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Frank Herbert's Children of Dune


Frank Herbert's Children of Dune is a three-part science fiction miniseries written by John Harrison and directed by Greg Yaitanes, based on Frank Herbert's novels "Dune Messiah" (1969) and "Children of Dune" (1976). First broadcast in the United States on March 16, 2003, "Children of Dune" is the sequel to the 2000 miniseries "Frank Herbert's Dune" (based on Herbert's 1965 novel "Dune"), and was produced by the Sci Fi Channel. "Children
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Frank Herbert's Children of Dune" and its predecessor "Frank Herbert's Dune" are two of the three highest-rated programs ever to be broadcast on the Sci-Fi Channel. "Frank Herbert's Children of Dune" won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Special Visual Effects for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special in 2003. The miniseries was also nominated for Emmys for Outstanding Sound Editing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special, Outstanding Hairstyling for a Limited Series or Movie, and Outstanding Makeup for a Limited
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Dune (novel)


factions of the empire confront each other in a struggle for the control of Arrakis and its spice. Herbert wrote five sequels: "Dune Messiah", "Children of Dune", "God Emperor of Dune", "Heretics of Dune", and "". The first novel also inspired a 1984 film adaptation by David Lynch, the 2000 Sci-Fi Channel miniseries "Frank Herbert's Dune" and its 2003 sequel "Frank Herbert's Children of Dune" (which combines the events of "Dune Messiah"
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, 2000, on the Sci Fi Channel. It was later released on DVD in 2001, with an extended director's cut appearing in 2002. A 2003 sequel miniseries called "Frank Herbert's Children of Dune" continues the story, adapting the second and third novels in the series (1969's "Dune Messiah" and its 1976 sequel "Children of Dune"). Both miniseries are two of the three highest-rated programs ever to be broadcast on the Sci Fi Channel. "Frank Herbert's Dune" won
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Gaius Helen Mohiam


miniseries "Frank Herbert's Dune" and its 2003 sequel "Frank Herbert's Children of Dune". The character will be played by Charlotte Rampling in the upcoming Denis Villeneuve film "Dune". In the novel "Dune", the Baron Vladimir Harkonnen has this impression of Mohiam: In "Dune Messiah", Herbert notes that Mohiam's eyes are "dark with the blue brilliance of her melange addiction." Novelist Brian Herbert, Frank Herbert's son and biographer, describes Mohiam as "a witch mother archetype"
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of House Corrino is the grandson of Padishah Emperor Shaddam IV by his daughter, the Princess Wensicia. He appears in Frank Herbert's 1976 novel "Children of Dune", and his infancy is chronicled in the 2008 prequel "Paul of Dune" by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson. Farad'n is portrayed by Jonathan Brüün in the 2003 miniseries "Frank Herbert's Children of Dune". In "Children of Dune", Farad'n is the grandson and heir to the deposed 81st Padishah Emperor Shaddam IV; his mother is Shaddam
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The Road to Dune


The Road to Dune is a collection of science fiction works and related material by American writers Frank Herbert, Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson. A companion book to the "Dune" novels, the book was released in September 2005. This companion work to the "Dune" novels includes an alternate novel based on Frank Herbert's original notes for "Dune", letters between Frank Herbert and his editor, the original article by Frank Herbert that inspired the creation of "Dune" — "They Stopped the Moving Sands"
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squeezed into a two-hour movie." Around the same time Rubenstein was first developing the material, the Sci Fi Channel's president, Bonnie Hammer, was spearheading a campaign for the channel to produce "blockbuster miniseries on a regular basis". "Frank Herbert's Dune" was the first in 2000, followed by "Steven Spielberg's Taken" in 2002, and "Frank Herbert's Children of Dune" and "Battlestar Galactica" in 2003. Rubenstein called his two "Dune" miniseries "science fiction for
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Ghanima Atreides


Ghanima Atreides (; "spoil of war" in the Fremen language) is a fictional character from the "Dune" universe created by Frank Herbert. Born at the end of "Dune Messiah" (1969), Ghanima is a central character in "Children of Dune" (1976). She also appears as a child in the Brian Herbert/Kevin J. Anderson prequel "The Winds of Dune" (2009). Ghanima is portrayed by Jessica Brooks in the 2003 miniseries "Frank Herbert's Children of Dune".
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added to the "Dune" franchise, using notes left behind by Frank Herbert and discovered over a decade after his death. Brian Herbert and Anderson have written two prequel trilogies ("Prelude to Dune" and "Legends of Dune") exploring the history of the "Dune" universe before the events within "Dune", as well as two post-"Chapterhouse Dune" novels that complete the original series ("Hunters of Dune" and "Sandworms of Dune") based on Frank Herbert's own "Dune 7" outline
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regular basis". The "Dune" miniseries was greenlit in November 1999. Released in 2000, "Frank Herbert's Dune" was the first of the Sci-Fi Channel's miniseries, followed by "Steven Spielberg's Taken" in 2002, and "Frank Herbert's Children of Dune" and "Battlestar Galactica" in 2003. Rubenstein called his two "Dune" miniseries "science fiction for people who don't ordinarily like science fiction" and suggested that "the "Dune" saga tends to appeal to women
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The Winds of Dune


The Winds of Dune is a science fiction novel written by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson, set in the "Dune" universe created by Frank Herbert. Released on August 4, 2009, it is the second book in the "Heroes of Dune" series and chronicles events between Frank Herbert's "Dune Messiah" (1969) and "Children of Dune" (1976). Before publication, the novel's title was initially announced as Jessica of Dune. The novel rose to #15 on "The New York
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with the trilogies "Prelude to Dune" (1999–2001) and "Legends of Dune" (2002–2004). Brian and Anderson next published "Hunters of Dune" (2006) and "Sandworms of Dune" (2007), two sequels to Frank Herbert's original "Dune" series after his 1986 death, which was left incomplete at the end of Frank's sixth Dune novel, . These novels are based on an outline and notes left behind by Frank Herbert for what he referred to as "Dune 7",
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Gurney Halleck


