Jan 3, 2010

Dune | Characters

Dune has two protagonists: Paul Atreides, the scion of an exiled noble family who wins the loyalty of the Fremen of the planet Arrakis, nicknamed "Dune"; and the planet itself, a once lushly vegetated world that was turned to desert by the giant sand worms that are vital to the production of melange. When Paul takes a drug produced from melange, he not only becomes able to see the future but also becomes part of the planet's development from wretched backwater to the focus of a galactic empire.

The novel is filled with ideas and speculations about human societies and the potential...