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Dune also inspired the 1999 album The 2nd Moon by the German death metal band Golem, which is a concept album about the series. [165] Loguidice, Bill; Barton, Matt (2012). "Spicing Up Strategy in Real Time". Vintage Games: An Insider Look at the History of Grand Theft Auto, Super Mario, and the Most Influential Games of All Time. CRC Press. pp.65–76. ISBN 978-1-136-13758-7. Dr. Liet-Kynes, the Imperial Planetologist on Arrakis and father of Chani, as well as a revered figure among the FremenFrelik, Paweł (2017). " 'On Not Calling a Spade a Spade': Climate Fiction as Science Fiction". American Studies. 62 (1): 125–129. The decline and long peace of the Empire sets the stage for revolution and renewal by genetic mixing of successful and unsuccessful groups through war, a process culminating in the Jihad led by Paul Atreides, described by Frank Herbert as depicting "war as a collective orgasm" (drawing on Norman Walter's 1950 The Sexual Cycle of Human Warfare), [53] [54] themes that would reappear in God Emperor of Dune 's Scattering and Leto II's all-female Fish Speaker army. Fritz, Steve (December 4, 2000). " Dune: Remaking the Classic Novel". Cinescape.com. Archived from the original on March 16, 2008 . Retrieved November 9, 2008.

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If science fiction has an answer to fantasy’s The Lord of the Rings – JRR Tolkien’s epic saga of the battle to defeat the Dark Lord, Sauron – then Frank Herbert’s Dune has to be a strong contender. Published in 1965, it is the story of the desert planet Arrakis, known as Dune; of the rare and priceless “spice” that can be found there; of the Atreides family, sent to Dune’s dangerous surface to rule; of its native Fremen people, who are capable of surviving in this inhospitable environment. Of the giant sandworms, hundreds of metres long, which hunt beneath the sands, and of Paul Atreides’ reluctant ascent to messianic status. And it is finally getting the mainstream attention it deserves, thanks to Denis Villeneuve’s film adaptation, out in the UK on 21 October.