About the Book
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 656. Not illustrated. Chapters: Ajidica, Helena Atreides, Raquella Berto-Anirul, Moneo Atreides, Erasmus, Siona Atreides, Omnius, Paulus Atreides, Seurat, Dmitri Harkonnen, Bellonda, Hundro Moritani, Sheeana, Tyros Reffa, Faykan Corrino, Janess, Armand Ecaz, Abulurd Harkonnen, Bijaz, Quentin Butler, Hellica, Wandra Butler, Hesterion, Schwangyu, Tio Holtzman, Fafnir Corrino, Octa Butler, Oracle of Time, Dortujla, Habla Corrino, Harishka, Luyseyal, Tamalane, Tawsuoko, Chenoeh, Bronso Vernius, Corysta, D'murr Pilru, Marie Fenring, Memnon Thorvald, Rayna Butler, Rebecca, Sabanda, Anteac, Chaola, Garimi, Hayt, Suipol, Syaksa, Taraza, Tessia, Doria, Iriel, Rinya, Wanna, Khrone, Uxtal, Xuttuh, Dominic Vernius, Hwi Noree, Rhombur Vernius, Kailea Vernius, Shando Vernius, Edric, Edrik, Niko Bludd, Logno, Malky, Nayla, Dama, Mohandas Suk, Rajid Suk, Faroula. Excerpt: Melange (pronounced ) also called the "spice" is the name of the fictional drug central to the Dune series of science fiction novels by Frank Herbert, and derivative works. In the series, the most essential and valuable commodity in the universe is melange, a geriatric drug that gives the user a longer life span, greater vitality, and heightened awareness; it can also unlock prescience in some humans, depending upon the dosage and the consumer's physiology. This prescience-enhancing property makes safe and accurate interstellar travel possible. Melange comes with a steep price, however: it is addictive, and withdrawal is fatal. Carol Hart analyzes the concept in the essay "Melange" in The Science of Dune (2008). Herbert is vague in describing the appearance of the spice. However, he hints at its color in Dune Messiah (1969) when he notes that Guild Navigator Edric "swam in a container of orange gas ... His tank's vents emitted a pale orange cloud rich with the smell of the geri...
