Dune #5: Heretics of Dune
Dune #5: Heretics of Dune
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Leto Atreides, the God Emperor of Dune, is dead. In the fifteen hundred years since his passing, the Empire has fallen into ruin. The great Scattering saw millions abandon the crumbling civilization and spread out beyond the reaches of known space. The planet Arrakis—now called Rakis—has reverted to its desert climate, and its great sandworms are dying.
Now the Lost Ones are returning home in pursuit of power. And as these factions vie for control over the remnants of the Empire, a girl named Sheeana rises to prominence in the wastelands of Rakis, sending religious fervor throughout the galaxy. For she possesses the abilities of the Fremen sandriders—fulfilling a prophecy foretold by the late God Emperor....
小說背景是在上萬年後,人類在一場慘烈的戰役中戰勝了機器人,之後宗教便立下嚴規,「汝等不得造出機器去假冒人類思維」。於是在這個沒有電腦的未來世界,有人變異出電腦的運算力,有人投入肌肉與神經的極致修練,有人發明了復活死者的技術,宗教組織則想透過育種看穿人類命運。