Dune : House Harkonnen is the middle book of the prequel trilogy by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson. this trilogy ends shortly after the birth of Paul, and tells the backstories of many of the major characters of Dune.
In House Harkonnen, Shaddam has finally taken his throne. He takes a highly ranked Bene Gesserit wife as part of a deal...Baron Harkonnen weaves dangerous plots against both the Corrinos and the Atreides -- and he makes lasting enemies of the Bene Gesserit.
Shaddam secretly deals with the Tleilaxu in an attempt to make artificial spice and eliminate the need for melange...
Gurney Halleck tries desperately to escape the hell that is Giedi Prime...
A young girl named Jessica is sent to Caladan by the Bene Gesserit to bear a daughter to Leto...but Leto already has a concubine, the lovely Kailea -- and they have a much loved son, Victor, together...
Duncan Idaho is training with the Ginaz... ******************************************************
Our lives are the songs that sing the universe into existence.~David Zindell <i></i>
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