Frank Herbert's Dune
Arrakis, Home of the Spice
Arrakis from Dune was home to a marvellous story with brilliant writing,
the books and movies spawned from this series have both inspired and caused
alarm for the future, but to say this world was anything else but a true entry
into the science fiction planets hall of fame, would be untrue.
I remember the first time I saw Dune, I had no idea what I was looking
at but the images stuck, as soon as I got the chance I sat down with them to
work my way through the books and stories, It really surprised me just how much
detail went into the worlds and creation of the story.
A lot of love and time was spent on fleshing the epic story out, the
writing was well ahead of its time and the iconic nature of the films and books
have and will stand the test of time, It would be remiss not to think that they
will continue to go into the future and gain weight as more and more lovers of
science fiction find this inspirational material.
The Spice Must Flow
The "Spice Melange" or more universally known as "The
Spice", prior to the ascent of House Atreides the Spice was only found on
Arrakis, it played a massive role in travel and technological development.
"The Spice" was created on Arrakis way down in the depths of
the sands by a natural process whereby overly large "Sandworms" and a
geological process would create the much sought after material, this lead to as
I am sure you can imagine all sorts of issues in regards to actually being able
to mine the Spice.
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Fremen
Not content with the difficulty in just huge Sandworm's to contend with
Arrakis was also populated by a people called the Fremen, being natural born on
the planet of Arrakis the Fremen were opposed to anyone coming to Mine the
Spice, especially rich nobles and their bounties with armed elite guards in
case there were issues.
Arrakis
Arrakis truly is and was a harsh planet, constant element's making like
difficult like wind and sand drift lasting for weeks or months, Creatures so
big they could swallow the entire house and street that you may well be sitting
in, In some cases they could probably eat and entire city block.
Conclusion
I loved this world and if you want to find out more about it then check
out more about the planet Arrakis here, or if you are interested in finding out
more about the Frank Herbert's Dune Movie series or the Dune Book Collection
here.
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It is easily worth the time and believe me you will never look back, I
have read the books time and again and loved the movies, Don't get me wrong it’s
a complex story to get involved with but the Science Fiction juice is well
worth the squeeze, Hope you enjoyed all!