• Zagorath
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    10 months ago

    I’ve not actually read Dune. Are the two groups that similar?

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      10 months ago

      https://lemmy.world/post/11153567

      A massive, loyal-to-the-messiah dessert warrior culture (of which said messiah’s mother became an adopted member), a secretive order of women mystics pulling the strings on human civilization, weapons inspired by the Javanese kris (which is something Origins did mention), a heavy focus on political intrigue and machinations, a strong focus on a near-instantaneous method of traveling, the messiah sojourns in the dessert almost immediately after becoming a ruler and recruits the dessert people. Even if it somehow wasn’t a contributing inspiration to WoT, Dune is so influential and iconic, you’d think Livingston would have mentioned it even if only to say “nah, it’s just coincidence.”