Prequels
Giedi Prime is also featured in the prequel trilogies Prelude to Dune (1999-2001) and Legends of Dune (2002-2004) by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson. The Legends of Dune series establishes that 10,000 years before the events of Dune, the planet had been pleasant in climate and appearance. Its capital, Giedi City, is described as a lush, perfectly planned metropolis, but it is devastated in an invasion by the thinking machines during the Butlerian Jihad.
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