* The acclaimed prequel to the groundbreaking Dune continues in comic book form for the first time. * Pardot Kynes arrives on Arrakis to begin research into terraforming the desert planet, but the merciless Baron Harkonnen has plans of his own. * Meanwhile, the sadistic Harkonnens brutally test a young slave named Duncan Idaho. * And Leto Atreidies meets with the pioneers of space travel technology - taking the first steps towards his incredible destiny.