Dune Messiah continues the story of Paul Atreides, better known_and feared_as the man christened Muad´Dib. As Emperor of the known universe, he possesses more power than a single man was ever meant to wield. Worshipped as a religious icon by the fanatical Fremen, Paul faces the enmity of the political houses he displaced when he assumed the throne_and a conspiracy conducted within his own sphere of influence.