Dec 25, 2009

Dune | Setting

Most of the novel is set on Arrakis, a desert planet known as "Dune" and inhabited primarily by sandworms and a martial people called Fremen. The planet is the place of exile for Paul Atreides and his family, and was intended as a place of hardship. Paul, however, finds the Fremen admirable for their courage and faithfulness. They provide Paul with a useful fighting force; the Fremen are tough, fanatical fighters, unmatched by any others in the empire.

Except for walled-off regions, the planet is a sea of sand and rocky islands. To cross the sand is to risk being engulfed in...