About the book: 1999 / They say that after reaching the top, you inevitably fall from it. Paul Atreides, also known as Muad'Dib, leader of the Fremen, their messiah, the end product of the Bene Gesserit eugenics program - the Kwisatz Haderach, Emperor of the entire known Universe, possessing the gift of prophecy, has reached his pinnacle. He led the Jihad - a terrible war that was supposed to exterminate all who wanted to turn back time - overthrow the Atreides and restore the old order, dividing enormous wealth between individual factions. But Jihad and mass repressions cause discontent, and what is discontent there - hatred of the new government. Many powerful forces unite in a conspiracy directed against the Emperor. For many Fremen, this Jihad is beginning to lose its meaning. At the same time, Paul's prophetic power begins to be threatened. The conspirators are well aware that foresight limits the Emperor's actions to certain immutable patterns from which he is unable to deviate without causing even greater chaos in the picture of the future. His weaknesses are obvious, although they are difficult to exploit. Paul, Chani, Aliya become targets of a sophisticated attack. Will they stand? Will they be able to save themselves and others? Whose goals are fairer? Look for answers in the second book of hexalogy. * * * Translation by Yu. R. Sokolov, edited by Pavel Vyaznikov.