The God Emporer of Dune

Another in a long line of Frank Herbert books The God Emporer of Dune is the chronicle of a time three thousand years after Paul took the Imperial throne. Paul is not very involved in the story as he has evolved into something other than human, controlling the universe from his spice gas chambers. His decedent Leto Atredies is the presiding lord of Arrakis, a world that has been transformed from a barren wasteland to a lush tropical paradise. The book follows a band of smugglers, one of which is apparently a descendant of Paul, and the rightfull heir to the Arrakan throne as well, as they try to supplant Leto despite his tyrannical hold on the planet. Their struggle is similar to Paul's in the first Dune book, as they are exiled individuals of enormous potential power, who are hunted by a despotic force.