Articles by William

Kralizec is the ultimate battle at the end of the universe that was foreseen by the Kwisatz Haderach, Paul and Leto II Atreides.

A no-ship is a starship that uses technology to hide from detection by prescience.

Axlotl Tanks are an invention of the Tleilaxu, who are masters at genetic engineering. The Tanks are living beings capable of producing a living human from the cells of cadavers.

The Fish speakers are a military force comprised only of women that serve the God-emperor, Leto II Atreides.

Faufreluches is a term used to describe the class system adopted by the Imperium of the old empire.

The Sardaukar are the military force of the Padishah Emperor and the Great House of Corrino.

The term Thinking Machines in ‘Dune’ refers to both a general concept and beings. Thinking Machines were robots created with sentience.

The Landsraad is an organization in Frank Herbert’s ‘Dune’ responsible for being the umbrella body representative of all the Noble Houses of the Imperium.

The Bene Gesserit is a matriarchal order whose members train their physical and mental abilities to get supernatural powers, which they use in political and lineage control.

The Bene Tleilax, popularly known as the Tleilaxu, is a patriarchal order in Frank Herbert’s ‘Dune’ known for their mastery of genetic manipulation and biological weaponry.