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	Sandworms - Behind The Scenes - Arrakis - Dune
		Nearly all of Rambaldi's sandworms were employed in a series of forced-perpective shots depicting the creatures' passage through a breach in the Arrakeen shield wall.
		Barry Nolan and crew shoot a background plate of the tail section for later compositing with the live-action worm riders.
		On the Churubusco backlot, Kyle MacLachlan chases after a section of sandworm that is mounted on a track and pulled by a track off picture.
	www.duneinfo.com /arrakis/sandworms (657 words)

	Sandworm - Dune - a Wikia wiki
		The sandworm was a native lifeform of the planet Arrakis.
		It lived in the vast sand dunes that stretched across the surface of the planet, and was a by-product of the same process that created the Spice Melange.
		The sandworm was created when sandtrout banded together after massing on a store of water deep beneath the surface of Arrakis, and converted it into a liquid chemical that the sandworm was capable of digesting without being poisoned.
	dune.wikia.com /wiki/Sandworms (770 words)

	Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Sandworm (Dune)
		The adult sandworm seems to be immune to all sources of heat (quite good for a species living under the yellow giant star Canopus), but are vulnerable to electrocution and water.
		The sandworm is equipped with a fearsome array of crystalline teeth (something not unheard of even in the worms of Earth), used primarily for rasping rocks and sand.
		As metabolic byproducts, sandworms produce three notable substances: oxygen, which is expelled from their trailing body, replacing the need for photosynthesizing plants on Arrakis; sand from the constant consumption and excretion of rock; and the extremely valuable spice melange, which is released along with water as a waste product of sandtrout.
	www.reference.com /browse/wiki/Sandworm_(Dune) (3461 words)

	Dune
		Of these four novels, DUNE is the longest, most complex, the deepest by far, arguably the most successful on a literary level, certainly the most culturally important, and yet the least under- stood by critical establishments, both genre and general.
		But on a deeper level, the level Joseph Campbell addresses, and a level that is fully present in DUNE, the ultimate adversary that the true hero (as opposed to the barbarian with a broadsword or the space cadet with a blaster) confronts in the nethermost pit of the moral and spiritual underworld is himself.
		DUNE, therefore, is not primarily a novel thematically cen- tered on ecology.
	ourworld.compuserve.com /homepages/normanspinrad/dune.htm (3146 words)

	Sandworm at AllExperts
		A sandworm is a Polychaete in the genus Nereis.
		Sandworms make up a large part of the live seabait industry.
		The population of sandworms has diminished greatly over the past few years due in large part to overharvesting before the worms are able to "spawn" (or reproduce) again.
	en.allexperts.com /e/s/sa/sandworm.htm (197 words)

	Sandworm
		Sandworms are presumed to be animals, most likely related to Terran annelids, though most likely only through convergent evolution.
		The Encyclopedia of Dune's identification of their genus as "Geonemotodium" is most likely invalid, as the segmentation is like that of the terrestrial annelids, rather than simple round-worm nematodes.
		However, according to Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson's prequels to Dune sandworms can also be destroyed by massive explosions, especially of nuclear weapons (though this might seem contradictory with their heat- and lasgun-resistance).
	www.sfcrowsnest.com /scifinder/a/Sandworm_28Dune29.php (2786 words)

	The Ecology of Dune: Biology of Sandworms
		The sandworm is the main organism that produces oxygen on Arrakis, for the planet is too arid to sustain much plant life.
		Sandworms are very vulnerable in that stage, and the resultant sandtrout will not have had time to wall up a body of water which is deadly to sandworms.
		Sandworms will not attack sandtrout once they have walled up water, as the sandworm is vulnerable to water.
	www.geocities.com /athens/oracle/2639/old/sandworm.html (950 words)

	Dune Novels Timeline
		This Timeline of the Dune Universe was compiled by the Hungarian translator of the Dune Novels and scholar, Dr. Attila Torkos.
		Scattered in the sandworms yet again ruling the planet is Leto II’s conscience condemned to muteness, ensuring the continuity of the Golden Path.
		The sandworms of Rakis become extinct and thus humanity is set free of Leto II’s scattered conscience, which kept its future bound.
	www.dunenovels.com /timeline.html (0 words)

	Arrakis - Dune Wiki (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Arrakis, (derived from the Arabic name ar-rāqiṣ, "the dancer", originally a star-name for Mu Draconis) later Rakis (known colloquially as "Dune") is and the home of the Fremen (Zensunni wanderers) and later, the Imperial Capital under Muad'Dib's Empire.
		Arrakis is the third planet orbiting the star Canopus, and it in turn is orbited by two moons, one of which has the image of the desert kangaroo-rat, Muad'Dib, on it; the other possessing the image of a human hand.
		Giant sandworms (also known as Shai-Hulud or Shaitan) and their immature forms of sandtrout and sandplankton were among the few fauna on the planet when it was discovered.
	wiki.dune2k.com /wiki/Arrakis (931 words)

