Editing Bene Gesserit (section)

===Sequels===
In ''[[Hunters of Dune]]'', the 2006 continuation of the series by [[Brian Herbert]] and [[Kevin J. Anderson]], Murbella adopts the new title of Mother Commander and struggles to bring the opposing factions of her New Sisterhood together. Among the Bene Gesserit, some are willing to accept the merger with the Honored Matres, while others oppose allying with their enemies; a group of dissenters led by Reverend Mother [[Sheeana]] having fled Chapterhouse aboard a [[no-ship]] upon Murbella's ascension to leadership. Within the Honored Matres, many admire Murbella's strength and abilities and desire Bene Gesserit training, but resist assimilation. Additionally, a number of Honored Matres refuse to acknowledge Murbella as their leader; the largest such rebel group is led by Matre Superior [[Hellica]] on [[Tleilax]]. As Murbella amasses weapons for the coming battle with the [[Daniel and Marty|unknown enemy]], she trains an elite force of commando troops with the combined battle talents of Bene Gesserit, Honored Matres, and even the [[Swordmasters of Ginaz]]. These "Valkyries" are able to effect Hellica's defeat, galvanizing many dissenters into finally joining Murbella's cause against the unknown enemy, now revealed to be the resurrected [[thinking machines (Dune)|thinking machines]] thought destroyed 15,000 years before. In the 2007 sequel, ''[[Sandworms of Dune]]'', the thinking machines have unleashed decimating viruses on planet after planet, while [[Face Dancers]] infiltrate human civilization in their own insidious plot to take over the universe. The New Sisterhood's fleet of warships succumbs to Face Dancer sabotage, but is saved from thinking machine attack by a host of [[Guild Navigator]]s in [[heighliner]]s, brought together by the [[Oracle of Time]], Norma Cenva. Thinking machine leader [[Omnius]] is wiped out of existence by the Oracle, and the Face Dancer threat eliminated. As Murbella joins [[Duncan Idaho]] in his plan to rule a universe in which humanity and thinking machines co-exist, Sheeana introduces sandworms to the former thinking machine planet [[Synchrony (Dune)|Synchrony]], where she will found an orthodox Sisterhood.