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Alia Atreides (10,191 Alia soon communicates with Paul the same way:
Of all the uses of time-vision, this was the strangest. "I have breasted the future to place my words where only you can hear them," Alia had said. "Even you can't do that, my brother. I find it an interesting play. And ... oh, yes — I've killed our grandfather, the demented old Baron. He had very little pain."
Dune Messiah
The character is further explored in
Dune Messiah through her relationship with the
ghola Hayt, who is a clone of Paul's teacher,
Duncan Idaho. Throughout the novel, there are hints of sexual tension between them as they work together to unravel the conspiracy against the
Atreides. Hayt even steals a kiss from Alia, which upsets her; he responds by saying that he took nothing more than what was offered. Alia eventually agrees. When a blinded Paul departs into the desert, as is the Fremen custom for the blind, Alia is named
Regent and the guardian of Paul's children: the heir,
Leto Atreides II, and his sister,
Ghanima. Shortly after, Alia marries Hayt, who had regained his full memory and was thus completely restored as Duncan Idaho.
In 10,207 A.G., Alia gives the order to Fremen leader
Stilgar to execute the Reverend Mother Mohiam and
Spacing Guild Navigator Edric after the failure of their
conspiracy (with the
Tleilaxu Face Dancer Scytale and the
Princess Irulan Corrino) to topple the rule of Paul Atreides.
Children of Dune
In
Children of Dune, Alia becomes progressively more devious and power-hungry as she slowly succumbs to Abomination. Falling under the influence of the persona of her deceased grandfather, the Baron Harkonnen, Alia abuses her powers as Regent and becomes a ruthless tyrant. She allows the Baron access to her senses in exchange for his help fighting off the other personalities within her, but his sexual proclivities soon control her, compelling her to engage in sexual acts with her aides. During the exercise of his
Mentat powers, Duncan comes to the realization that Alia has fallen into Abomination, and helps Jessica escape Alia's murderous plot. Alia then decides to kill Duncan, but he soon recognizes the signs of this decision and escapes himself.
The Preacher, actually Paul Atreides, returns once more to the steps of the temple and exposes Alia's conversion to Abomination to the Fremen. Her priests soon murder him, as Alia's nephew Leto II returns from hiding, his sister Ghanima in tow. The twins offer Alia their help conquering her inner lives, as they had. Leto realizes that the Baron's hold over her is too strong, and provides two options: a Trial of Possession, an ancient ritual that would guarantee the Baron's undoing; and the open window, high above the temple steps. As a helpless Jessica looks on, Alia regains control of her body long enough to leap out the window to her death.
Hunters of Dune
In
Hunters of Dune, after the Baron Vladimir Harkonnen
ghola's memories are restored by the
Face Dancer Khrone on
Caladan, the Baron is displeased to note that Alia's voice haunts him in his head. This is a reversal of the influence he'd over her while she was in the throes of Abomination, although it isn't clear from the novel how this came to be. Although not possessing the body of the Baron, Alia taunts him mercilessly, distressing him greatly.
Sandworms of Dune
In
Sandworms of Dune, Alia-as-Other-Memory continues to irk the Baron, causing him to frequently express outbursts of seemingly insane ranting at the bothersome child inside his head. The corrupted ghola of Paul Atreides,
Paolo, along with the
Omnius robotic evermind, are confused by his behavior, but seem to for the most part ignore it.
Alia Atreides is recreated as a ghola on the
no-ship Ithaca; in an attempt to grow Alia exactly as she was in life, the
axlotl tank was flooded with a near-lethal dose of the spice melange. Although the Alia ghola shows a great deal more maturity than would be expected for her age, she doesn't display any Other Memory or signs of Abomination.
The reason for Alia's intrusion into the Baron's mind is never truly explained--after the Baron Harkonnen murders the four-year-old Alia ghola present on the
Ithaca, the Baron is soon murdered by the
Wellington Yueh ghola, ending the Baron's life before the mystery can be resolved.
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