![]() ![]() It is a time of messiahs, holy wars, religious and political upheaval, and violent revolution. Into this mix are thrown corrupt, greedy corporations, violent religious fanatics, telepaths, psychokinetic magic users, and bloodthirsty warlords. It is essentially the story of the future of mankind, when vast empires of humanity are spread amongst the stars, and power-hungry despots seek to rule the galaxy with an iron fist. Dune is a science fiction space opera saga that broke new ground in the genre upon its release with its epic scope, its vast history, and its themes and exploration into the themes of war, sociology, religion, politics, and ecology. ![]() In the past couple of decades I have read and enjoyed the first three books in Frank Herbert’s Dune Saga Dune, Dune Messiah, and Children of Dune. From this devastating assault, two heroes rise Xavier Harkonnen, who is tercero in the Salusian military, and Serena Butler, daughter of Manion Butler, the Viceroy of the League of Nobles, who will one day serve as the inspiration for the spearheading of a war that will decimate the iron rule of the thinking machines from the galaxy……. A fierce attack has been launched on the League World of Salusa Secondus by the nefarious and genocidal thinking machines, led by the powerful Titans and supremely commanded by the cold AI evermind known as Omnius. ![]()
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