If there’s one real-world spice most associated with spice melange, it’s cinnamon. Due to their constant exposure to spice-in the air they breathe and the food they eat-all Fremen have glowing blue eyes. In its gas form, it is said to be an orange-ish color, however when it appears in bins in God Emperor of Dune it is said to glow a “ radiant blue.” When someone is addicted to spice, their eyes also glow blue, which the Fremen call the “Eyes of Ibad.” Spice makes their eyes blue-within-blue. In the novels, the appearance of spice is only briefly alluded to. Warner Bros/Legendary What does spice look like? We won’t get into plot spoilers, but here are some facts about the substance to know going in. Spice plays a central role in all of the Dune novels and sets up much of the first novel’s conflict. It is a symbol of wealth and status outside of Arrakis, and has highly addictive properties. In addition to overseeing the harvest, they must also contend with the Fremen, or the Arrakis natives, who consider spice melange a holy substance.īecause spice is only found on Arrakis, it is considered one of the rarest commodities in the universe. Mining and managing spice production is considered a prestigious task, but also a difficult one, which puts House Atreides in a tricky position. The first novel, Dune, begins when Duke Leto Atreides of the ocean planet Caladan is assigned by Padishah Emperor Shaddam IV-the ruler of the known universe-to relocate his family to the desert planet Arrakis and harvest spice melange.
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