A la muerte de Frank Herbert, su hijo Brian Herbert complement la mtica serie de novelas de ciencia ficcin de su padre con dos aclamadas precuelas. La casa Atreides es la primera parte de «Preludio a Dune , ambientada 35 aos antes de los acontecimientos de «Dune . Con una barroca y sabia combinacin de filosofa, religin, poltica, historia y ecologa, La Casa Atreides, primera parte de «Preludio a Dune , revela cruciales detalles de la genealoga de los principales personajes de la saga «Dune , centrando su trama en la Casa Atreides y en el desrtico planeta Dune, que contiene la melange, la especia indispensable para los viajes espaciales y el desarrollo de los poderes psicosensoriales. En Dune gobiernan los crueles Harkonnen, pero en el palacio imperial de Kaitain el prncipe heredero Shaddam y su prfido consejero Fenring planean obtener melange sinttica y envenenar al emperador Elrood. Una emocionante novela de aventuras que nos transporta al extico universo creado por Frank Herbert, ya conocido por sus seguidores, y que introducir a los nuevos lectores en un incomparable mundo cuyo futuro pende de un delgado hilo. ENGLISH DESCRIPTION Before Paul Atreides became Muad'Dib, the dynamic leader who unified the wild Fremen on the desert planet known as Dune . . . Before the evil Baron Harkonnen overthrew House Atreides and sent Paul and his mother Jessica fleeing into the deadly wasteland of sand . . . Before the secrets of the spice and the sandworms were discovered . . . There was another story . . . The tale of young Leto Atreides learning to become a ruler in the shadow of his great father. The tale of Baron Vladimir Harkonnen, ruthless tyrant who becomes a pawn of Bene Gesserit breeding schemes. The tale of Pardot Kynes, ambitious planetologist dispatched to the sands of Arrakis to understand the origins of the spice melange, the most valuable substance in the known universe. And the tale of Crown Prince Shaddam Corrino, whose lust for power leads him to plot the assassination of his own father and to create a plan that will replace the spice and disrupt the Imperium forever . . . begins the epic worldwide bestselling trilogy that tells of the generation before and sows the seeds for great heroes, vile enemies, and terrible tyrants.
A la muerte de Frank Herbert, su hijo Brian Herbert complement la mtica serie de novelas de ciencia ficcin de su padre con dos aclamadas precuelas. La casa Atreides es la primera parte de «Preludio a Dune , ambientada 35 aos antes de los acontecimientos de «Dune . Con una barroca y sabia combinacin de filosofa, religin, poltica, historia y ecologa, La Casa Atreides, primera parte de «Preludio a Dune , revela cruciales detalles de la genealoga de los principales personajes de la saga «Dune , centrando su trama en la Casa Atreides y en el desrtico planeta Dune, que contiene la melange, la especia indispensable para los viajes espaciales y el desarrollo de los poderes psicosensoriales. En Dune gobiernan los crueles Harkonnen, pero en el palacio imperial de Kaitain el prncipe heredero Shaddam y su prfido consejero Fenring planean obtener melange sinttica y envenenar al emperador Elrood. Una emocionante novela de aventuras que nos transporta al extico universo creado por Frank Herbert, ya conocido por sus seguidores, y que introducir a los nuevos lectores en un incomparable mundo cuyo futuro pende de un delgado hilo. ENGLISH DESCRIPTION Before Paul Atreides became Muad'Dib, the dynamic leader who unified the wild Fremen on the desert planet known as Dune . . . Before the evil Baron Harkonnen overthrew House Atreides and sent Paul and his mother Jessica fleeing into the deadly wasteland of sand . . . Before the secrets of the spice and the sandworms were discovered . . . There was another story . . . The tale of young Leto Atreides learning to become a ruler in the shadow of his great father. The tale of Baron Vladimir Harkonnen, ruthless tyrant who becomes a pawn of Bene Gesserit breeding schemes. The tale of Pardot Kynes, ambitious planetologist dispatched to the sands of Arrakis to understand the origins of the spice melange, the most valuable substance in the known universe. And the tale of Crown Prince Shaddam Corrino, whose lust for power leads him to plot the assassination of his own father and to create a plan that will replace the spice and disrupt the Imperium forever . . . begins the epic worldwide bestselling trilogy that tells of the generation before and sows the seeds for great heroes, vile enemies, and terrible tyrants.
