Arrakis
Sandworm home world
Arrakis is the desert planet in Frank Herbert's *Dune* novels, also called Dune.
It is the only known source of the spice melange, making it the most valuable and contested world in the fictional universe.
The planet's harsh conditions—giant sandworms, scarce water, brutal heat—shape both its ecology and its Fremen inhabitants.
In discussions of science fiction worldbuilding, Arrakis often serves as a benchmark: The planet felt like Arrakis without the interesting parts.
Fine rock particles
- dunesWind-formed sand ridges
- desertTo leave behind completely
- aridDevoid of water
- barrenUnable to produce
desolation · sandstorm · Fremen · sandworms · drought · haboob · erg · oasis
Assorted mixture of elements
- harvestingGathering mature crops
- prescienceKnowledge of future events
- addictionCompulsive substance reliance
- blue eyesLight-colored iris trait
navigators · interstellar travel · monopoly · geriatric · psychoactive · carryall · crawler · factory
- science fictionSpeculative fiction with technological themes
- DuneSci-fi desert planet saga
- literatureBody of written works
- epicImpressively grand in scope
saga · worldbuilding · ecology · politics · religion · prophecy · messiah · jihad
sand
Fine rock particles
barren · desolation · sandstorm · Fremen · sandworms · drought · haboob · erg · oasis · thumper
Fremen
Dune's native people
- Reverend MotherSenior nun's honorific
melange
Assorted mixture of elements
- harvestingGathering mature crops
- prescienceKnowledge of future events
- addictionCompulsive substance reliance
blue eyes · navigators · interstellar travel · monopoly · geriatric · psychoactive · carryall · crawler · factory · wealth
Frank Herbert
- science fictionSpeculative fiction with technological themes
- DuneSci-fi desert planet saga
- literatureBody of written works
epic · saga · worldbuilding · ecology · politics · religion · prophecy · messiah · jihad · allegory
Paul Atreides
- JessicaFeminine given name
- Fictional PlacesGotham City, Hogwarts, Mordor, Narnia, Gondor
- Fictional PlanetsTatooine, Krypton, Vulcan, Gallifrey, Cybertron
- Sci-Fi Settingsspace station, spaceship, starship, alien planet, moon base
- DuneDune, Fremen, melange, Paul Atreides, sandworm
- Mythical PlacesAtlantis, Avalon, El Dorado, Shangri-La, Utopia
Arrakiswater world
Planet entirely covered by ocean
Dagobah · jungle planet · Pandora · Naboo · Eden