It is the far future and a space-faring humanity is beginning to rediscover planets settled before the devastating Rim War. Their greatest fear is another war, so each time an occupied planet is found, any warlike tendencies lead to a corrective occupation. Particularly prized are the rare individuals with psi powers, whose development is largely linked to religion: properly channelled, psi powers can create a god. Lewis Orne is a newly-trained member of the Rediscovery and Re-education Service, whose job is to assess the cultures of newly-found settled planets to determine their suitability for joining the Galactic Federation. While he is demonstrating remarkable ability in tackling one intractable problem after another, the Abbod of Amel, the planet which is the focus of human religion, is creating a god: exactly what and where, he has no way of telling. Orne suffers a near-death experience which affects his outlook on life. On recovering, he discovers that he has psi powers, and is sent to Amel, where his process of self-discovery reaches a remarkable conclusion.
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Frank Patrick Herbert
Frank (8 de outubro de 1920 – 11 de fevereiro de 1986) foi um autor de ficção científica norte americano de grande sucesso comercial e de crítica. Ele é mais conhecido pela obra Duna, e os cinco livros subseqüentes da série. A saga de Duna trata de temas como sobrevivência humana, evolução, ecologia, e a interação entre religião, política e poder. Arthur C. Clarke escreve que Duna foi "uma obra única de ficção... Não conheço nada comparável a ela exceto O Senhor dos Anéis." Dune foi condecorado com o prêmio Nebula em 1965 e dividiu o prêmio Hugo em 1966.
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