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[–] JamesTBagg@lemmy.world 17 points 6 months ago (4 children)

How does Dune reference something that doesn't yet exist?

[–] WhiskyTangoFoxtrot@lemmy.world 13 points 6 months ago

Herbert kept writing Dune novels until 1985.

[–] Entropywins@lemmy.world 9 points 6 months ago (1 children)
[–] NigelFrobisher@aussie.zone 5 points 6 months ago

C3PO is referenced in Heretics Of Dune.

[–] MeowZedong@lemmygrad.ml 5 points 6 months ago

Through the prescient powers granted by the spice melange.