Dune nr. 4: God Emperor of Dune (Herbert, Frank)
4th in Dune Chronicles SeriesWith more than ten million copies sold, Frank Herbert's magnificent DUNE books stand among the major achievements of the imagination. Of them all, GOD EMPEROR OF DUNE, the fourth, is the greatest and the grandest. Centuries have passed on Dune itself, and the planet is green with life. Leto II, the son of Dune's savior, is still alive but far from human. He has become a human-sandworm creature, ruling over his angry and frustrated empire with his vast legions of Fish Speaker soldiers, enforcing peace for dozens of generations to teach the universe a lesson, while also waiting for the right time to turn Dune back into a desert planet. The fate of all humanity hangs on Leto's awesome sacrifice."GOD EMPEROR OF DUNE seizes the glittering loose ends of empire, ecology and mysticism and weaves them together into a seamless, brilliant tapestry of a human ecology evolving to transcend worlds and time." (Baltimore Sun)
Udgivet af Ace Books 1905
Frank Herbert
Amerikansk forfatter som begyndte sin SF karriere I 1952. Desuden arbejdede han også som reporter og redaktør på aviser. Han er mest kendt for romanen "Dune" fra 1965 og dens fem fortsættelser. Denne indviklede roman om en ørkenplanet og religion, vandt det allerførste Nebula pris for bedste roman og vandt en delt Hugo pris. Herbert skrev flere "Dune" bøger og havde ikke skrevet det sidste bind I serien da han døde I 1986. Hans søn Brian Herbert og forfatteren Kevin J. Anderson har fundet en kasse med Herberts noter og er nu ved at skrive nye "Dune" bøger baseret på disse noter. Den sidste bog bliver én af dem.