaire Dune dont il a confié la surveillance à son neveu, Rabban la Bête. Affamé de pouvoir, il complote même contre l''Empereur Shaddam, tout juste installé sur le trône. Le Baron pervers occupe aussi, à son insu, une position stratégique dans le plan à long terme qu''a formé le Bene Gesserit pour obtenir le Kwisatz Haderach, l''être qui dominera le temps. Il faut qu''il engendre une fille. Or il hait les femmes. Sur Dune, Liet-Kynes poursuit l''œuvre secrète de son père : transformer la planète désertique en jardin, futur paradis des Fremen. Dune est le plus formidable événement de la science-fiction du XXe siècle. La mort de Frank Herbert, en 1986, empêcha le cycle d''atteindre la conclusion à laquelle son créateur avait peut-être songé. Brian Herbert, son fils, et Kevin J. Anderson ont relevé le défi. À partir des indications de Frank Herbert, ils ont entrepris de relater dans un premier temps les événements qui préludèrent à l''apothéose de Paul Muad Dib.

Recounts the contributions of the U.S. Merchant Marine in World War II as the lifeline of the Allied war effort, while revealing that losses were so numerous that casualty numbers were deliberately withheld.

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. 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.

Science fiction roman.

A biography of the science fiction writer, presented by his son, describes Herbert''s childhood in Tacoma, Washington, his early years as a reporter and editor, his military service, and his struggles to become published.

Book Two of the Epic Prequel to the Classic Novel Dune—A Major Motion Picture Sequel to the international bestseller Dune: House Atreides Before Dune . . . The epic tale of Duke Leto Atreides and his rise to power . . . The fierce ambitions of his mortal enemy, Baron Vladimir Harkonnen . . . The struggles of the young girl Jessica, the Baron’s secret daughter, under the harsh training of the Sisterhood school . . . The schemes of Shaddam Corrino to create a synthetic spice that may bring unlimited wealth, or cause the collapse of the Spacing Guild . . . And the implausible dream of Planetologist Kynes to turn the desert planet Dune into a paradise, uniting the desperate Fremen into a force unlike anything the Imperium has ever seen . . . Dune: House Harkonnen continues the epic story that lays the foundation for Frank Herbert’s masterpiece Dune, a complex tale of politics, religion, and the rise and fall of dynasties on a galaxy-spanning canvas. Look for the entire prequel series DUNE: HOUSE ATREIDES • DUNE: HOUSE HARKONNEN • DUNE: HOUSE CORRINO

Book Three of the Epic Prequel to the Classic Novel Dune—Soon to Be a Major Motion Picture The grand finale of the complex epic trilogy of the generation before Frank Herbert’s masterwork Dune. Shaddam Corrino IV, Emperor of the Known Universe, has risked everything to create a substitute for the spice melange . . . The substance that makes space travel possible . . . That prolongs life . . . That allows prescience . . . A substance that is found only on the desert planet Arrakis, a harsh world of storms and monstrous sandworms. Shaddam has used the noble houses as chess pieces for his scheme, causing the overthrow of powerful families, raising other houses to power. The Bene Gesserit Sisterhood works their own plans, manipulating bloodlines, trying to create their long-awaited messiah, the Kwisatz Haderach. Duke Leto Atreides battles his mortal enemy, Baron Vladimir Harkonnen, while his love for the beautiful and wise Jessica grows even in the face of bloodshed and betrayal. But are they all just pawns of an inevitable future centered around the planet Dune? Look for the entire prequel series DUNE: HOUSE ATREIDES • DUNE: HOUSE HARKONNEN • DUNE: HOUSE CORRINO

Returning to the vivid universe of Frank Herbert''s "Dune", this title continues the saga begun in "Dune: House Atreides". As Shaddam sits at last on the Golden Lion Throne, Baron Vladimir Harkonnen plots against the new Emperor and House Atreides--and against the mysterious Sisterhood of the Bene Gesserit. For Leto Atreides, it is a time of momentous choice.

Invaders from space enclose the San Francisco area in a bubble and fly it to their home planet.

SCIENCE FICTION – PREQUEL DACĂ ȚI-A PLĂCUT: seria DUNE de Frank Herbert În așteptarea noii ecranizări DUNE realizată de Dennis Villeneuve care urmează să fie lansată în 2021 Casa Atreides deschide o trilogie care dezvăluie detalii neștiute din lumea seriei urmărind destinele unor personaje binecunoscute precum Baronul Harkonnen Leto Atreides Prințul Shaddam Duncan Idaho sau planetologul Kynes. O ocazie unică de a păși în trecutul DUNE Cu universul DUNE Frank Herbert a aprins imaginația a milioane de cititori din întreaga lume. Pasionat de zonele rămase neexplorate ale acestui univers și inspirându-se din notițele tatălui său Brian Herbert împreună cu scriitorul Kevin J. Anderson imaginează o nouă serie de romane în care ajungem pe planeta Arrakis cu trei decenii înainte ca eroul din Dune Paul Muad’Dib Atreides să pășească pe nisipurile ei fierbinți. Elrood al IX-lea domnește pe Tronul Leului de Aur fiind Împărat Padișah al Universului Cunoscut în vreme ce fiul său Shaddam uneltește să-i ia locul. O familie nobiliară încă minoră Casa Atreides alege onoarea în răspăr cu rivalii lor din Casa Harkonnen. Sclavul de opt ani Duncan Idaho e vânat de stăpânii lui într-un joc al cruzimii iar copilul jură să se răzbune într-o bună zi. RECOMANDĂRI „Dune. Casa Atreides este o aventură extraordinară. Frank Herbert ar fi încântat și mândru de continuarea viziunii sale.“ Dean Koontz „Deși povestea e complexă chiar și noii cititori vor putea s-o urmărească cu interes fiindcă e construită pe mai multe povești legate. Zecile de revelații legate de istoria Dune fac din carte o lectură grozavă care va face cititorii să citească sau să recitească seria originală.” Publishers Weekly „La fel de complexă și de inventivă ca seria originală.” Kirkus CE SPUN CITITORII: Mathew Foxx (Goodreads): Mi se pare că singurul lucru care s-a schimbat e regizorul. Dar vine cu idei și nuanțe noi care m-au bucurat. Marjorie (Goodreads): Fiecare Casă are saga ei care duce la povestea din Dune detaliind toate mașinațiunile din spate. O încântare. \"

