num_pages: 426
description: Third in the Dune series.The sand-blasted world of Arrakis has become green, watered and fertile. Old Paul Atreides, who led the desert Fremen to political and religious domination of the galaxy, is gone.But for the children of Dune, the very blossoming of their land contains the seeds of its own destruction. The altered climate is destroying the giant sandworms, and this in turn is disastrous for the planet¿s economy.Leto and Ghanima, Paul's twin children and his heirs, can see possible solutions - but fanatics begin to challenge the rule of the all-powerful Atreides empire, and more than economic disaster threatens . . .
language: English
title: Children of Dune
titlecomplete: Children of Dune
characters: Duncan Idaho, Stilgar, Lady Jessica, Alia Atreides, Paul Atreides, Vladimir Harkonnen, Gurney Halleck, Muad'dib, Leto Atreides II
genres: Fiction, Science Fiction, Speculative Fiction, Space Opera, Science Fiction Fantasy, Classics, Novels, Space, Fantasy, Audiobook
ratings_count: 172219
places: Salusa Secundus, Arrakis, Sietch Tabr
series: Dune, Dune Universe
awards: awardedAt: 220953600000
name: Hugo Award
category: Best Novel, awardedAt: 220953600000
name: Locus Award
category: Best Novel, awardedAt: 220953600000
name: Washington State Book Award
publisher: New English Library, Uk