<DIV><P>With their usual skill, Brian Herbert and Kevin Anderson have taken ideas left behind by Frank Herbert and filled them with living characters and a true sense of wonder. Where <I>Paul of Dune</I> picked up the saga directly after the events of <I>Dune</I>,&#160;<I>The Winds&#160;of Dune</I> begins after the events of <I>Dune Messiah</I>. <BR><BR>Paul has walked off into the sand, blind, and is presumed dead. Jessica and Gurney are on Caladan; Alia is trying to hold the Imperial government together with Duncan; Mohiam dead at the hands of Stilgar; Irulan imprisoned. Paul&#8217;s former friend, Bronso of Ix, now seems to be leading opposition to the House of Atreides. Herbert and Anderson&#8217;s newest book in this landmark series will concentrate on these characters as well the growing battle between Jessica, and her daughter, Alia.</P></DIV>