RE: Errors in the 'House Atreides' novel

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         Reply to:   RE: Errors in the 'House Atreides' novel
Dear Tim,

Thank you very much for your letter and your careful reading of HOUSE ATREIDES.  We hope the answers below will provide sufficient explanations for your questions.  Please bear in mind that the Herbert Ltd. Partnership, the holders of the DUNE copyright, are the only ones who determine DUNE "canon," and these projects have their full blessing and endorsement.

1)  Spice and Mentats.  One of the effects of the spice is to sharpen mental acuities.  Melange is often used during the initial training of Mentats.

2) Elacca wood.  Can you give us the reference in HOUSE ATREIDES?  If we did indeed call the planet "Elacca," that is an error.

3) Jessica's mother.  This is directly from Frank Herbert's notes.  The "Tanidia Nerus" name is a code identification in Sisterhood archives.

4) No-fields.  Sorry, we can't give anything away, but this will all be explained in the course of the trilogy.  By the time you finish Book 3, you will have a full explanation about these.

5) Did Liet-Kynes marry his aunt?  Almost, but complex fremen clan relationships don't make it so simple.  Faroula was only an "adopted" sister of Stilgar, similar to how Paul claimed the sons of Jamis as part of his family.

6) Guild Navigators' transformation.  Sorry, but your impression is wrong.  Navigators are often bred by the Guild, but others are chosen from human candidates as described in HOUSE ATREIDES, and are mutated over massive exposure to melange.

We hope this letter has helped answer your questions, and that you enjoy the trilogy.

Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson

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