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God Emperor of Dune

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More than three thousand years have passed since the events of the original Dune. Leto Atreides II, the son of Paul Muad'Dib, now rules as the virtually immortal God Emperor of Dune. To ensure the survival of the human race, Leto has sacrificed his humanity, merging with a sandworm to become a grotesque hybrid. He enforces a universal peace known as "Leto’s Peace," suppressing space travel and technology to guide humanity along his Golden Path.

The narrative explores the profound isolation of a ruler who sees all possible futures. Leto acts as a benevolent tyrant, intentionally creating a society so stagnant that, upon his eventual death, humanity will feel an irresistible urge to scatter across the stars—an event he calls the "Scattering"—to ensure they can never be destroyed by a single catastrophe or ruler again. The story interweaves the struggles of Siona Atreides, a rebel testing her destiny, and the latest ghola of Duncan Idaho, who must reconcile his loyalty with the horrifying nature of the god he serves. It is a masterpiece that examines the necessity of change and the burden of absolute power, moving beyond traditional space opera into the realm of deep sociopolitical philosophy.

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Series Title

Science Fiction

Call Number

823 HER g

Publisher

London : Great Britain., 2020

Collation

421 hlm.: 13 x 20 cm

Language

English

ISBN/ISSN

978-1-4732-3380-5

Classification

823

Content Type

text

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Edition

1

Subject(s)

Science fiction
philosophy of power
human evolution
tyranny
Golden Path
planetary ecology
futuristic politics

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