Three thousand years have passed and the planet Arrakis is now lush and teeming with life. Leto II, the son of the Messiah of Dune, is now Emperor, but he has permanently lost his human form. Having almost completely mutated into a worm, he has imposed peace on the vast Empire in a climate of anger and terror, which he maintains with his countless female legions. At the same time, the God Emperor awaits the right moment to make Dune a desert planet again – and the fate of humanity depends on his terrible sacrifice... | The fourth book in the series transcends the limits of time and the universe and justifies the magnificent journey of the DUNE chronicles, the series that has captured the imagination of millions of readers worldwide.