Chapterhouse: Dune by Frank Herbert - 624 pages
The Bene Gesserit, an ancient and mystical order of women, find themselves questioning the Golden Path of Humanity set into place by the God Emperor. These women face annihilation by another group of women, the Honored Matres. The Honored Matres are recklessly seeking to restore the Old Empire, but with their women ruling. In order to stop the Honored Matres from destroying their order, the Bene Gesserit find themselves searching through histories and discover a new way to save the dying sandworms. The Bene Gesserit struggle with staving off the Honored Matres and sacrificing all that they know to establish a new, safe place for the sandworms that so desperately need them. Will Leto's prophecy still hold true or do the Bene Gesserit solve humanity's greatest issue without his prescience?
Reader's Note: The ending of this book is rather open-ended; some readers believe that Herbert left the story unfinished. Knowing that Herbert lost his wife shortly before completing his series perhaps helps readers to better appreciate and understand the ending.
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