Princess of Dune

By: Brian Herbert, Kevin J. Anderson

Narrated by: Scott Brick

"[Series narrator Scott] Brick turns in a rewarding performance" —AudioFile on Dune: The Duke of Caladan

"Scott Brick delivers an impressive one-man show."—AudioFile on The Winds of Dune

Set two years before Dune, Princess of Dune is the never-before-told story of two key women in the life of Paul Muad’Dib—Princess Irulan, his wife in name only, and Paul’s true love, the Fremen Chani. Both women become central to Paul’s galaxy-spanning Imperial reign.

Raised in the Imperial court and born to be a political bargaining chip, Irulan was sent at an early age to be trained as a Bene Gesserit Sister. As Princess Royal, she also learned important lessons from her father—the Padishah Emperor Shaddam Corrino IV. Now of marriageable age, Princess Irulan sees the machinations of the many factions vying for power—the Bene Gesserit Sisterhood, the Spacing Guild, the Imperial throne, and a ruthless rebellion in the Imperial military. The young woman has a wise and independent streak and is determined to become much more than a pawn to be moved about on anyone’s gameboard.

Meanwhile, on Arrakis, Chani—the daughter of Liet-Kynes, the Imperial Planetologist who serves under the harsh rule of House Harkonnen—is trained in the Fremen mystical ways by an ancient Reverend Mother. Brought up to believe in her father’s ecological dream of a green Arrakis, she follows Liet around to Imperial testing stations, surviving the many hazards of desert life. Chani soon learns the harsh cost of Fremen dreams and obligations under the oppressive boot heel of the long Harkonnen occupation.

A Macmillan Audio production from Tor Books.

©2023 Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson (P)2023 Macmillan Audio

The continuity of the story.

I wish I could go back in time and read this before I would read “Dune”.

I enjoyed it.

It’s not my favorite in the series, but it was enjoyable. I recommend, but don’t go into it expecting anything mind-blowing.

Wensicia was the star

I enjoyed this novel as it did not focus on the Atreides. Irulan’s story was more interesting than Chani’s but it was Wensicia who I enjoyed the most and hope the authors continue her story to see what happened to her before Children of Dune.

Commander general zhenha had some big balls..

Another great blend into the ever revolving saga of DUNE. It contains a little bit of everything I enjoy about the dune universe. Sneaky little tlyloxsu creating abominations, black hearted harkkones delving pain, spaced out guild members and the BG chick's kicking ass and lookin good while doin it. 👍👍 Thanks Brian and Kevin!!

A Good One

I was a friend of Jamis. Thank you for another fine tale of Dune. I wonder what to read next.