Chapter House Dune (Book 6)

The desert planet of Arrakis, called Dune, is destroyed. The Old Empire, or rather its remnants, was forcibly taken over by a matriarchal clan better known as the Venerable Matrons. Only the descendants of Dune's real power, the Bene Gesserit faction, are a real threat to their total rule.

Under the leadership of the head abbess Darwin Odrade, the Bene Gesserit clan conquer the green world on the new planet, burning it mile by mile and turning it into a desert. As soon as they mastered the art of breeding sandworms, the Matrons took control of the production of the most valuable commodity in the universe, melange. But their true weapon remains a person who has lived countless lives. The one who served during the reign of the God Emperor. That man is Paul Muad'Dib.