So we have been led to believe that there is or will be a Kwisatz Haderach on the no-ship, Ithaca. The awesome powers of the characters on the no-ship is mind-boggling. There is Duncan with his many lifetimes, unique character, and ability to somehow span his mind across space to see the far-removed old man and woman as well as the tachyon net. There is Sheeana, an Atreides, who I recently devoted a whole entry to and why can't a Kwisatz Haderach be a woman? And finally, there is Miles Teg, also an Atreides with special abilites, especially to be able to see through no-fields.
Duncan lets Miles guide the ship through a foldspace jump to a place where he sees what no one else can see ... a planet hidden by a planet-wide no-field. Duncan and Sheeana witness this and Duncan is awed. Sheeana's repsonse is "The Bashar has Atreides genes, Duncan. You should know by now not to underestimate them." (Hunters of Dune, pp. 356)
Sheeana and Garimi go to investigate the planet that has no living humans on it but has much evidence of a civilization that was wiped out relatively recently. They learned from the planet something they had already suspected, humans out in the Scattering, including the Honored Matres, have been under attack by devastating biological warfare.
"That's unheard of! No disease could possibly be so --"Do I need to remind you who was behind that efficient epidemic?
"This one was. The proof is here." Sheeana shook her head. "Even the horrific plagues from the Butlerian Jihad were not so efficient, and that epidemic spread everywhere and nearly brought an end to human civilization."
(Hunters of Dune, pp. 362)
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