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LEGENDS OF DUNE
THE MACHINE CRUSADE



The Dune Novels by Frank Herbert
DUNE
dune MESSIAH
children of dune

god emperor of dune

heretics of dune

chapterhouse: dune
Prelude to Dune by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson
HOUSE ATREIDES
HOUSE HARKONNEN
HOUSE CORRINO
Legends of Dune
THE BUTIERIAN JIHAD THE MACHINE CRUSADE *THE BATTLE OF CORRIN
* forthcoming
Legends of DUNE
THE MACHINE CRUSADE
Brian Herbert & Kevin J. Anderson




Hodder & Stoughton copyright й 2003 by Herbert Enterprises LLC
First published in Great Britain in 2003 by Hodder and Stoughton
Published simultaneously in paperback in 2003 by Hodder and Stoughton
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The right of Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson to be identified as the Authors of the Work has been asserted by them in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988.
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To PENNY and RON MERRITT,
Fellow travelers in the DUNE universe, with love and appreciation for helping us maintain the legacy of Frank Herbert.
Acknowledgments
When we finished the manuscript of this book, the work had only begun. Pat LoBrutto and Carolyn Caughey showed their editorial genius, guiding us! through numerous iterations and fine tuning to produce this final version. Our agents, Robert Gottlieb and Matt Bialer of Trident Media Group, have been supportive and excited about this project from the start. Tom Doherty, Linda Quinton, Jennifer Marcus, Heather Drucker, and Paul Stevens at Tor Books, and Julie Crisp at Hodder & Stoughton, helped keep all matters of production and promotion on track without letting their enthusiasm flag for a moment.
As always, Catherine Sidor at WordFire, Inc., worked tirelessly to transcribe dozens of microcassettes, input corrections, and maintain consistency in the face of a full-steam-ahead work pace. Diane E. Jones served as test reader and guinea pig, giving us her honest reactions and suggested additional scenes that helped make this a stronger book.
Rebecca Moesta Anderson devoted uncounted hours of energy, concentration, advice and criticism (always tempered with love), never letting the phrase "good enough" enter her vocabulary. Jan Herbert, as always, offered her support, patience, and understanding in the face of the unpredictable needs of a writer.