As an adult, she becomes a devoted ally to Paul, and later regent for his children. Alia of the Knife, Alia is considered an Abomination by the Bene Gesserit because of the unique nature of her birth. Born on the planet Arrakis eight months after her father's death, she possesses the full powers of an adult Bene Gesserit Reverend Mother. In the novels, Alia is the daughter of Duke Leto Atreides of Caladan and his Bene Gesserit concubine, Lady Jessica, and the younger sister to Paul Atreides. Anderson conclusion to the original series, Sandworms of Dune (2007).

The character is brought back as a ghola in the Brian Herbert/ Kevin J. Alia would next appear as a main character in both Dune Messiah (1969) and Children of Dune (1976). At the suggestion of Analog magazine editor John Campbell, Herbert kept her alive in the final draft. Introduced in the first novel of the series, 1965's Dune, the character was originally killed in Herbert's first version of the manuscript. Daniela Amavia in the Children of Dune miniseries (2003)Īlia Atreides / ə ˈ l iː ə ə ˈ t r eɪ ɪ d iː z/ is a fictional character in the Dune universe created by Frank Herbert.