Books like Mentats of Dune by Brian Herbert
After the victory over the thinking machines, the galaxy confronts a new struggle. Gilbertus Albans establishes the Mentat School to train humans in the techniques of the once‑favored machines, while trying to evade the wrath of Butlerian fanatics led by Manford Torondo and Swordmaster Anari Idaho. Meanwhile, Mother Superior Raquella rebuilds her Sisterhood on Wallach IX, training Valya Harkonnen, who seeks vengeance against Vorian Atreides for her family's ruin. Josef Venport wages a clandestine war against the fanatics, using his modified Navigators to maintain control over the VenHold Spacing Fleet and imposing embargoes to stifle dissent. In this tense environment, the Mentats, Navigators, and Sisterhood each strive to guide humanity toward either civilization or a dark age, forcing them to choose the path that will shape the future.
First publish date: 2014
Genre: Science Fiction/Space Opera
Authors: Brian Herbert
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