Authors Brian Herbert & Kevin J. Anderson bring us a tale of the Atreides warmaster Gurney Halleck and his plot to take revenge on House Harkonnen. It is the year 10,192 and House Atriedes has fallen thanks to a traitor in their mist. Gurney thinks that it's the Lady Jessica who betrayed them. In that time he turned to the smugglers to keep him and band of Atredies shoulders safe. During his year in the desert Gurney learned that the Harkonnen's bring in water tankers from their home world of Gidi Prime for their troops. Gurney has a plan for the recent shipment of water, he and a small band of both desert people and Atredies get smuggled aboard a guild highliner where they then dawn the uniforms of guild officers and head for the main dock where the water taker is. Once there Gurney fools the waiting Harkonnen officer into letting them on board. Gurney and his team inspect the vessel and find places to hide as it leaves the Highliner. But it is Gurney himself that walks up to the bulkhead holding the water in. He then takes out a pouch and incorporates that with the water. They then head for the command deck of the taker where they realize they've been betrayed because the Harkonnen's where ready for them. This is a great graphic novel and I highly recommend it for all Dune fans.
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