Children of Dune - Frank Herbert

In the third Dune novel Alia is ruling the empire as a regent while Paul and Chani’s twins, Ghanima and Leto, are still children. They are like her however, pre-born, and although they are only nine years old they have had the knowledge and wisdom of all of their ancestors since birth. They are concerned about Alia, they believe she has become an abomination, that she has been taken over by one of the voices in her head. Paul’s mother, Jessica, is returning from planet Caladan at the start of the novel, and this is making Alia very nervous. It turns out that the suspicions about Alia are correct, she is being controlled by the voice of Baron Harkonnen, the main antagonist from the original novel. She is using the religion that was created around Paul to control the people of Arrakis. He is now seen as a god, and people flock to the city of Arrakeen where a gigantic temple has been built in his honour. This is precisely what he didn’t want to happen, and a robed preacher has been…