Frank Herbert wrote extensively, but he is remembered above all as the author of the Dune epic—arguably the most celebrated saga in science fiction, a saga translated into dozens of languages ​​and winning millions of fans worldwide. The most authoritative science fiction magazine, Locus, recognized Dune, the first novel in the epic about the sand planet, as the best science fiction novel of all time. In Dune, Frank Herbert achieved the impossible—creating a unique 'chronicle of the distant future.' And in the entire history of science fiction, there has never been a more vivid, more visible, more powerful, and more original vision of the future. 'Dune Messiah' is the second book in Frank Herbert's cult series. A conspiracy is brewing among those dissatisfied with the policies of Paul Atreides, Emperor of the entire known Universe. But how can it be carried out if the Emperor is endowed with the gift of prophecy?