num_pages: 471
description: Book Five in the Magnificent Dune Chronicles—the Bestselling Science Fiction Adventure of All TimeLeto Atreides, the God Emperor of Dune, is dead. In the fifteen hundred years since his passing, the Empire has fallen into ruin. The great Scattering saw millions abandon the crumbling civilization and spread out beyond the reaches of known space. The planet Arrakis—now called Rakis—has reverted to its desert climate, and its great sandworms are dying.Now the Lost Ones are returning home in pursuit of power. And as these factions vie for control over the remnants of the Empire, a girl named Sheeana rises to prominence in the wastelands of Rakis, sending religious fervor throughout the galaxy. For she possesses the abilities of the Fremen sandriders—fulfilling a prophecy foretold by the late God Emperor....
language: English
title: Heretics of Dune
titlecomplete: Heretics of Dune (Dune Chronicles #5)
characters: Scytale, Alma Mavis Taraza, Miles Teg, Darwi Odrade, Sheeana, Tylwyth Waff, Lucilla, Duncan Idaho, Tamalane
genres: Science Fiction, Audiobook, Science Fiction Fantasy, Speculative Fiction, Space Opera, Space, Fantasy, Classics, Fiction, Novels
ratings_count: 76657
places: Gammu, Arrakis
series: Dune Universe, Dune
awards: awardedAt: 473414400000
name: Prometheus Award
category: Best Libertarian Science Fiction Novel, awardedAt: 504950400000
name: Prix Cosmos 2000
publisher: Ace Books