Several millenia after the 3500 year rule of the God Emperor Leto II, various forces contend for power, and the freedom of humanity rests on avoiding Leto's grand design.
Takes place 3500 years after the events of the original trilogy. Tells the story of Leto, the son of Paul Atreides, who has traded his humanity to become an immortal sandworm of Dune.
Depicts the evolutionary development of the planet Arrakis. The nine-year-old twins of Paul Maud'Dib possess their father's supernatural powers and they are being groomed as Messiahs but there are those who do not think the Imperium needs Messiahs.
Living in exile on the planet Dune, Paul Atreides finally realizes the destiny for which he had been prepared as the product of numerous genetic experiments.
Paul Atreides grows up on the desert planet Arrakis, and becomes known as Muad'Dib, who extracts revenge for the traitorous plot against his previously royal family.