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{{quote|''The spice must flow.''|'''[[Dune]]'''}}
[[Space Is an Ocean]] for all science fiction and it shows with [[
Spices. ''[[Space X|Space]]'' spices.
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Also see [[Alien Catnip]].
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* In the [[Marvel Comics]] series ''[[Strikeforce Morituri]]'', the alien [[Planet Looters]] find chocolate to be a powerful intoxicant.▼
== Comic Books ==
▲* In the [[Marvel Comics]] series ''[[Strikeforce: Morituri]]'', the alien [[Planet Looters]] find chocolate to be a powerful intoxicant.
== Film ==
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* In [[Poul Anderson]]'s [[Technic History]], Nick van Rijn heads the Solar Spice and Liquors Company. Of course, Old Nick has his pudgy (but very strong) fingers in a lot of other profitable endeavors, as well.
* Ordinary ginger turns out to be an addictive drug and aphrodisiac to the reptilian Race in [[Harry Turtledove]]'s Worldwar series. The setting isn't [[Space Opera]], but trade ends up developing fast.
== Literature ==
* ''[[Dune]]'', the [[Trope Maker]]. Melange is produced only by the [[Sand Worm|sandworms]] of Arrakis, making the planet the most strategically important planet in the galaxy. The spice [[Super Serum|gives]] various psychic organizations their [[Psychic Powers|abilities]], and, as the page quote indicates, is necessary for the setting's manual [[Faster
* ''[[Star Wars Expanded Universe]]''. Several versions of spice exist, and many, but by no means all, are mined.
** The most expensive and worst comes from the "spice mines of Kessel" mentioned by Threepio and later seen in the [[Jedi Academy Trilogy]], where it turns out [[Giant Spider
** In the [[X Wing Series]], the Rogues have to talk a
== [[Live Action TV]] ==▼
* The 1984 ''[[Doctor Who (TV)|Doctor Who]]'' serial "The Caves of Androzani" featured a textbook example ("spectrox", a life-prolonging substance), with the added twist that the unrefined stuff was extremely toxic.▼
* In ''[[Firefly (TV)|Firefly]]'', regular spices are prized as much as they were in olden times due to the bland flavor of packaged protein that most space crews eat. Shepherd Book notes, "A man can live on packaged food from here 'til Judgment Day if he's got enough rosemary."▼
▲* The 1984 ''[[
▲* In ''[[
== [[Video Games]] ==
* Most [[
* In ''[[Spore]]'', most of the stuff you trade for sporebucks in the space stage is Spice, in various colors and ranks of rarity. The homage to Dune is obvious, down to the spice blows, although [[All There in the Manual|the Sporepedia]] states that most of the spices are used for food.
** Additionally, the different colors of Spice from different worlds change the speech of the colonist's you put there, and although none of the creatures actually say anything identifiable, the tone and the accent is different. For example: Blue Spice, which is described as a sleep aid, results in colonist with a sort of smooth and relaxed tone. The sour Yellow Spice colonists sound somewhat high strung, and as for Pink Spice... Well, let's just say they sound ..."happy".
*** Only generally. Occasionally colonies, including the homeworld (99.9% of the time, red spice) will have different accents.
* ''[[Starport]]'', a obscure game in the vein of ''[[Star Control]]''. Spice is seen as a resource that can produce valuable warp fuel for the player and earn some money. Obvious as a [[Shout
* The ''[[Space Captain Smith]]'' novel, ''God-Emperor of Didcot'' is by and large one long parody of Dune, with ''Tea'' taking the place of Melange. Yes, the brown stuff in a cup with milk and two sugars. Apparently it's what gives the British Space Empire the edge over everyone else.
** Builds Moral Fibre, old boy. Very important.
* Non-science fiction example: Spice in ''[[Sly Cooper]]'' is [[G
* In the [[Backstory]] of ''[[Sword of the Stars]]'', spices are stated to be one of the main trade goods humans sell to the [[Bee People|Hivers]], along with smoked cheeses and other very fragrant foodstuffs. The Hivers have vastly different sensory organs and biochemical makeup than humans, and to them, strongly tasting and smelling food is something of a narcotic.
* Quafe can be said to be ''[[
* In ''[[Kingdom of Loathing]]'', Spices are some of the most values mundane items. They are rather hard to come by unless you are farming for them, and they are a necessary ingredient for most high-quality foods. The only way to reliably get them is if you are a Pasatamancer with one of the two spirits that can give them.
* Packaged spices are a Terran trade good in the ''[[X (
** On the Commonwealth side, we have Stott Spices and Massom Powder.
*** Between the 3 major spice selling powers however, Terran Spices are the most valuable of the flavorings. And the Split and Boron are at war with one to compete as the other dominant spice selling group.
== [[Western Animation]] ==
* Parodied in ''[[The Grim Adventures of Billy
** The whole episode is a parody of Dune and it's sequels, with Mandy as an immortal giant-worm God Empress who has had thousands of Billy clones (one at a time) created over the years to serve as her constant companion and [[Unwitting Pawn]] in her [[Evil Plan]].
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