Long live the fighters of Muadib! Arrakis, or Dune as it is popularly known in the galactic spanning empire under the Padishah emperor Shaddam is the only source of the spice melange. The spice prolongs life, it enhances awareness, and is needed by the spacing guild to navigate the vastness of the universe. Without it, communication and interaction throughout the empire will fail, and the empire will simply crumble.
Here, in this desolate planet of sand, where no living creature exist except for the gigantic sandworms, the noble house Atreides under the Duke Leto is sent and after an unexpected betrayal by a close retainer is decimated, the only survivor being the Duke''s son Paul, and his mother the concubine Lady Jessica. Thus the boy Paul, begins the journey which will eventually change him and alter the course of human history.
Paul and his mother comes into contact with the Fremen, the only inhabitants of the planet aside from the worms, and after several challenges ends up being thier leader. With the Fremen under his command, Paul lures the emperor and several of the great houses, and threatens to destroy all spice production if he is not obeyed. The emperor steps down from his position, and Paul becomes the new emperor.
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