Gurney Halleck is a fictional character in the "Dune" universe created by Frank Herbert. He is a major character in Herbert's "Dune" (1965) and "Children of Dune" (1976), and appears in some of the prequel and sequel novels by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson. Gurney is portrayed by Patrick Stewart in the 1984 David Lynch film "Dune". P. H. Moriarty played the role in the 2000 Sci-Fi Channel TV miniseries "Frank Herbert's Dune" and its 2003 sequel
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Dune Messiah


Dune Messiah is a science fiction novel by American writer Frank Herbert, the second in his "Dune" series of six novels. It was originally serialized in "Galaxy" magazine in 1969. The American and British editions have different prologues summarizing events in the previous novel. "Dune Messiah" and its sequel "Children of Dune" were collectively adapted by the Sci-Fi Channel in 2003 into a miniseries entitled "Frank Herbert's Children of Dune". In 2002, the Science Fiction Book Club also published the two
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List of Dune secondary characters


The following is a list of secondary fictional characters from the "Dune" franchise created by Frank Herbert. Leto I Atreides () is the Duke of House Atreides, and father to Paul Atreides. He is introduced in Frank Herbert's 1965 novel "Dune", and is later the main character in the "Prelude to Dune" prequel trilogy (1999–2001) by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson. According to Brian Herbert, Frank Herbert's son and biographer, House Atreides was based on the heroic but ill-fated
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Princess Irulan


character appears in person only near the end of the novel, but continues as a regular character in the sequels "Dune Messiah" and "Children of Dune". Epigraphs attributed to Irulan also appear—to a much lesser extent—in these subsequent novels, and others in the extended series. Irulan is portrayed by Virginia Madsen in the 1984 film "Dune", and by Julie Cox in the 2000 TV miniseries "Frank Herbert's Dune" and its 2003 sequel, "Frank Herbert's Children of Dune".
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Dune", and by Zuzana Geislerová in the 2000 miniseries "Frank Herbert's Dune" and its 2003 sequel "Frank Herbert's Children of Dune". The character will be played by Charlotte Rampling in the upcoming Denis Villeneuve film "Dune". "Variety" wrote of the 1984 film that "Siân Phillips has some mesmerizing moments as a powerful witch". Emily Asher-Perrin of "Tor.com" noted of "Children of Dune", "There are other moments of perfect execution ... The dual conversations between Irulan
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combined both "Dune Messiah" and "Children of Dune". As of 2004, both miniseries were two of the three highest-rated programs ever to be broadcast on Syfy. "Frank Herbert's Dune" won two Primetime Emmy Awards in 2001, for Outstanding Cinematography for a Miniseries or Movie and Outstanding Special Visual Effects for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special. The miniseries was also nominated for an Emmy for Outstanding Sound Editing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special. "Frank Herbert's Children of Dune"
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Chani


Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson's novels which complete the original series. Chani is portrayed by actress Sean Young in the David Lynch film "Dune" (1984), and by Barbora Kodetová in the John Harrison miniseries "Frank Herbert's Dune" (2000) and the sequel "Frank Herbert's Children of Dune" (2003). Zendaya will portray Chani in the upcoming Denis Villeneuve film "Dune". In "Dune", Paul's prescience begins manifesting itself through dreams while he is still living in his
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and "" (1985). Scytale's story continues in "Hunters of Dune" (2006) and "Sandworms of Dune" (2007), Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson's sequel novels that complete Frank Herbert's original series. The character is portrayed by Martin McDougall in the 2003 miniseries "Frank Herbert's Children of Dune". In "Dune Messiah" (1969), Tleilaxu Face Dancer Scytale is involved with the Guild Navigator Edric, Bene Gesserit Reverend Mother Gaius Helen Mohiam, and Princess Irulan of
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Golden Path (Dune)


The Golden Path is a term in Frank Herbert's fictional "Dune" universe referring to Leto II Atreides's strategy to prevent humanity's ultimate destruction. The Golden Path is the main driving force in the Frank Herbert-written novels "Children of Dune" (1976), "God Emperor of Dune" (1981), "Heretics of Dune" (1984), and "" (1985), and it is brought to a conclusion in the novels "Hunters of Dune" (2006) and "Sandworms
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III". She played Diana, Princess of Wales in "Princess in Love" by David Greene, a film released in 1996 based upon the publication by Anna Pasternak. Cox played the character Sophie Aronnax in a remake of "20,000 Leagues under the Sea" in 1997, and in 1999 she appeared as Giulietta in the film adaptation of "Alegría". Cox portrayed Princess Irulan in the 2000 Sci Fi Channel miniseries "Frank Herbert's Dune" and its 2003 sequel, "Frank Herbert's Children of Dune".
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and "Children of Dune" (1976). The character's early life is explored in the "Prelude to Dune" prequel trilogy (1999–2001) by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson, and he returns in the form of a ghola in the Herbert/Anderson conclusion to the original series, "Sandworms of Dune" (2007). Stilgar also appears in the prequels "Paul of Dune" (2008) and "The Winds of Dune" (2009). Novelist Brian Herbert, Frank Herbert's son and
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Dune prequel series


