Dune: The Butlerian Jihad
Dune: The Butlerian Jihad is a 2002 science fiction novel by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson, set in the fictional Dune universe created by Frank Herbert. It is the first book in the Legends of Dune prequel trilogy, which takes place over 10,000 years before the events of Frank Herbert's celebrated 1965 novel Dune. The series chronicles the fictional Butlerian Jihad, a crusade by the last free humans in the universe against the thinking machines, a violent and dominating force led by the sentient computer Omnius.
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| Authors | Brian Herbert Kevin J. Anderson |
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| Audio read by | Scott Brick |
| Cover artist | Stephen Youll |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Series | Legends of Dune |
| Genre | Science fiction |
| Publisher | Tor Books |
Publication date | 2002 |
| Media type | Print (hardback & paperback) |
| Pages | 624 |
| ISBN | 0-7653-0157-1 |
| OCLC | 50192212 |
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| LC Class | PS3558.E617 D89 2003 |
| Followed by | Dune: The Machine Crusade |
Dune: The Butlerian Jihad rose to #7 on The New York Times Best Seller list in its second week of publication.
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