PRELUDIUL DUNEI – CARTEA A III-A Bestsellerul New York Times care precede saga legendară a lui Frank Herbert Proiectul Amal care a fost inițiat de către Elrood al IX-lea pentru ca necruțătorii tleilaxu să producă mirodenie artificială se pare că va fi încununat de succes. Dacă Maestrul Cercetător Hidar Fen Ajidica va izbuti Dune planeta-deșert nu va mai avea nicio importanță iar Ghilda Spațială Comunitatea Maicilor Bene Gesserit și toți cei care folosesc melanjul vor depinde de bunăvoința Împăratului Padișah Shaddam al IV-lea. Doar încercarea ducelui Leto Atreides de a-i face dreptate exilatului prinț Rhombur și de a recuceri planeta Ix mai poate împiedica obținerea puterii absolute de către membrii Casei Corrino. Iar consoarta ducelui Jessica tânăra cu ascendență ilustră este pe punctul de a da peste cap planurile milenare ale Bene Gesserit de a crea o ființă atotputernică schimbând astfel pentru totdeauna istoria. Recomandări „Fiecare acțiune mai adaugă o piatră de neprețuit în construcția remarcabilă a universului DUNE.“ Booklist „Seria PRELUDIUL DUNEI se dovedește a fi mai accesibilă dar la fel de captivantă precum cea a lui Frank Herbert.“ The Oregonian

LEGENDELE DUNEI – CARTEA I Bestseller The New York Times „Să nu-ţi faci maşină după asemănarea minţii omului!“ Brian Herbert și Kevin J. Anderson ne fac cronica Jihadului Butlerian, războiul uitat de zece mii de ani, care a modelat întreaga civilizație din universul DUNE creat de Frank Herbert. La început, o facțiune de cymecilor – roboți extrem de puternici cu creiere omenești – au cucerit primul Imperiu al oamenilor. Apoi Omnius, singura mașină conștientă, s-a replicat, a construit armate de roboți și a transformat în sclavi atât oamenii, cât și roboții. Au mai rămas doar câteva planete care se opun dominației sale. Xavier Harkonnen și Serena Butler sunt vârfurile de lance ale rezistenței umane. Pe planeta Rossak, cineva dezvoltă tehnologia care va face posibile călătoriile interstelare, iar vrăjitoarea Zufa Cena pregătește femei cu puteri extraordinare care să subjuge, deopotrivă, roboții și oamenii. Pe Arrakis, tânărul Selim învață să călărească viermii de nisip și primește cuvântul Domnului. În timp ce Vorian Atreides îl slujește cu credință pe Omnius și îi transferă conștiința oriunde e nevoie. O rețea de personaje extraordinare, care vor pune în mișcare mărețul Jihad Butlerian și vor presăra semințele pentru viitorul imperiu dependent de mirodenie. „— Oamenii de pe Pământ au fost măcelăriți pentru că eu i-am încurajat să se opună mașinilor care le erau stăpâni, dar nu mă simt deloc vinovat din cauza asta. Orice război trebuie să înceapă de undeva... Sacrificiul lor a demonstrat profunzimea spiritului uman. Gândiți-vă la exemplul Serenei Butler și al copilului ei nevinovat, la ceea ce a îndurat ea, și la faptul că totuși a supraviețuit! [...] Serena ar putea avea un rol important în noua forță care va nimici mașinile, dacă și-ar recunoaște potențialul. Îi vorbi direct lui Manion Butler, tot mai înflăcărat: Alții ar putea încerca să-și asume meritul, dar Serena a fost adevărata scânteie a marii revolte de pe Pământ. Copilul ei a fost omorât, și ea a ridicat mâinile împotriva mașinilor gânditoare, sub ochii tuturor. Gândiți-vă! Ce exemplu este ea pentru întreaga rasă umană... Iblis păși mai aproape de membrii tribunalului. — Pe tot cuprinsul lumilor Ligii, oamenii vor auzi de curajul său și-i vor simți durerea. Vor adera la cauza Serenei, în numele ei, dacă li se va cere acest lucru. Se vor ridica într-o luptă eroică pentru libertate, o cruciadă sfântă... un jihad. Ascultați afară... Îi auziți scandându-i numele?“