	Review: Frank Herbert's Dune, reviewed by Fred Bush
		Dune is a novel that every science fiction fan has heard of, and most have read, not only for its ideas but also for its memorable prose.
		Dune is the sole source of spice, a foodstuff that lengthens life, produces visions and, most importantly, allows space travel.
		The sandworm is the most striking visual image in the book, and so the "money shot" for a Dune film is a sandworm erupting out of the ground, mouth agape.
	www.strangehorizons.com /2001/20010122/dune.shtml (1603 words)

	Dune 2000 for PC Review - PC Dune 2000 Review
		While some may take away from Dune 2000 a fleeting sense of nostalgia for the classic, most will invariably leave the game disappointed and wondering how a true sequel might have turned out.
		The sound effects in Dune 2000 are all subdued and weak, with gunfire, explosions, and unit acknowledgments so dry as to make the desert world Arrakis itself go green with envy.
		So in the end, Dune 2000 is a tragic game, not so much because it is poorly made, but because it is ill-conceived, a tremendous opportunity wasted.
	www.gamespot.com /pc/strategy/dune2000/review.html (1259 words)

	The Books of Frank Herbert's Dune Universe - SF/Fantasy Books
		The Dune series by Frank Herbert is often called the SF equivalent of Tolkein's Lord of the Rings trilogy.
		Dune won both the Hugo (1966) and the Nebula (1965) and is considered one of the best selling science fiction novels of all time.
		Meanwhile the Bene Gesserit are creating another Dune planet and retain control of the last surviving Tleilax and thus the ability to create gholas.
	www.bellaonline.com /articles/art37427.asp (703 words)

	Technodynamics Dune 2000 Review (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Dune 2000 is actually a remake of the original.
		Dune 2000 is a high quality upgrade to its original Dune 2.
		Dune 2000 will not defeat the current Real Time Strategy king, StarCraft, but will definitely give gamers a fun and satisfying time while they wait for Command and Conquer 2, which Westwood is planning to retake the throne of the RTS market.
	www.technodynamic.com /dune2000r.html (801 words)

	Star Wars Origins - Frank Herbert's Dune (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Dune mentions the religion of the Zensunni, presumably a combination of "Zen" and "Sunni." The word "Sunni" is the nickname for ahl al-sunnah wa-l-jamaa ("The people who follow the traditions of Muhammad and his tribe", Arabic).
		Dune was strongly influenced by Lawrence: Paul is the messianic man of two tribes leading the Jihad, the Beduins are the Fremen, the Harkonnens are the Turks, the Sardaukar are German Troops, and the Padishah Emperor Shaddam IV represents both the German government and the British crown.
		Dune fans may be unpleasantly surprised to discover that (unless we assume that Brian Herbert is flat-out lying in his father's biography, which seems unlikely), Frank Herbert was emotionally and even physically abusive to his children.
	www.spookybug.com /origins/dune.html (10050 words)

	SCIFI.COM \| Frank Herbert's Children of Dune
		Dune was massive and I could spend pages and weeks fully replying to this.
		I believe that, as characters, the sandworms are as important as the humans.
		When I first met visual-effects supervisor Ernest Farino and his associates Tim and Michelle, I told them that I wanted Children of Dune to blow away anything that had been on TV before and hold its own against such films as Harry Potter and the Lord of the Rings trilogy.
	www.scifi.com /dune/features/director01.html (1497 words)

	Dune Cast, Characters, Harkonnen House, Paul Atreides, Feyd-Rautha
		This is one of the chief scientists for House Atreides.
		In the theatrical release of Dune she narrates the movie and tells the story of Arrakis and the Spice it possesses that the universe is so dependent upon.
		He is a member of a guild that with the aid of spice can bend space allowing space travel at rapid speed.
	www.movieprop.com /tvandmovie/reviews/dunecharacters.htm (976 words)

	Dune versus Dune (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Later he began to realize Dune wasn't just unique but was a parable of human life that would endure thanks to the very things the book preached against.
		Dune became popular and so did Grandpa thanks to what was actually in the book (Is that a Maker on the cover, or are you just happy to see me?).
		There are many Dune fans that would undoubtedly like to know what Frank Herbert would think of the new miniseries (broadcast in late 2000 by the Sci Fi Channel) versus the Lynch movie.
	www.scifidimensions.com /May02/dunevsdune.htm (2031 words)

	The Official Dune Website
		Complex, brilliant and prophetic, Frank Herbert's award-winning Dune chronicles captured the imaginations of millions of readers worldwide — and transformed their perception of what the future could be.
		The fifth volume in Kevin's solo SF epic "The Saga of Seven Suns" was released in June 2006.
		The information set forth in this site is offered to "DUNE" fans everywhere and may be duplicated and republished freely for the purposes of discussion and entertainment only, but not in exchange for the payment of a fee, any other charge or for other commercial purposes.
	www.dunenovels.com (0 words)

