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The Dune universe, set in the distant future of humanity, has a history that stretches thousands of years (some 15,000 years in total) and covers considerable changes in political, social, and religious structure as well as technology. Creative works set in the Dune universe can be said to fall into five general time periods: The Butlerian Jihad
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.
Arrakis (/ ə ˈ r ɑː k ɪ s /) [1] —informally known as Dune and later called Rakis—is a fictional desert planet featured in the Dune series of novels by Frank Herbert.Herbert's first novel in the series, 1965's Dune, is considered one of the greatest science fiction novels of all time, [2] and it is sometimes cited as the best-selling science fiction novel in history.
The Dune Encyclopedia, written by McNelly and 42 [1] other contributors as a companion to the Dune series, was published in paperback in 1984. [2] It describes in great detail many aspects of the Dune universe not covered in the novels themselves, such as character biographies and explanations of key elements, including planets, factions like the Bene Gesserit and Mentats, the spice melange ...
Herbert's originating 1965 novel Dune is popularly considered one of the greatest science fiction novels of all time, [1] and is frequently cited as the best-selling science fiction novel in history. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Dune and its five sequels by Herbert explore the complex and multilayered interactions of politics , religion , ecology and technology ...
The Fremen / ˈ f r ɛ m ən / are a group of people in the fictional Dune universe created by Frank Herbert. First appearing in the 1965 novel Dune, the Fremen inhabit the desert planet Arrakis (also known as Dune), which is the sole known source in the universe of the all-important spice melange. Long overlooked by the rest of the Imperium ...
HBO's "Dune: Prophecy" explores the origins of the Bene Gesserit sisterhood. The show is loosely based on a "Dune" prequel novel but expands past its scope. Showrunner Alison Schapker spoke with ...
The Oregon Dunes, near Florence, Oregon, served as an inspiration for the Dune saga. After his novel The Dragon in the Sea was published in 1957, Herbert traveled to Florence, Oregon, at the north end of the Oregon Dunes. Here, the United States Department of Agriculture was attempting to use poverty grasses to stabilize the sand dunes.