02740cam a2200421 i 4500 1373676739 OCoLC 20241016152548.0 230724s2023 nyu 000 1 eng d 2023033330 9781250906212 AJM pcc PS3558.E617 P66 2023 813/.54 23/eng/20230724 Herbert, Brian, author. 18572 Princess of Dune / Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson. First edition. New York : Tor, 2023. 385 pages; 25 cm. text txt rdacontent unmediated n rdamedia volume nc rdacarrier "Set two years before Dune: Princess of Dune is the never-before-told story of two key women in the life of Paul Muad'Dib-Princess Irulan, his wife in name only, and Paul's true love, the Fremen Chani. Both women become central to Paul's galaxy-spanning Imperial reign. Raised in the Imperial court and born to be a political bargaining chip, Irulan was sent at an early age to be trained as a Bene Gesserit Sister. As Princess Royal, she also learned important lessons from her father-the Padishah Emperor Shaddam Corrino IV. Now of marriageable age, Princess Irulan sees the machinations of the many factions vying for power-the Bene Gesserit Sisterhood, the Spacing Guild, the Imperial throne, and a ruthless rebellion in the Imperial military. The young woman has a wise and independent streak and is determined to become much more than a pawn to be moved about on anyone's gameboard. Meanwhile, on Arrakis, Chani-the daughter of Liet-Kynes, the Imperial Planetologist who serves under the harsh rule of House Harkonnen-is trained in the Fremen mystical ways by an ancient Reverend Mother. Brought up to believe in her father's ecological dream of a green Arrakis, she follows Liet around to Imperial testing stations, surviving the many hazards of desert life. Chani soon learns the harsh cost of Fremen dreams and obligations under the oppressive boot heel of the long Harkonnen occupation"-- Provided by publisher. Deserts Fiction. 9332 Nobility Fiction. 15713 Political violence Fiction. 18573 Sisterhoods Fiction. 18574 Life on other planets Fiction. 18575 Princesses Fiction. 16954 Dune (Imaginary place) Fiction. 18576 Science fiction. lcgft 923 Action and adventure fiction. lcgft 613 Anderson, Kevin J., 1962- author. 18577 Herbert, Frank. Dune series. 18578 .b181180492 ddc BOOK 30154 30154 ddc 0 0 ABELJ ABELJ AF 2024-10-16 19.99 1 HERB 66606 2024-12-17 2024-12-03 2024-10-16 BOOK 1