Dune: House Atreides

Thirty-five years before Dune, three stories intertwine. Young Leto Atreides is studying on Ix and escapes when the planet falls to the Tleilaxu in a secret plan by Prince Shaddam. He returns to Caladan and becomes duke after his father dies. Shaddam, helped by Fenring, poisons his own father and becomes emperor. Baron Harkonnen tests an invisible ship and schemes against the Atreides, while a boy, Duncan Idaho, escapes Harkonnen slavery. On Arrakis, planetologist Pardot Kynes wins over the Fremen, and the Bene Gesserit push their breeding program forward. In the end, the Baron frames Leto for an attack; Leto stands trial and is acquitted, because Shaddam wants to keep his own secrets.

1. Behind the scenesBuilt from Frank's notes

   The book draws on Frank Herbert's notes found after his death in 1986. It's the first of the Prelude to Dune trilogy.

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2. Behind the scenesA New York Times bestseller

   House Atreides debuted at No. 13 on the New York Times bestseller list and rose to No. 12 in its second week.

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3. ReferenceLiet Kynes's father

   Pardot Kynes, the planetologist who befriends the Fremen here, is the father of Liet Kynes, who appears in Villeneuve's first film.

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4. ReferenceIts authors turned it into a comic

   Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson themselves adapted the book into a 12-issue BOOM! Studios comic, published in 2020–2021.

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