Dune: House Harkonnen
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| Author | Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson |
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| Audio read by | Scott Brick |
| Cover artist | Stephen Youll |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Series | Prelude to Dune |
| Genre | Science fiction |
| Publisher | Spectra |
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Publication date
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2000 |
| Media type | Print (hardback & paperback) |
| Pages | 624 |
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| OCLC | 43903779 |
| 813/.54 21 | |
| LC Class | PS3558.E617 D87 2000 |
| Preceded by | Dune: House Atreides |
| Followed by | Dune: House Corrino |
Dune: House Harkonnen is a 2000 science fiction novel by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson, set in the fictional Dune universe created by Frank Herbert. It is the second book in the Prelude to Dune prequel trilogy, which takes place before the events of Frank Herbert's celebrated 1965 novel Dune. The Prelude to Dune novels draw from notes left behind by Frank Herbert after his death.
Dune: House Harkonnen debuted at #11 on The New York Times Best Seller list, and rose to #8 in its second week of publication.
Eighteen years have passed since Shaddam IV succeeded his father as Padishah Emperor of the Known Universe. However, his rule is precarious as his wife Anirul has been instructed by her Bene Gesserit sisterhood to bear him only daughters. Shaddam's authority is also challenged by the powerful House Harkonnen, whose illegal stock-piling of melange is of great concern to the Emperor. In order to monopolize the spice, Shaddam and his trusted advisor and friend, Hasimir Fenring, plan to synthesize the substance with the help of Hidar Fen Ajidica, a Tleilaxu Master Researcher. Ajidica sets up laboratories to accomplish this purpose on the newly conquered planet of Ix, formerly the home of House Vernius. By the end of the novel, Ajidica tells Fenring that the manufacture of synthetic spice has been a success, although the validity of his claim is highly dubious.
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