The "Dune" prequel series is a sequence of novel trilogies written by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson. Set in the "Dune" universe created by Frank Herbert, the novels take place in various time periods before and in between Herbert's original six novels, which began with 1965's "Dune". In 1997, Bantam Books made a $3 million deal with the authors for three "Dune" prequel novels, partially based upon notes left behind by Frank Herbert, that would come to be known as the
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Lady Jessica


the original series, "Hunters of Dune" (2006) and "Sandworms of Dune" (2007). Lady Jessica was portrayed by Francesca Annis in the 1984 David Lynch film "Dune". Saskia Reeves played the role in the 2000 Sci-Fi Channel TV miniseries "Frank Herbert's Dune", and was succeeded by Alice Krige in the 2003 sequel, "Frank Herbert's Children of Dune". Rebecca Ferguson will portray Jessica in the upcoming Denis Villeneuve film "Dune". Jessica is described in "
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Frank Herbert's Dune". Korba is one of Paul "Muad'Dib" Atreides' Fedaykin death commandos in the original novel "Dune" (1965), and later one of the chief priests (Court Qizara) of the religion of Muad'Dib in "Dune Messiah" (1969). He is portrayed by Karel Dobrý in the 2003 TV miniseries, "Frank Herbert's Children of Dune". Emily Asher-Perrin of "Tor.com" wrote, "Karel Dobrý, who played Kynes in "Dune", is recast
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Frank Herbert's Children of Dune


of Dune" and its predecessor are two of the three highest-rated programs ever to be broadcast on the Sci-Fi Channel. In 2003, "Children of Dune" won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Special Visual Effects, and was nominated for three additional Emmys. Twelve years have passed since Paul Atreides had become Emperor at the end of "Frank Herbert's Dune" by seizing control of the planet Arrakis and forcing a union with the former Emperor's daughter, the Princess Irulan. Paul's Fremen armies have
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Sandworms of Dune


Sandworms of Dune is a science fiction novel by American writers Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson, the second of two books they wrote to conclude Frank Herbert's original "Dune" series. It is based on notes left behind by Frank Herbert for Dune 7, his own planned seventh novel in the "Dune" series. The novel was released on August 7, 2007. As "Sandworms of Dune" begins, the passengers of the no-ship "Ithaca" continue their nearly two-decade search for a new
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Holtzman effect


The Holtzman effect is a fictional scientific phenomenon in the "Dune" universe created by Frank Herbert, beginning with the 1965 novel "Dune". The effect is never explained in detail, but it makes (among other things) defensive force shields and instantaneous space travel possible. Frank Herbert was inconsistent with the spelling of "Holtzman," resulting in the variant spellings "Holtzmann" (1976's "Children of Dune") and "Holzmann" (1985's ""). This may be intentional, as Herbert mutated
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McMillan in David Lynch's 1984 film "Dune". Ian McNeice plays the role in the 2000 Sci-Fi Channel miniseries "Frank Herbert's Dune" and its sequel, 2003's "Children of Dune". Harkonnen will be portrayed by Stellan Skarsgård in the upcoming Denis Villeneuve film "Dune". Frank Herbert wanted a harsh-sounding name for the antagonistic family opposing House Atreides in "Dune". He came across the name "Härkönen" in a California telephone book and thought that it sounded "Soviet"
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. Since 2009, the names of planets from the "Dune" novels have been adopted for the real-world nomenclature of plains and other features on Saturn's moon Titan. Frank Herbert died in 1986. Beginning in 1999, his son Brian Herbert and science fiction author Kevin J. Anderson published a number of prequel novels, as well as two which complete the original "Dune" series ("Hunters of Dune" in 2006 and "Sandworms of Dune" in 2007), partially based on Frank Herbert's notes discovered
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Duncan Idaho


2000 miniseries "Frank Herbert's Dune". As in the novel "Dune", Duncan has only a minor role in both of these adaptations. In the 2003 miniseries sequel "Frank Herbert's Children of Dune", the ghola of Duncan (known in the novels as "Hayt") is played by Edward Atterton. The character will be played by Jason Momoa in the upcoming Denis Villeneuve film "Dune". Emily Asher-Perrin of "Tor.com" writes that Atterton "plays the mentat ghola reincarnation of Idaho
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Hunters of Dune


Hunters of Dune is the first of two books written by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson to conclude Frank Herbert's original "Dune" series of science fiction novels. The cliffhanger ending of Frank Herbert's "" (1985) and his subsequent death in 1986 left some overarching plotlines unresolved. Released on August 22, 2006, "Hunters" continues the story of the danger posed to humanity by a remote, unnamed, but ever-present "great enemy". The novel is based on notes left behind by Frank
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corrupts." Sarandon said of portraying Wensicia, "it's always fun to play a smart villain." After production completed on the first miniseries (and before its broadcast), the Sci Fi Channel contracted writer/director Harrison to write a sequel. Harrison's idea for the next installment was to combine Frank Herbert's subsequent novels, "Dune Messiah" and "Children of Dune". He has said in interviews that he believed both novels to be two parts of the same story, which essentially concludes the story
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Princess Irulan


Princess Irulan is a fictional character and member of House Corrino in the "Dune" universe created by Frank Herbert. She first appears in "Dune" (1965), and is later featured in "Dune Messiah" (1969) and "Children of Dune" (1976). The character's birth and early childhood are touched upon in the "Prelude to Dune" prequel trilogy (1999–2001) by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson, and she is a principal character in the Herbert/Anderson series "Heroes of
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son Brian. Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson released "The Road to Dune" on August 11, 2005. The book contains a novelette called "Spice Planet" (an alternative version of "Dune" based on an outline by Frank Herbert), a number of the Brian Herbert/Anderson short stories, and letters and unused chapters written by Frank Herbert. In 1973, director and writer Alejandro Jodorowsky set about creating a cinematic adaptation, taking over the option that producer Arthur P. Jacobs had put on the film adaptation
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's son Brian Herbert and science fiction author Kevin J. Anderson have published eleven prequel novels, as well as two which complete the original "Dune" series. Frank Herbert's "Dune" was published in 1965, and he wrote five sequels before his death in 1986: "Dune Messiah" (1969), "Children of Dune" (1976), "God Emperor of Dune" (1981), "Heretics of Dune" (1984), and "" (1985). "Dune" follows Paul
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Alia Atreides