	Filmtracks: Dune (Toto)
		Dune: (Toto/Brian Eno) Many people hold the film and score for Dune close to their heart, yet it was perhaps one of the biggest sci-fi disasters in the history of Hollywood.
		The script was in shambles, the acting was visibly ridiculous (despite the incredible cast of co-stars), and articles were released comparing the giant sand worms to subliminal phallic references.
		Many still awaited the day, though, when the Dune score that we love and have longed for is released in its entirety and with superior sound...
	www.filmtracks.com /titles/dune.html (1864 words)

	The Sietch :: View topic - Hunters of Dune
		FH never in the Dune books so much as hinted at terminator/matrix type machines, and considering Dune is his brainchild, I believe that he knew what he is talking about so far as duniverse goes.
		FH put his stamp of approval on the Dune Encyclopedia so, for me, the DE is as close to cannon as you can get and I'm going with its depiction of the Butlerian Jihad.
		Dune is not dead, so long as one sticks to canon.
	www.thesietch.com /index.php?name=PNphpBB2&file=printview&t=45&start=0 (3102 words)

	Dune (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Even more than most of David Lynch's deliberately bizarre and idiosyncratic movies, Dune is a "love-it-or-hate-it" affair.
		An ambitious, epic, utterly mind-boggling--and, let's admit it, all-out weird--adaptation of Frank Herbert's classic science fiction novel, Dune remains one of the most controversial films in the director's exceedingly provocative career.
		The story (if Dune can be said to have just one story) is complex and convoluted in the epic tradition; it has something to do with political intrigue and a planet that is home to a precious spice and gigantic sand worms.
	www.thescorestation.com /Dune.html (162 words)

	Jim on the Web - Review of Herbert's God Emperor of Dune
		Well over 3000 years ago, in Children of Dune, Leto, son of Paul Muad' Dib Atreides, grandson of Leto Atreides, and in the full possession of the memories and experiences of all of his ancestors with no exception, lets Sand Trout crawl over his body and form a second skin.
		Leto is unique in the entire known universe, not only since he is the only one blending sandworm and human in one body, but also because of the amazing insights he as the perfect blend of genetical optimization during many generations combines with the millions of ancestors offering him every memory, every experience he needs.
		He has to, the reason he chose the Sand Trout so many centuries ago is that it was the ultimate sacrifice to reach the Golden Path, the only route into the future that allowed mankind to survive.
	jim-on-the-web.com /en/timeoff/books/herbert-godemperorofdune.html (562 words)

	Dune
		DUNE is not your movie of choice for kids under the age of 12.
		LJN,known for their excellent figure renditions of the Thundercats cartoon, brought to life most of the key characters from the Dune movie; Paul Atredies (Kyle Maclachlan), Rabban, Stilgar the Fremen, Baron Harkonnen, The Sardaukar Warrior, and Feyd (some know him as Sting).
		In addition to the six figures, the series also featured a few vehicles and cool toys; the Sandworm, two different space pistols, the Spice Scout which could hold one figure in it, and three small wind-up style ships.
	www.bigredtoybox.com /cgi-bin/toynfo.pl?duneindex (351 words)

	SCIFI.COM \| Frank Herbert's Children of Dune
		The giant sandworms of Arrakis are inextricably bound to Dune's ecology; they might even be the cause of the planet's dearth of water and abundance of sand.
		Certainly, over the course of their complicated life cycle, the sandworms generate much of Dune's oxygen —; and all of its Spice.
		Though sandworms endanger ignorant folk, who might be swallowed from beneath before they realize their peril, Dune's native Fremen coexist harmoniously — if cautiously — with their desert neighbors.
	www.scifi.com /dune/about/pri_sandworms.html (238 words)

	DUNEXREF.HTM: Dune: The Battle for Arrakis (US/NTSC) Extended Reference
		Many of the facts and tips found here will already be known to anyone who has played before; However, this document explores a wide variety of topics in detail, and should reveal useful information to novice and experienced players alike.
		Because of this, verbal warnings, sandworm attacks and other sounds may not always be heard.
		In most attacks, intervening friendly and enemy units will not be hit or damaged (exceptions to this can include damage from sonic blasts, inaccurate missile attacks and/or secondary damage from explosions at target locations).
	ledmeister.com /dunexref.htm (12769 words)

	Frank Herbert
		Dune World was first published in Analog (December 1963-February 1964), with illustrations by John Schoenherr.
		In DUNE MESSIAH (1969) the central problem is Paul's wish to have an ordinary family life with his beloved Chani.
		The heirs to Dune's power have colonized a green world, and they are turning it into a homely desert.
	www.kirjasto.sci.fi /fherbert.htm (1351 words)

	Dune Action Figures (Site not responding. Last check: )
		This is the third in a series of Dune models.
		This is the first kit produced by the legendary sculptor Jeff Yeagher, and is the most difficult to acquire of the Yeagher kits.
		Supposedly Jeff was disgusted with the quality of the Revell Sandworm, so he made his own.
	www.arrakis.co.uk /action.html (331 words)

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