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== 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|Giant Spiders]] spin it out in their webs. This stuff, Glitterstim, grants one short-lived [[Telepathy|telepathic powers]] if it's pure. Downsides? "Spice mania" as in berserk rage and potentially blindness. Han dumped a cargo of this into space, circled back later to pick it up. Not there.
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== [[Live Action TV]] ==
* The 1984 ''[[
* 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."
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** 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.
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