Alia Atreides is a fictional character in the "Dune" universe created by Frank Herbert. Introduced in the first novel of the series, 1965's "Dune", the character was originally killed in Herbert's first version of the manuscript. At the suggestion of "Analog" magazine editor John Campbell, Herbert kept her alive in the final draft. Alia would next appear as a main character in both "Dune Messiah" (1969) and "Children of Dune" (1976). The character is brought back as
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cliffhanger, and Herbert's subsequent death in 1986 left some overarching plotlines of the series unresolved. Two decades later, Herbert's son Brian Herbert, along with Kevin J. Anderson, published two sequels – "Hunters of Dune" (2006) and "Sandworms of Dune" (2007) – based in part on notes left behind by Frank Herbert for what he referred to as "Dune 7", his own planned seventh novel in the "Dune" series. The situation is desperate for the Bene Gesserit as they find
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Leto II Atreides


Leto II Atreides () is a fictional character from the "Dune" universe created by Frank Herbert. Born at the end of "Dune Messiah" (1969), Leto is a central character in "Children of Dune" (1976) and is the title character of "God Emperor of Dune" (1981). The character is brought back as a ghola in the Brian Herbert/Kevin J. Anderson sequels which conclude the original series, "Hunters of Dune" (2006) and "Sandworms of Dune"
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Sandworm (Dune)


of "The Atlantic" was impressed by the "gargantuan" appearance of the sandworms thanks to the "staggering sense of scale" achieved by the miniature sets created by Emilio Ruiz del Río. Though panning the film overall, Janet Maslin of "The New York Times" noted the "nice worm-fight at the end of the story." The 2000 Sci Fi Channel miniseries "Frank Herbert's Dune", and the 2003 sequel miniseries "Frank Herbert's Children of Dune", employed computer-generated visual effects
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— as well as unused chapters from "Dune" and "Dune Messiah", and the short stories in the "Dune" universe written by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson. "Spice Planet" is an alternate "Dune" story written by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson based upon the original story outline that Frank Herbert made for "Dune". It features House Linkam (a version of House Atreides) temporarily taking control of Duneworld from their rivals, House Hoskanner (the forerunner of the Harkonnens), to
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accepts the "task of building the legend of Muad'Dib". She in turn chronicles Paul's early years (between the 2001 Brian Herbert/Anderson prequel "" and "Dune"), which feature "his friendship with Duncan and Gurney and Duke Leto's War of Assassins against Grumman". "The Winds of Dune" (originally announced as "Jessica of Dune") chronicles events between Frank Herbert's "Dune Messiah" (1969) and "Children of Dune" (1976). The final two novels
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List of Dune Fremen


of the novels "Dune Messiah" and "Children of Dune"). Pardot Kynes is the Imperial Planetologist (Planetary Ecologist) of Arrakis prior to the start of the novel "Dune", and father to Liet-Kynes by his Fremen wife. Although Pardot is not a character in the narrative, his introduction into Fremen society and his ecological plan for Arrakis are described in the first appendix of "Dune". Noting that the characters in "Dune" fit mythological archetypes, novelist Brian Herbert, Frank Herbert's
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Wensicia


Princess Wensicia is a fictional character and member of House Corrino from the "Dune" universe created by Frank Herbert. She was introduced in Herbert's 1976 novel "Children of Dune" and appeared decades later in the 2008 novel "Paul of Dune" by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson. As established in the appendix of "Dune" (1965), Wensicia is the third daughter of the 81st Padishah Emperor Shaddam IV and Anirul, a Bene Gesserit of Hidden Rank. Her oldest sister is the Princess Irulan; her
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Lady Jessica


Lady Jessica is a fictional character in the "Dune" universe created by Frank Herbert. A main character in the 1965 novel "Dune", Jessica also plays an important role in the later installment "Children of Dune" (1976). The events surrounding Jessica's conception, her birth and her early years with Leto are chronicled in the "Prelude to Dune" prequel trilogy (1999–2001) by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson. The character is brought back as a ghola in the Herbert/Anderson sequels which conclude
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Alia Atreides


the Bene Gesserit because of the unique nature of her birth. As an adult, she becomes a devoted ally to Paul, and later regent for his children. She marries the ghola Duncan Idaho, but becomes possessed by the persona of her deceased maternal grandfather, Baron Vladimir Harkonnen. Alia is portrayed by Alicia Witt in David Lynch's 1984 film adaptation, by Laura Burton in the 2000 miniseries "Frank Herbert's Dune" and by Daniela Amavia in its 2003 sequel, "Frank Herbert's Children of Dune". The
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Dune: House Atreides


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". Bantam Books made a $3 million deal for the novels in 1997. The "Prelude to Dune" novels draw from notes left behind by Frank Herbert after his death. "Dune: House
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Dune: House Harkonnen


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". The "Prelude to Dune" novels draw from notes left behind by Frank Herbert after his death. "Dune: House Harkonnen" debuted at #11 on "The New York Times" Best
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Dune: House Corrino


Dune: House Corrino is a 2001 science fiction novel by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson, set in the fictional "Dune" universe created by Frank Herbert. It is the third book in the "Prelude to Dune" prequel trilogy, which takes place before the events of Frank Herbert's celebrated 1965 novel "Dune". The "Prelude to Dune" novels draw from notes left behind by Frank Herbert after his death. "Dune: House Corrino" debuted at #8 on "The New York Times" Best
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Guild Navigator


