Great Schools of Dune
Prequel trilogy exploring the origins of key Dune institutions.
Great Schools of Dune is a trilogy by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson that acts as a prequel within Frank Herbert's Dune universe. It picks up after the Legends of Dune trilogy, set almost one hundred years following the thinking machines' defeat. The story covers the formative years of the Bene Gesserit, Mentat, and Suk Schools, plus the Spacing Guild, as they confront rising anti-technology factions.
Quick Facts
- Author
- Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson
- Genre
- Science fiction
- Books
- 3
- First book
- Sisterhood of Dune (2012)
- Last book
- Navigators of Dune (2016)
Facts from the source article.
Did You Know?
- Sisterhood of Dune debuted at No. 23 on The New York Times Hardcover Fiction Best Seller List.
- Mentats of Dune was released at No. 17 on the same list.
- The American television series Dune: Prophecy premiered on HBO in November 2024, adapting some material from the trilogy as flashbacks.
Plot
In Sisterhood of Dune, the anti-technology Butlerian movement gains momentum under Manford Torondo, who scours the universe destroying machinery. His power threatens Emperor Salvador, the Sisterhood on Rossak, and the Mentat School on Lampadas, each harboring secret technology. Tycoon Josef Venport plots to salvage machinery for his business empire. Mentats of Dune finds Gilbertus Albans managing his Mentat School under Butlerian watch, while Raquella Berto-Anirul rebuilds her Sisterhood School on Wallach IX. Venport places a trade embargo on planets embracing Torondo's movement.
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