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Whats the story behind the Dune computer games?

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Whats the story behind the Dune computer games?

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Brian Herbert: The Dune computer game is a spin-off of the 1984 Universal Pictures movie Dune. I am a managing general partner of the Herbert Limited Partnership, which holds the copyrights to Frank Herbert’s works. We had nothing to do with the Dune computer games. We understand that it is very popular, but we do not think that it is close enough to Dune itself. We would like to have the production company contact us to add more accurate details, and hopefully something can be worked out in the future. Timehost: The religious undertones of Dune are particularly striking. Where does that come from? Brian Herbert: The BeneGessurit Sisterhood is based upon Frank Herbert’s 13 maternal aunts, who were Irish Catholics. In his youth, they tried to convert him to Catholicism, but didn’t succeed. Dad referred to them as female Jesuits, which suggests the correct pronunciation of Gessurit. As a result of this experience in his youth and others, Frank Herbert did not believe that any one religio

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