Dune. Lady Kaladan. Herbert B., Anderson K.

The second book of the prequel-trilogy of Brian Herbert and Kevin Anderson, whose events directly precede the beginning of the incomparable “dune” Frank Herbert.

the quiet, happy life of Lady Jessica - the unofficial, but warmly beloved wife of the Duke of the summer of Atreides and the mother of his heir Paul - comes to the end.

She is again called on the planet of the Order of Bine Hesseite, where there is a deadly battle with a distraught keeper of the secret of the creation of a superman. It was she who saw in Jessica and the field an inevitable threat to the long -standing hopes of Bina Hesseite.

Meanwhile, the empire is on the edge of death, and even the Monk Mother of the Order itself can correct the situation.

Sophisticated intrigues are weaving. Clamps are being built. You can’t trust anyone.

Jessica understands: the fate of her family hangs in the balance...