Three thousand years have passed and the planet Arrakis is now lush and teeming with life. Leto II, son of the Messiah of Dune, is now Emperor, but he has permanently lost his human form. Having almost completely mutated into a worm, he has imposed peace on the vast Empire within a climate of rage and terror, which he maintains with his countless female legions.
Meanwhile, the God Emperor waits for the right moment to make Dune a desert planet once again - and the fate of humanity depends on his terrible sacrifice...
The fourth book in the series justifies the magnificent journey of the DUNE chronicles, which has sold more than ten million copies worldwide.