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Paul Atreides (/ ə ˈ t r eɪ ɪ d iː z /; [2] later known as Paul Muad'Dib, and later still as The Preacher) is a fictional character in the Dune universe created by Frank Herbert.He is a main character in the first two novels in the series, Dune (1965) and Dune Messiah (1969), and returns in Children of Dune (1976).
Originally serialized in Analog Science Fiction and Fact in 1976, it was the last Dune novel to be serialized before book publication. At the end of Dune Messiah, Paul Atreides walks into the desert, a blind man, leaving his twin children Leto II and Ghanima in the care of the Fremen, while his sister Alia rules the universe as
House Atreides. Paul Atreides, the Duke's son, and main character of the novel; Duke Leto Atreides, head of House Atreides; Lady Jessica, Bene Gesserit and concubine of the Duke, mother of Paul and Alia; Alia Atreides, Paul's younger sister; Thufir Hawat, Mentat and Master of Assassins to House Atreides
Leto Atreides II The Elder is the son of Paul and Chani, being born in the timeskip between books. He was murdered as a child by the Beast Rabban during a Sardaukar attack on the sietch he was hidden in. Due to his short life, Paul's second son was still named Leto II and his previous child was referred to as 'The Elder'.
The Tleilaxu themselves step into the foreground in Dune Messiah, as their Face Dancer Scytale enters into a conspiracy with the Bene Gesserit, Spacing Guild, and House Corrino to topple the rule of Paul Atreides. To this end, the Tleilaxu resurrect Paul's dead friend Duncan Idaho as the ghola Hayt, trained as a Mentat. Hayt's function is to ...
The Tleilaxu present Paul with a ghola in the likeness of his friend Duncan Idaho, killed during the events of Dune but secretly conditioned to assassinate Paul when triggered by certain words. Though his prescient abilities reveal the dangers ahead, Paul allows the conspiracies to succeed to avoid even worse consequences.
Enjoy a classic game of Hearts and watch out for the Queen of Spades!
Paul Atreides notes in Dune that "The language of the Great Convention is clear enough: Use of atomics against humans shall be cause for planetary obliteration." [ 5 ] The atomics themselves act as a military deterrent —any House which violates the Great Convention flagrantly (such as using atomics openly in warfare) faces massive retaliation ...