Navigator as a withered figure with a humanoid head, blue-in-blue eyes and arms which have mutated into wings with elongated webbed fingers. The 2003 sequel miniseries Frank Herbert's "Children of Dune" presents Edric as a sleek, golden humanoid with an elongated head and limbs and feathery appendages. In an unused passage by Frank Herbert from "Dune Messiah" published in "The Road to Dune" (2005), Edric is described as surviving without spice gas once a hole is opened in his tank, though
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as Gurney Halleck, Jason Momoa as Duncan Idaho, and David Dastmalchian as Piter De Vries. Filming began March 18, 2019, and the film will be shot on location in Budapest, Hungary and Jordan. Warner Bros. will distribute the film, which will be released on November 20, 2020. Syfy (Sci-Fi Channel) premiered a three-part miniseries adaptation called "Frank Herbert's Dune" on December 3, 2000. Its March 16, 2003 sequel, "Frank Herbert's Children of Dune",
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Paul Atreides


Paul Atreides (; later known as Paul Muad'Dib) is a fictional character in the "Dune" universe created by Frank Herbert. Paul is a prominent character in the first two novels in the series, "Dune" (1965) and "Dune Messiah" (1969), and returns in "Children of Dune" (1976). The character is brought back as two different gholas in the Brian Herbert/Kevin J. Anderson novels which conclude the original series, "Hunters of Dune" (2006) and "Sandworms
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List of Dune Houses


descendants of the ancient Boro family. House Corrino is the Great House whose members rule the Known Universe as Padishah Emperors for 10,000 years until Shaddam IV is deposed by Paul Atreides in "Dune". The Corrinos play a role in Frank Herbert's initial three novels — "Dune" (1965), "Dune Messiah" (1969) and "Children of Dune" (1976) — as well as the Brian Herbert/Kevin J. Anderson prequel trilogy "Prelude to Dune" (1999-2001) and series "
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Sandworm (Dune)


then madness after consuming sandworm extract (the Water of Life). To escape the notice of the sandworms, a traveller in the desert must learn to "walk without rhythm", because sandworms mistake any rhythmic vibrations in the sand for prey. This element comes from Frank Herbert's experiences as a hunter and fisherman. He knew how to mask his presence from prey by techniques such as approaching from downwind and treading lightly. Novelist Brian Herbert, Frank Herbert's son and biographer, explained that "In "Children of Dune
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Chani


lives. Now able to devote all of his attention to her, Chani remarks that Paul has finally learned how to treat his wife. As the novel closes, Paul reaffirms his love for Chani, telling her he has loved her for five thousand years. Chani is portrayed by actress Sean Young in the David Lynch film "Dune" (1984), and by Barbora Kodetová in the John Harrison miniseries "Frank Herbert's Dune" (2000) and the sequel "Frank Herbert's Children of Dune" (2003)
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Chakobsa (fictional language)


Romani language, from a Gypsy magic textbook Herbert used for reference, one sentence in Serbo-Croatian, and various Arabic terms, with definitions altered slightly to suggest the passage of time. The non-canon "Dune Encyclopedia" (1984) by Willis E. McNelly includes extensive descriptions of the Fremen language. The "Encyclopedia" was approved by Herbert but rendered erroneous in some areas through Herbert's later works in the "Dune" series. The 2003 Sci Fi Channel TV miniseries "Frank Herbert's Children of Dune"
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Paul of Dune


Paul of Dune is a 2008 science fiction novel written by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson, set in the "Dune" universe created by Frank Herbert. Released on September 16, 2008, it is the first book in the "Heroes of Dune" series and chronicles events between Frank Herbert's "Dune" (1965) and "Dune Messiah" (1969), as well as between "Dune" and its 2001 Brian Herbert/Kevin J. Anderson prequel, "". Following the events of "Dune"
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Frank Herbert's Dune


Frank Herbert's Dune is a three-part science fiction television miniseries based on the eponymous novel by Frank Herbert. It was directed and adapted by John Harrison. The ensemble cast includes Alec Newman as Paul Atreides, William Hurt as Duke Leto, and Saskia Reeves as Jessica, as well as James Watson, P. H. Moriarty, Robert Russell, Ian McNeice, and Giancarlo Giannini. The series was produced by New Amsterdam Entertainment, Blixa Film Produktion and Hallmark Entertainment. It was first broadcast in the United States on December 3
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Children of Dune


be serialized before book publication. The novels "Dune Messiah" and "Children of Dune" were published in one volume by the Science Fiction Book Club in 2002 and the two were adapted into a well-received television miniseries entitled "Frank Herbert's Children of Dune" by the Sci-Fi Channel in 2003. At the end of "Dune Messiah", Paul Atreides walks into the desert, a blind man, leaving his twin children Leto and Ghanima in the care of the Fremen, while his sister Alia rules
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Dune prequel series


universe created by Frank Herbert. The potential series was initially referred to as "Paul of Dune" by the authors as early as 2004. These novels were intended to "fill in the story" between Frank Herbert's early "Dune" novels. The books in the series are: Half of the story of "Paul of Dune" takes place between Frank Herbert's "Dune" (1965) and "Dune Messiah" (1969) as Paul's Jihad rages, Shaddam seeks to regain his throne and Princess Irulan
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List of Dune Fremen


Dune". Otheym is a Fedaykin who fights at Paul's side during his war with the Harkonnens in "Dune"; later, in "Dune Messiah", the Tleilaxu Face Dancer Scytale kills and impersonates Otheym's daughter Lichna in an attempt to infiltrate Paul's household and murder his children. Otheym was portrayed by Honorato Magaloni in the 1984 film "Dune", and by Jakob Schwarz in the 2000 TV miniseries "Frank Herbert's Dune" (and its 2003 sequel, "Children of Dune", an adaptation
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Hasimir Fenring


