Forum Overview :: Dead Trees :: Re: Look, here's Dune

[quote name="fabio"][quote name="Mischief Maker"]From his first meeting with sietch stilgar to his attack on Arrakeen, he is constantly facing resistance from Fremen traditionalists and constantly fighting off assassination attempts. It takes all his training and mental powers just to survive living with these maniacs.[/quote] Upfront ritual combat challenges. The book hammers it home (again and again and again) that House politics involve benign politeness on the surface with skulking hidden threats from every corner. Fremen society was the total inverse: straight talk to directly challenge rivals but total trust and cooperation outside of that.[/quote]