The Spice
Melange, also known as spice, is created when the sandtrout—baby sand worms—excrete into the waters deep beneath the Arrakis sands. Think of it like yeast expelling gas into your bread to make...
Water
Arrakis would not be our tourist destination, for sure. We like our baths way too much.Water is perhaps the most valuable resource on Arrakis, even more valuable than the spice. We can see this imp...
Orange Catholic Bible
Weird name? Sure. Important Symbol? Definitely.Herbert was a student of comparative religion and "drew on a variety of religious influences without adhering to any one of them" (Afterword.14). The...
Insect Imagery
When you think of an animal closely related to humans, what do you think of? An ape? A chimpanzee? Maybe a dolphin? But certainly not an ant, right?In Dune, insect imagery is used often to describe...