Blossary – Dune by Frank Herbert

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Dune is a 1965 epic science fiction novel by Frank Herbert. Set in the far future amidst a feudal interstellar society in which noble houses, in control of individual planets, owe allegiance to the imperial House Corrino, Dune tells the story of young Paul Atreides, the heir apparent to Duke Leto Atreides as his family accepts control of the desert planet Arrakis, the only source of the "spice" melange. Melange is the most important and valuable substance in the universe, increasing Arrakis's value as a fief. The story explores the multi-layered interactions of politics, religion, ecology, technology, and human emotion, as the forces of the empire confront each other in a struggle for the control of Arrakis and its "spice". Dune is the world's best-selling science fiction novel, and an influence to many SF works, such as the famous Star Wars.

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Irulan

Princess Irulan is a fictional character and member of House Corrino in the Dune universe created by Frank Herbert. She is the daughter of Emperror Shaddam Corrino IV, and the wife of Paul Muad'Dib.

Chani

Chani is a fictional character from Frank Herbert's Dune. Known mainly as the Fremen wife and legal concubine of Paul "Muad'Dib" Atreides, Chani is the daughter of Imperial Planetologist Liet-Kynes, ...

Paul Muad'Dib

Paul Atreides (later known as Paul Muad'Dib) is a fictional character in the Dune universe created by Frank Herbert. He is the son of Duke Leto Atreides. Later he becomes the leader of the Fremen, ...

Landsraad

The Landsraad is a fictional organization in Frank Herbert's Dune universe. It serves as the parliament of the Imperium. The Landsraad represents the unification of all the ruling families, known as ...

jihad

The Butlerian Jihad is an event in the back-story of Frank Herbert's fictional Dune universe. Occurring over 10,000 years before the events chronicled in his 1965 novel Dune, this jihad leads to the ...

sardaukar

The Sardaukar are a fictional fanatical army from Frank Herbert's Dune universe. They are an elite military force controlled by the Padishah Emperor during the Corrino Empire. The Sardaukar are ...

sandworm

The sandworm is a fictional form of desert-dwelling creature from the Dune universe created by Frank Herbert. Sandworms, enormous creatures with an indefinite lifespan, live under the sand and emerge ...