Arabic and Islamic Themes in Frank Herbert's “Dune” (2004-2017)
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#3I'm surprised they don't mention the Dune prequel titled "The Butlerian Jihad," written by Frank Herbert's son according to the former's notes:
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#4I'm surprised they don't mention the Dune prequel titled "The Butlerian Jihad," written by Frank Herbert's son according to the former's notes: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Butlerian_Jihad
A lot of people (myself included) try to forget the Brian Herbert books ever existed.
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Are you sure? The article reads: “Much later, in 2017 or so...”
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#6I wonder if the upcoming Dune movie will include the scene where the Fremen commit a wahhabi esque suicide attack.
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#8I'm surprised they don't mention the Dune prequel titled "The Butlerian Jihad," written by Frank Herbert's son according to the former's notes: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Butlerian_Jihad
That's because the Herbert son books are absolutely terrible.
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#9Not sure the (2004) tag is warranted. Despite the publish date on the page, the article mentions watching a documentary in 2017.
If you're wanting to read it yourself, beware: The author clearly tried to restructure this a few times and then failed to clean up after themselves.
> For example, Atreides is directly taken from Homer's Iliad, and is hence of Greek mythological origin. Vladimir is a Slavic name, and common in Russia, which was the Evil Empire during the Cold War era. [...] Also names such as Vladimir and Atreides are from Slavic and Ancient Greek cultures.
Re: Arabic and Islamic Themes in Frank Herbert's “Dune” (2004-2017)
#10I'm surprised they don't mention the Dune prequel titled "The Butlerian Jihad," written by Frank Herbert's son according to the former's notes: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Butlerian_Jihad
That's because the Herbert son books are absolutely terrible.
Oh good so it's not just me. I couldn't get through them.