The first battle was a victory. But the war is just beginning...
Earth is a radioactive ruin. The initial campaign of the Butlerian Jihad has given new hope to mankind. Serena Butler, whose murdered child has become a symbol for oppressed humanity, inspires a war against the thinking computers led by Xavier Harkonnen and Vorian Atreides.
But four of the Titans — murderous machines with human brains and human cunning — still remain. And the universal computer mind, Omnius, still wields most of its power.