#writers remember to always give yourself a backdoor to excuse all inconsistencies

[thunderandsage]

dune is a masterclass in worldbuilding because you can point to intricately-wrought details like the development of warfare like shielding or the tripod politics of the empire that follow a logical order and are intelligent both within and without the universe, and then when you stumble onto something batshit crazy you can just say “everyone’s on drugs all the time, what did you expect?” and that’s honestly such a power move from herbert