Count Hasimir Fenring is a fictional character in the "Dune" universe created by Frank Herbert. He is featured in the 1965 science fiction novel "Dune" by Frank Herbert, and is also a key character in the "Prelude to Dune" trilogy by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson. He later appears in the 2008 novel "Paul of Dune". Herbert's "Appendix IV: The Almanak en-Ashraf (Selected Excerpts of the Noble Houses)" in "Dune" reads: In "Dune",
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The Isolinguals


by Frank Herbert in his "Dune Messiah" (1969) and "Children of Dune" (1976). In the Dune novels the ability to access the ancestral memories is one inherent in characters like Alia, Leto and Ghanima, who are self-aware from birth. The minds of the Dune characters are also susceptible to being swamped by the ancestral memories. Rather than being overshadowed by one "pseudopsyche" in response to radiation, susceptible characters in Herbert's novels are always in danger of having their own personalities extinguished
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Brian Herbert


Muad'dib" and the "Notebooks of Frank Herbert's Dune". Brian has also created a concordance for the "Dune" universe based on his father's notes, though, according to the younger Herbert, there are no immediate plans to publish it. Herbert is known for his collaborations with author Kevin J. Anderson, with whom he has written multiple prequels to his father's landmark 1965 science fiction novel, "Dune", all of which have made the "New York Times" Best Seller list. The duo began
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The Dune Encyclopedia


and "Sandworms of Dune" (2007), which complete the original series. Brian Herbert and Anderson have stated repeatedly that in writing the sequel and prequel novels, they used Frank Herbert's own notes found after his death. In response to questions over why the new post-Frank Herbert "Dune" novels conflicted with "The Dune Encyclopedia", the book was declared non-canon on the official "Dune" website in a letter credited to McNelly, Brian Herbert, and Anderson: "The Dune Encyclopedia"
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and become a full-time fiction writer. During the 1970s and 1980s, Herbert enjoyed considerable commercial success as an author. He divided his time between homes in Hawaii and Washington's Olympic Peninsula; his home in Port Townsend on the peninsula was intended to be an "ecological demonstration project". During this time he wrote numerous books and pushed ecological and philosophical ideas. He continued his "Dune" saga, following it with "Dune Messiah", "Children of Dune", and "God Emperor of Dune"
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Frank Herbert's Children of Dune


live for the sake of humanity. Acquiring the television rights to Frank Herbert's original six "Dune" novels, Executive producer Richard P. Rubinstein envisioned the complex material adapted in a miniseries format, as he had done previously with Stephen King's "The Stand" and "The Langoliers". He told "The New York Times" in 2003, "I have found there's a wonderful marriage to be had between long, complicated books and the television mini-series. There are some books that just can't be
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Julie Cox


Julie Cox (born 24 April 1973) is an English actress. She played Princess Irulan in the Sci Fi Channel's 2000 miniseries "Frank Herbert's Dune" and its 2003 sequel, "Frank Herbert's Children of Dune". Cox was born in Ely, Cambridgeshire, to a father who worked as an engineer in the oil business, and a mother of Irish and Scottish ancestry who died when Cox was a child. One of Cox's earliest roles was the Childlike Empress in the 1994 film "The NeverEnding Story
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Alia Atreides


does not display any Other Memory or signs of Abomination. The reincarnated Baron Harkonnen murders the four-year-old Alia ghola on the "Ithaca", but is soon murdered himself by the Wellington Yueh ghola. Alia is portrayed by Alicia Witt in David Lynch's 1984 film adaptation, by Laura Burton in the 2000 miniseries "Frank Herbert's Dune" and by Daniela Amavia in its 2003 sequel, "Frank Herbert's Children of Dune". Laura Fries of "Variety" wrote in 2003, "Amavia and [
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John Harrison (director)


by producer Richard P. Rubinstein to direct "" (1990) for Paramount, which won the Gran Prix du Festival at Avoriaz, France (1991). Harrison's collaboration with Rubinstein culminated in the Emmy winning TV miniseries, "Frank Herbert's Dune" (2000), which Harrison wrote and directed, and "Frank Herbert's Children of Dune" (2003), which Harrison wrote and co-executive produced. In 2001, Harrison receives a co-song writing credit, for the Gorillaz's track "M1
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Honored Matres


Dune" (2006) and "Sandworms of Dune" (2007), novels by Herbert's son Brian Herbert and author Kevin J. Anderson that conclude the original series. The sequels are based on Frank Herbert's notes for his planned seventh novel in the series. After the death of the tyrant Leto II Atreides in "God Emperor of Dune" (1981), trillions of people of the Old Empire take to the stars in a diaspora known as the Scattering. Representatives from each major race and order of the Empire
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List of Dune secondary characters


Gesserit, featured primarily in Frank Herbert's novels "Heretics of Dune" (1984) and "" (1985). The character also appears in "Hunters of Dune" (2006) and "Sandworms of Dune" (2007), Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson's sequel novels that complete Frank Herbert's original series. In "Heretics of Dune" (1984), Miles Teg, the former Supreme Bashar of the Bene Gesserit, is noted to be 296 standard years old, and to have a striking
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Frank Herbert's Children of Dune


show's dark operatics, especially when cloaked in exquisite special effects" and that "Herbert devotees should be pleased with the outcome". McFarland noted that, though complex, ""Children of Dune" doesn't feel weighed down by its ponderous story line, where its predecessor did". Ron Wertheimer of "The New York Times", however, wrote, "Subtlety? Nuance? No and no. The plot ... doesn't always make sense. The film ... unfolds more as a pageant than as a coherent
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Children of Dune


