Navigators of Dune
{{short description|2016 novel set in the Dune universe by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2025}}
{{Infobox book |
| name = Navigators of Dune
| image = Navigators of Dune (2016).jpg
| caption = First edition cover
| authors = Brian Herbert
Kevin J. Anderson
| audio_read_by = Scott Brick
| cover_artist =
| country = United States
| language = English
| series = Great Schools of Dune
| genre = Science fiction
| pub_date = September 13, 2016
| publisher = Tor Books
| media_type = Print (hardcover)
| pages = 448
| isbn = 978-0-7653-8125-5
| oclc = 918994424
| preceded_by = Mentats of Dune
| followed_by = Dune: The Duke of Caladan
}}
Navigators of Dune is a 2016 science fiction novel by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson, set in the Dune universe created by Frank Herbert. It is the third book in their Great Schools of Dune prequel trilogy, which itself is a sequel to their Legends of Dune trilogy.
Background
Set nearly a century after the events of 2004's Dune: The Battle of Corrin, the novel continues to chronicle the beginnings of the Bene Gesserit, Mentat and Suk Schools, as well as the Spacing Guild, all of which are threatened by the independent anti-technology forces gaining power in the aftermath of the Butlerian Jihad.{{cite web |url=http://www.mediamikes.com/2013/03/kevin-j-anderson-talks-about-books-hellhole-awakening-mentats-of-dune-and-working-with-rushs-neil-peart-on-clockwork-angels/ |title=Kevin J. Anderson talks about books Hellhole Awakening, Mentats of Dune and working with Rush's Neil Peart on Clockwork Angels |first=Mike |last=Gencarelli |website=MediaMikes.com |date=March 27, 2013 |access-date=November 27, 2013}}{{cite web|url=http://kjablog.com/?p=4946 |title=MENTATS OF DUNE final cover and jacket text |date=November 15, 2013 |access-date=November 27, 2013 |archive-date=November 27, 2013 |website=KJAblog.com (Internet Archive) |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131127183839/http://kjablog.com/?p=4946 }} The Great Schools of Dune trilogy, first mentioned by Anderson in a 2010 blog post, chronicles the early years of these organizations, which figure prominently in the original Dune novels.{{cite web|first=Kevin J. |last=Anderson |url=http://www.dunenovels.com/articles/brainstorming-sisterhood-dune |archive-date=May 18, 2011 |access-date=November 27, 2013 |title=Brainstorming THE SISTERHOOD OF DUNE |website=DuneNovels.com (Internet Archive) |date=July 15, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110518041200/http://www.dunenovels.com/articles/brainstorming-sisterhood-dune }}{{cite web|title=Official site: Sisterhood of Dune |url=http://www.dunenovels.com/novel/sisterhood-dune |website=DuneNovels.com (Internet Archive) |archive-date=November 13, 2013 |access-date=November 21, 2013 |date=January 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131113221237/http://www.dunenovels.com/novel/sisterhood-dune }}{{cite web |url=http://amazingstoriesmag.com/2013/01/a-conversation-with-kevin-j-anderson/ |title=A Conversation with Kevin J. Anderson |work=Amazing Stories |first=Adam |last=Gaffen |date=January 22, 2013 |access-date=June 5, 2015}}
In a 2009 interview Anderson stated that the third and final novel would be titled The Swordmasters of Dune,{{cite web |last=Neuman |first=Clayton |date=August 17, 2009 |url=http://blogs.amctv.com/scifi-scanner/2009/08/brian-herbert-interview.php |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090921011119/http://blogs.amctv.com/scifi-scanner/2009/08/brian-herbert-interview.php |archive-date=September 21, 2009 |url-status=dead |title=Winds of Dune Author Brian Herbert on Flipping the Myth of Jihad |publisher=AMCtv.com |access-date=March 31, 2014 |quote=I got a call from an estate attorney who asked me what I wanted to do with two safety deposit boxes of my dad's ... in them were the notes to Dune 7 — it was a 30-page outline. So I went up in my attic and found another 1,000 pages of working notes.}} but by 2014 it had been renamed Navigators of Dune.{{cite web |url=http://kjablog.com/brainstorming-navigators-of-dune/ |title=Brainstorming NAVIGATORS OF DUNE |date=November 25, 2014 |publisher=KJAblog.com |first=Kevin J. |last=Anderson |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150912200558/http://kjablog.com/brainstorming-navigators-of-dune/ |archive-date=September 12, 2015 |url-status=dead |access-date=April 6, 2016 }} On July 27, 2015, Anderson previewed the cover of Navigators of Dune on Twitter and noted its 2016 release.{{cite web |url=https://twitter.com/TheKJA/status/625822136850984960 |title=Sneak preview of NAVIGATORS OF DUNE! |first=Kevin J. |last=Anderson |publisher=Twitter |date=July 27, 2015 |access-date=August 26, 2015}} The novel was published on September 13, 2016.{{cite web |url=http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2016/09/add-all-19-of-these-new-science-fiction-and-fantasy-books-to-your-september-reading-list/ |title=Add All 19 of These New Science Fiction and Fantasy Books to Your September Reading List |website=Gizmodo |first=Cheryl |last=Eddy |date=September 5, 2016 |access-date=September 13, 2016}}
A prequel short story called "Dune: Red Plague" was released on Tor.com on November 1, 2016.{{cite web |url=http://www.tor.com/2016/11/01/dune-red-plague/ |title=Dune: Red Plague |last1=Herbert |first1=Brian |first2=Kevin J. |last2=Anderson |work=Tor.com |date=November 1, 2016 |access-date=November 3, 2016}}
References
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Category:2016 science fiction novels
Category:Dune (franchise) novels
Category:Novels by Kevin J. Anderson