The ancient conflict, known as the Butlerian Jihad in Frank Herbert's books, will be glimpsed in HBO's new prequel series.

In total, the Dune series spans about 16,000 years, making it a particularly difficult story to parse if you’re dipping in ...

Indeed, it appears author Frank Herbert may have been referring to it with his prequel Dune: The Butlerian Jihad”. The bizarre story (from 1872) has one distinct advantage over both Dune and ...