Children of Dune is a 1976 science fiction novel by Frank Herbert, the third in his "Dune" series of six novels. Initially selling over 75,000 copies, it became the first hardcover best-seller ever in the science fiction field. The novel was critically well-received for its gripping plot, action, and atmosphere, and was nominated for the Hugo Award for Best Novel in 1977. It was originally serialized in "Analog Science Fiction and Fact" in 1976, and was the last "Dune" novel to
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Barbora Kodetová


Barbora Kodetová (born 6 September 1970) is a Czech actress perhaps best known for her portrayal of Paul Atreides' concubine Chani in the 2000 television miniseries "Frank Herbert's Dune" and its 2003 sequel, "Frank Herbert's Children of Dune". She is the daughter of Czech actor Jiří Kodet, granddaughter of Czech actress Jiřina Steimarová and comes from a large family of actors. She is the cousin of actress Anna Polívková. Barbora is married to violinist Pavel Šporcl. She has three daughters - Lily Marie (born
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House Harkonnen


House Harkonnen ( or ) is a powerful noble family in Frank Herbert's fictional "Dune" universe. The Harkonnens are featured prominently in the original 1965 novel "Dune", and are also a major presence in both the "Prelude to Dune" (1999-2001) and "Legends of Dune" (2002-2004) prequel trilogies by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson. The Harkonnen bloodline itself extends throughout all of the original "Dune" novels. Frank Herbert wanted a harsh-sounding name for the antagonists
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Emperor: Battle for Dune


Emperor: Battle for Dune is a "Dune" video game, released by Westwood Studios on June 12, 2001. It is based in Frank Herbert's science fiction "Dune" universe. It is the third real-time strategy game set in the "Dune" universe, following its predecessors, "Dune II" and "Dune 2000". While "Dune II" was a totally distinct story to that of "Dune", and "Dune 2000" was a remake of "Dune II", "
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Dune: The Butlerian Jihad


Dune: The Butlerian Jihad is a 2002 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 "Legends of Dune" prequel trilogy, which takes place over 10,000 years before the events of Frank Herbert's celebrated 1965 novel "Dune". The series chronicles the fictional Butlerian Jihad, a crusade by the last free humans in the universe against the thinking machines, a violent and dominating force led by the sentient computer
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Dune: The Machine Crusade


Dune: The Machine Crusade is a 2003 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 "Legends of Dune" prequel trilogy, which takes place over 10,000 years before the events of Frank Herbert's celebrated 1965 novel "Dune". The series chronicles the fictional Butlerian Jihad, a crusade by the last free humans in the universe against the thinking machines, a violent and dominating force led by the sentient computer
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Dune: The Battle of Corrin


Dune: The Battle of Corrin is a 2004 science fiction novel by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson, set in the fictional "Dune" universe created by Frank Herbert. It is the third book in the "Legends of Dune" prequel trilogy, which takes place over 10,000 years before the events of Frank Herbert's celebrated 1965 novel "Dune". The series chronicles the fictional Butlerian Jihad, a crusade by the last free humans in the universe against the thinking machines, a violent and dominating force led by the sentient
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List of games based on Dune


A number of games have been published which are based on the "Dune" universe created by Frank Herbert. To date, there have been five licensed "Dune"-related video games released. There have also been many "Dune"-based MUDs (Multi-User Dimension) and browser-based online games, all created and run by fans. 1992's "Dune" from Cryo Interactive/Virgin Interactive blends adventure with strategy. Loosely following the story of the 1965 novel "Dune" and using many visual elements from the 1984 film of
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Dune (franchise)


Prelude to Dune" series written and a proposal sent to publishers, Brian Herbert had discovered his father's 30-page outline for a sequel to "Chapterhouse Dune" which the elder Herbert had dubbed "Dune 7". After publishing their six prequel novels, Brian Herbert and Anderson released "Hunters of Dune" (2006) and "Sandworms of Dune" (2007), which complete the original series and wrap up storylines that began with Frank Herbert's "Heretics of Dune". The "Heroes of Dune" series followed
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Dune short stories


part of the collection "The Road to Dune" (not to be confused with the Frank Herbert short work of the same name) released in September 2005. "Dune: Sea Child" was published in "Elemental", a 2006 benefit anthology for children who survived the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, and was later made available as part of the paperback edition of "The Road to Dune". "Dune: Treasure in the Sand" was published online in 2006 at Jim Baen's Universe, and was later made
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Princess Irulan


Dune" and "Dune Messiah". Irulan decides to become Paul's official biographer, shaping his legend. In the story, as Paul's Jihad rages, Shaddam seeks to regain his throne, and Irulan accepts the "task of building the legend of Muad'Dib". The other half of the novel is Irulan's chronicle of Paul's early years, between "House Corrino" and "Dune". "The Winds of Dune" (2009) is set between Frank Herbert's "Dune Messiah" and "Children
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Pat LoBrutto


an extraordinary novel...Prodigiously imaginative, richly comic, terrifyingly grim, profound both intellectually and morally, and, above all, is simply such a memorable story as to stay with the reader for years." "The Butlerian Jihad"is a prequel to the "Dune" trilogy. It details the terrifying war between men and machines, that generated the "Dune" universe. With LoBrutto as editor, and based on the comprehensive notes left by "Dune" creator Frank Herbert, Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson introduced the families
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Frank Herbert's Dune (video game)


Frank Herbert's Dune is a 2001 3D video game based on the 2000 Sci Fi Channel miniseries of the same name. The game was not a commercial or critical success, and was one of the last games by Cryo Interactive, which went bankrupt shortly after the game's failure. By the time the game was made, Cryo had already started to be in financial debt. The game turned out to be a costly flop, and the studio was unable to find creditors to keep operations running. The PlayStation 2 version was
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Princess Irulan


