{"product_id":"paul-of-dune","title":"Paul of Dune","description":"                                            Between the end of Frank Herbert s \u003ci\u003eDune\u003c\/i\u003e and his next novel \u003ci\u003eDune Messiah\u003c\/i\u003e lies a mystery: how a hero adored by a planet became a tyrant hated by a universe. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003ePaul of Dune\u003c\/i\u003e begins the story of those twelve fateful years and the wars of the jihad of Paul Muad Dib. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt is an epic of battle and betrayal; of love and idealism; of ambition and intrigue. Above all, it is the story of how Paul Atreides who achieved absolute power when scarcely more than a boy changes from an idealist into a dictator who is the prisoner of the bureaucrats and fanatics who surround him.\u003cbr\u003eBrian Herbert is a widely-published science fiction novelist. Kevin J. Anderson's novels include bestsellers based on the universes of \u003ci\u003eStar Wars\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe X Files\u003c\/i\u003e. Together they created PRELUDE TO DUNE, LEGENDS OF DUNE and THE ROAD TO DUNE, all bestsellers set in the universe created by Brian's father, Frank Herbert.\u003cbr\u003e[Herbert and Anderson] do a great job in investing the plot with heft and complexity and the narrative with pace and momentum, and conveying the sheer ferocity of the betrayals and duplicities . . . a rare, rattling page-turner that no Dune adherent will pass up. - \u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e on SANDWORMS OF DUNE\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrank Herbert would surely be delighted and proud of this continuation of his vision. - Dean Koontz\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThose who long to return to the world of desert, spice and sandworms will be amply satisfied. - \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA triumphant climax to the history of the Dune universe. - \u003ci\u003eBookseller\u003c\/i\u003e on THE BATTLE OF CORRIN\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor those of us who grew up with the world of spice and sand - how gratifying to revisit characters who felt like old friends, now brought to a satisfying conclusion. - \u003ci\u003eMy Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e on SANDWORMS OF DUNE\r\n                                        ","brand":"Dune","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42343422034111,"sku":"9780340837559","price":26.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0614\/1689\/8751\/files\/buR7EiTmqGMb8SkglB-I98Q4G8lQd7-NqlMgAKZBwZSC1g_60_60.jpg?v=1683262245","url":"https:\/\/www.popweasel.co.nz\/products\/paul-of-dune","provider":"Pop Weasel","version":"1.0","type":"link"}