{"product_id":"mentats-of-dune-book-two-of-the-schools-of-dune-trilogy-9781250329271","title":"Mentats of Dune: Book Two of the Schools of Dune Trilogy","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe second volume in the landmark Schools of Dune trilogy -- the inspiration for the HBO Original series \u003ci\u003eDUNE: PROPHECY\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e!\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson's\u003ci\u003e New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller, \u003ci\u003eMentats of Dune, \u003c\/i\u003ethe thinking machines have been defeated but the struggle for humanity's future continues. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eGilbertus Albans has founded the Mentat School, a place where humans can learn the efficient techniques of thinking machines. But Gilbertus walks an uneasy line between his own convictions and compromises in order to survive the Butlerian fanatics, led by the madman Manford Torondo and his Swordmaster Anari Idaho. Mother Superior Raquella attempts to rebuild her Sisterhood School on Wallach IX, with her most talented and ambitious student, Valya Harkonnen, who also has another goal--to exact revenge on Vorian Atreides, the legendary hero of the Jihad, whom she blames for her family's downfall. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMeanwhile, Josef Venport conducts his own war against the Butlerians. VenHold Spacing Fleet controls nearly all commerce thanks to the superior mutated Navigators that Venport has created, and he places a ruthless embargo on any planet that accepts Manford Torondo's anti-technology pledge, hoping to starve them into submission. But fanatics rarely surrender easily . . . \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe Mentats, the Navigators, and the Sisterhood all strive to improve the human race, but each group knows that as Butlerian fanaticism grows stronger, the battle will be to choose the path of humanity's future--whether to embrace civilization, or to plunge into an endless dark age.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Brian Herbert,Kevin J. Anderson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Tor Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/06\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 448\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.05lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.20h x 6.10w x 1.30d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781250329271\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBrian Herbert\u003c\/b\u003e, son of Frank Herbert, wrote the definitive biography of his father, \u003ci\u003eDreamer of Dune\u003c\/i\u003e, which was a Hugo Award finalist. Brian is president of the company managing the legacy of Frank Herbert and is an executive producer of the motion picture \u003ci\u003eDune\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as of the TV series \u003ci\u003eDune: The Sisterhood\u003c\/i\u003e. He is the author or coauthor of more than forty-five books, including multiple New York Times bestsellers, has been nominated for the Nebula Award, and is always working on several projects at once. He and his wife, Jan, have traveled to all seven continents, and in 2019, they took a trip to Budapest to observe the filming of Dune. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eKevin J. Anderson\u003c\/b\u003e has written dozens of national bestsellers and has been nominated for the Hugo Award, the Nebula Award, the Bram Stoker Award, and the SFX Readers' Choice Award. His critically acclaimed original novels include the ambitious space opera series The Saga of Seven Suns, the epic fantasy trilogy Wake the Dragon, steampunk adventures \u003ci\u003eClockwork Angels\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eClockwork Lives\u003c\/i\u003e (with legendary Rush drummer Neil Peart), as well as the thrillers \u003ci\u003eStake\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eKill Zone\u003c\/i\u003e (with Doug Beason). He is the publisher of WordFire Press and the director of the graduate program in publishing for Western Colorado University. He also set the Guinness-certified world record for the largest single-author book signing.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Brian Herbert \/ Paperback \/ English","offer_id":47566665547933,"sku":"9781250329271","price":39.97,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_11e8f3c0-c0ac-4429-8b20-1b98c0cea251.jpg?v=1768314483","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/mentats-of-dune-book-two-of-the-schools-of-dune-trilogy-9781250329271","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}