's role in the plot "the smartest change" from the novel. Asher-Perrin noted the importance of Irulan as an expository tool in the miniseries, and wrote that "Cox is elegant and cunning with the part, and makes Irulan's own journey every bit as interesting as Paul's on the flip side of the political machine." Cox reprised her role for the 2003 sequel "Frank Herbert's Children of Dune", which covers the plot of both "Dune Messiah" and "Children of Dune".
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Dune (novel)


". Zen teachings ultimately had "a profound and continuing influence on [Herbert's] work". Throughout the "Dune" series and particularly in "Dune", Herbert employs concepts and forms borrowed from Zen Buddhism. The Fremen are Zensunni adherents, and many of Herbert's epigraphs are Zen-spirited. In ""Dune" Genesis", Frank Herbert wrote: Brian Herbert called the "Dune" universe "a spiritual melting pot", noting that his father incorporated elements of a variety of religions, including
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The Dune Encyclopedia


artwork on the major characters and concepts of the novels. "The Dune Encyclopedia" was published by Berkley Books, an imprint of Putnam, the publisher of all of Frank Herbert's "Dune" novels; the cover called the work "complete" and "authorized." Additionally, Frank Herbert approved the book, considering it "amusing" and "fascinating." The "Encyclopedia" was compiled and published some time between "God Emperor of Dune" (1981) and "Heretics of Dune" (1984)
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fandom. In 1997, Anderson and Brian Herbert signed a $3 million deal with Bantam Books to coauthor a prequel trilogy to the 1965 novel "Dune" and its five sequels (1969-1985) by Herbert's deceased father, Frank Herbert. Starting with 1999's "", the ongoing "Dune" prequel series has expanded to ten novels to date. In 2011 "Publishers Weekly" called the series "a sprawling edifice that Frank Herbert’s son and Anderson have built on the foundation of the original "Dune
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Wensicia


three other siblings are sisters Chalice, Josifa and Rugi. Wensicia accompanies her father into exile on Salusa Secundus after he is deposed by Paul Atreides in "Dune". Wensicia is portrayed by Susan Sarandon in the 2003 miniseries "Frank Herbert's Children of Dune". In "Children of Dune", Wensicia is described as "fair-haired" with a "heart-shaped face," and said to have learned "shifty trickiness" from her sister Irulan but not herself been trained by the Bene Gesserit. She
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Wensicia


brokered by Jessica for him to marry Ghanima and share the throne; his part of the deal is to "denounce and banish" Wensicia for Leto's murder, which he does. Leto later returns and ascends the throne himself. Wensicia is portrayed by Susan Sarandon in the Sci Fi Channel's 2003 miniseries "Frank Herbert's Children of Dune", which is an adaptation of both "Dune Messiah" (1969) and its sequel "Children of Dune". Sarandon told "The New York Times", "One
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Frank Herbert's Children of Dune


of House Atreides. The three-part, six-hour miniseries covers the bulk of the plot of "Dune Messiah" in the first installment, and adapts "Children of Dune" in the second and third parts. The series' score, containing 36 tracks, was written by Brian Tyler in a span of one month, and is considered one of Tyler's best scores. The lyrics of the track "Inama Nushif" are sung by Azam Ali. The music has been reused in several theatrical trailers, including
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Organizations of the Dune universe


company, it's an open secret that Combined Mercantiles works for Venhold. Presumably, the company eventually evolves into CHOAM. The Fish Speakers are the all-female army of the God Emperor Leto II Atreides in Frank Herbert's science fiction "Dune" universe, featured primarily in "God Emperor of Dune" (1981). Named so because "the first priestesses spoke to fish in their dreams," the organization is founded by Leto after the events of "Children of Dune" (1976). In "Dune
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Dune 2000


Dune 2000 is a real-time strategy video game, developed by Intelligent Games and released by Westwood Studios in 1998 for Microsoft Windows. It was later ported to the PlayStation in 1999. It is a partial remake of "Dune II", which is loosely based on Frank Herbert's "Dune" universe. The story of the game is similar to "Dune II", and is continued in "". The game uses a similar game engine to Westwood's "". Although "Dune 2000" was originally
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Dune II (MUSH)


Dune II was a MUSH, a text-based online role-playing game, that operated from 1994 to 1996. It was founded by John Robertson, known as Duke Leto in the MUSH. It received positive critical response during its lifespan. The setting of "Dune II" was based on Frank Herbert's "Dune" universe, ten years before the events in the 1965 novel "Dune". Most activity took place on the imperial throneworld Kaitain. Game play was heavily focused on role-playing. Players were
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Dune short stories


A series of Dune short stories have been written that relate to the "Dune" novels by Frank Herbert, Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson. Some of these stories were originally available for download from the official "Dune" website, released in a promotional capacity in conjunction with the Brian Herbert/Kevin J. Anderson novels. "Dune: A Whisper of Caladan Seas'," "Dune: Hunting Harkonnens," "Dune: Whipping Mek" and "Dune: The Faces of a Martyr" were later published as
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Gurney Halleck


, "Frank Herbert's Children of Dune". The character will be played by Josh Brolin in the upcoming Denis Villeneuve film "Dune". Halleck is a talented minstrel skilled in the use of the baliset. His jawline bears a scar from an inkvine whip wound inflicted by Glossu Rabban in the Harkonnen slave pits. A loyal friend to Duke Leto Atreides and his concubine Lady Jessica, many years after Leto's death it is suggested in "Children of Dune" that Gurney and Jessica have become lovers. Paul Atreides refers
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