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This is a list of terminology used in the fictional Dune universe created by Frank Herbert, the primary source being "Terminology of the Imperium", the glossary contained in the novel Dune (1965).
In Terminology of the Imperium, the glossary of the 1965 novel Dune, Herbert provides the following definition: LASGUN: continuous-wave laser projector. Its use as a weapon is limited in a field-generator-shield culture because of the explosive pyrotechnics (technically, subatomic fusion) created when its beam intersects a shield. [24]
The Bene Gesserit (/ ˈ b ɛ n iː ˈ dʒ ɛ s ər ɪ t /) [1] are a group in Frank Herbert's fictional Dune universe.A powerful social, religious, and political force, the Bene Gesserit is described as an exclusive sisterhood whose members train their bodies and minds through years of physical and mental conditioning to obtain superhuman powers and abilities that seem magical to outsiders. [2]
Here's what to know about all the major "Dune: Prophecy" characters, and details to keep in mind while you're watching the show. Mother Superior Valya Harkonnen Jessica Barden and Emily Watson ...
"Terminology of the Imperium" in the Appendix of Dune notes that House Ginaz are "one-time allies of Duke Leto Atreides" and are "defeated in the War of Assassins with Grumman." [ 41 ] Duncan Idaho is noted to be a "Swordmaster of the Ginaz," [ 6 ] which leads to his body later being sold to the Tleilaxu as "a master swordsman, an adept of the ...
Your 'Dune: Prophecy Guide for Dummies' has just arrived, because keeping your 'Butlerian Jihad' separated from your 'Bene Gesserit' can be hard. ... Explained in Simple Terms. Eliza Thompson ...
Dune was adapted as a 1984 film, [8] [9] and again in two parts, the films Dune (2021) and Dune: Part Two (2024). [10] [11] Additionally, the novel was adapted as a 2000 television miniseries, Frank Herbert's Dune, [12] [13] and the first two sequels were also adapted as a single miniseries, Frank Herbert's Children of Dune, in 2003. [14]
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.