The Dune Chronicles Vol. 4 God Emperor of Dune

Volume IV of the "Dune Chronicles" series. Excellent stuff. A heady read. - Los Angeles Times. Having defeated Alia and subjugated House Corrino, Leto II took over the Empire and led it on his Golden Path. Three and a half thousand years of enforced peace have changed little. The Bene Gesserit, Tleilaxu, Ixan, and the Spacing Guild—kept in check by the threat of a cutoff in the melange supply—are willing to do anything to finally get rid of the man-worm. The son of the legendary Muad-Dib faces the most diabolical conspiracy in history. A conspiracy that could even lead to the death of God. "Why am I walking down this street?" he wondered. Before he posed the question, he already knew the answer. "It's that woman, that Irti. Who is she who managed to draw me to Gojgoi? The corner of the curtain in the window to the right lifted, and Idaho saw the face of the boy from the square. Then the curtain parted, revealing the woman standing behind it. Idaho stared at her face, speechless, frozen in mid-step. It was the face of his deepest dreams—oval, with piercing dark eyes and full, sensual lips. “Jessica,” he whispered. “What did you say?” Siona asked. Idaho couldn’t answer. It was Jessica’s face, resurrected from a past he thought forever lost, a genetic whim, Muad Dib’s mother resurrected in a new body. The woman drew the curtain, leaving an afterimage in his mind that he was certain would never fade. She was older than the Jessica who had shared his perils on Dune—she had wrinkles at the corners of her mouth and eyes, her body a little fuller. "More maternal," he told himself. And then he thought: "Did I ever tell her who she reminded me of?"