{"product_id":"the-butlerian-jihad-1","title":"The Butlerian Jihad","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt began in the Time of Tyrants, when ambitious men and women used high-powered computers to seize control of the heart of the Old Empire including Earth itself. The tyrants translated their brains into mobile mechanical bodies and created a new race, the immortal man-machine hybrids called cymeks. Then the cymeks’ world-controlling planetary computers – each known as Omnius – seized control from their overlords and a thousand years of brutal rule by the thinking machines began.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBut their world faces disaster. Impatient with human beings’ endless disobedience and the cymeks’ continual plotting to regain their power, Omnius has decided that it no longer needs them. Only victory can save the human race from extermination.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAbout the Authors\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBrian Herbert is an author and the son of Frank Herbert, the creator of the \u003cem\u003eDune \u003c\/em\u003eseries. Brian Herbert has had several standalone novels published but he is perhaps most well-known for his books that expand on his father's \u003cem\u003eDune \u003c\/em\u003enovels. Written with author Kevin J. Anderson, these novels have been commercially successful and generally well received by the public. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eKevin J. Anderson has written 27 bestsellers and has been nominated for the Nebula Award, the Bram Stoker Award, and the SFX Reader's Choice Award.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hodder \u0026 Stoughton","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47382760161437,"sku":"9780340823323","price":54.9,"currency_code":"MYR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0511\/7575\/1837\/files\/9780340823323.webp?v=1762338589","url":"https:\/\/mphonline.com\/products\/the-butlerian-jihad-1","provider":"MPHOnline.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}