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Dune is an out-of-print collectible card game produced by Last Unicorn Games and Five Rings Publishing Group, and later Wizards of the Coast.Set in the Dune universe based on the books written by Frank Herbert, [1] the game pits two or more players against each other, each in control of a minor house vying for entry in the Landsraad.
Dune: House Atreides is a 1999 science fiction novel by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson, set in the fictional Dune universe created by Frank Herbert. It is the first book in the Prelude to Dune prequel trilogy , which takes place before the events of Frank Herbert's celebrated 1965 novel Dune . [ 1 ]
The potential financial gains for House Atreides are mitigated by the fact that mining melange from the desert surface of Arrakis is an expensive and hazardous undertaking, thanks to the treacherous environment and constant threat of giant sandworms that protect the spice. In addition, Leto is aware that Shaddam, feeling threatened by the ...
The fact that the Atreides-Harkonnen feud has persisted from the time of Dune: Prophecy to Dune suggests that the rivalry is essential to Herbert's universe. Yet the origins of the rift go largely ...
The Bene Gesserit are a key social, religious, and political force in Frank Herbert's science fiction Dune universe. The matriarchal group is described as a secretive and exclusive sisterhood whose members train their bodies and minds through years of physical and mental conditioning to obtain superhuman powers and abilities that can seem magical to outsiders.
Starting with 1999's Dune: House Atreides, the duo have published 15 Dune prequel novels to date. Dune itself is frequently cited as the best-selling science fiction novel in history, [2] [3] and won the 1966 Hugo Award [4] and the inaugural Nebula Award for Best Novel. [5] Herbert wrote five sequels before he died in 1986. [6]
Dune: House Harkonnen is a 2000 science fiction novel by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson, set in the fictional Dune universe created by Frank Herbert. It is the second book in the Prelude to Dune prequel trilogy , which takes place before the events of Frank Herbert's celebrated 1965 novel Dune . [ 1 ]
Gaius Helen Mohiam is a fictional character in the Dune universe created by Frank Herbert.She is a Bene Gesserit Reverend Mother, and initially appears in the 1963–65 novel Dune and its 1969 sequel, Dune Messiah.