Princess of Dune

Set two years before Dune, Princess of Dune is the never-before-told story of two key women in the life of Paul Muad-Dib-Princess Irulan, his wife in name only, and Paul-s true love, the Fremen Chani. Both womenbecome central to Paul-s galaxy-spanning Imperial reign.

Raised in the Imperial court and born to be a political bargaining chip, Irulan was sent at an early age to be trained as a Bene Gesserit Sister. As Princess Royal, she also learned important lessons from her father-the Padishah Emperor Shaddam Corrino IV. Now of marriageable age, Princess Irulan sees the machinations of the many factions vying for power-the Bene Gesserit Sisterhood, the Spacing Guild, the Imperial throne, and a ruthless rebellion in the Imperial military. The young woman has a wise and independent streak and is determined to become much more than a pawn to be moved about on anyone-s gameboard.

Meanwhile, on Arrakis, Chani-the daughter of Liet-Kynes, the