Literature

Literature

Of or pertaining to the art of writing in any form or style, most especially published works.

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Bene Gesserit

Literature; Fiction

The Bene Gesserit are a key social, religious, and political force in Frank Herbert's science fiction Dune universe. The group is described as an exclusive sisterhood whose ...

mentat

Literature; Fiction

A mentat is a profession or discipline in Frank Herbert's fictional Dune universe. Mentats are humans trained to mimic computers: human minds developed to staggering heights of ...

sandworm

Literature; Fiction

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 ...

sardaukar

Literature; Fiction

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 ...

jihad

Literature; Fiction

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 ...

Landsraad

Literature; Fiction

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 ...

Paul Muad'Dib

Literature; Fiction

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 ...