Frank Herbert s Final Novel in the Magnificent Dune Chronicles?the Bestselling Science Fiction Adventure of All TimeThe desert planet Arrakis, called Dune, has been destroyed. The remnants of the Old Empire have been consumed by the violent matriarchal cult known as the Honored Matres. Only one faction remains a viable threat to their total conquest?the Bene Gesserit, heirs to Dune?s power.