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{{quote|''"I must not fear.
''Fear is the mind-killer."''
|from the Bene Gesserit Litany Against Fear}}
{{quote|''"Arrakis, Dune, Desert Planet''
|Paul Atreides in the beginning for the first book}}
Popular series of [[Science Fiction]] novels, originated by Frank Herbert and continued after his death by son Brian Herbert. The original novel was rejected twenty times by various publishers before finally being published in 1965 by Chilton, a publishing house best known for its DIY auto repair guides.
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** They also inhale carbon dioxide and breathe out fresh oxygen, working as a substitute for the nearly non-existant plantlife on Arrakis. This also [[Justified Trope|justifies]] why such a [[Single Biome Planet]] can have a breathable atmosphere. The byproducts of the worms are suspiciously Terran-friendly indeed. Various characters [[Lampshade Hanging|lampshade this]] occasionally, even suggesting the idea that sandworms may be in fact [[Lost Technology|Lost]][[Organic Technology]] for terraforming planets ([[Genetic Engineering Is the New Nuke|created]] [[No Plans, No Prototype, No Backup|a long time ago]] by humans, presumably).
* [[Sudden Sequel Death Syndrome]]: Chani. Though she dies relatively late in ''Dune Messiah''.
* [[Super
* [[Super Soldiers]]: The Sardaukar, the original Fremen when organized, the Fish Speakers
** Leto II's Fish Speakers, an [[Amazon Brigade]], become more feared than the Sardaukar.
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