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I agree that it is definitely Science Fantasy. All of humanities memories somehow encoded in DNA and interstellar space travel from taking too many drugs. It al
by sanex 3y ago
I agree that it is definitely Science Fantasy. All of humanities memories somehow encoded in DNA and interstellar space travel from taking too many drugs. It also has force fields and anti gravity.
The fact it was a direct influence for Star Wars is more evidence that they belong in the same category.
- throwaway60707 3y agoAgreed on all being fantasy but > All of humanities memories somehow encoded in DNA Why not? The Dune universe is in a very far future, the books are happening 10 thousand years after humanity has been practically completely replaced by AIs and mind-uploaded humans for another 10 thousand years. The factions in Dune perform extensive bioengineering, and that is after the anti-computer revolution. Why couldn't the computers/people with computers/people-computers before the revolution bioengineer the genetic memory? Or the people who performed the transition back to biological life, perhaps as a way to ensure nobody ever forgets the 10 thousand years of slavery? > interstellar space travel from taking too many drugs Interstellar travel in Dune is done using the Holtzmann effect, basically a warp technology. The spice gives them precognition abilities that are necessary to not crash into something while warping.