Dune: Blood of the Sardaukar (2021)
Authors: Brian Herbert + Kevin J. Anderson | Illustrator: Adam Gorham | Page Count: 42
A one-shot story set in the
DUNE universe, revolving around a Sardaukar colonel by the name of Jopati Kolona, who, according to the promotional blurb, must 'choose between duty and forgiveness', but it's not in any meaningful way, thanks to the weak characterisation and dull backstory that the 'elite' military leader is given.
Under orders from the Padishah Emperor, Shaddam IV, Col. Jopati participates in a situation that he deems dishonourable, and which gives rise to a moral dilemma.
Interestingly, the story's primary setting is the same as it was in the other one-shot by the same authors that I read recently,
A Whisper of Caladan Seas (2021), which featured soldiers from the opposing army. The situations are different but occur around the same time.
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