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A duke is sent to rule a desert planet, and everyone knows it is a trap. His 15-year-old son survives, and the desert turns him into something no one can control.
In this episode we follow Frank Herbert's novel in the order Paul discovers it: the test of the box, the betrayal at Arrakeen, the visions in the desert, the fight with Jamis, the Water of Life and the battle for the throne. Then we explain the ending: why Paul marries Princess Irulan, why the jihad cannot be stopped, what "history will call us wives" means and whether Paul is a hero at all.
