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TMA_1

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You should look for the pdf file of it. Lets just say I wasnt able to buy a copy. but I read it every day. wink wink. Wait that was a bit obvious. oops.lol

orlok

orlok

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Nooooooooo

Its in the D.E. by DR willis Mcnelly who worked with FH on the book.

In fact the good doctor is still online in the alt.fan.dune. newsgroup.

He is currently trying to get the D.E. republished.

rgds

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orlok

orlok

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.....also the images in D2 follow the D.E. quite closley.

Ie the House coat of arms are startlingly similar as is the thopter and many others.

Id bet money they used it for insperation  when creating D2.

rgds

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orlok

orlok

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Well, ive only had a fleeting look at the DE and remember the atreides and harkonen shield were identical, but I dont remember the ordos shield, just that theyre in there.

And did Dr McN really not know?

I guess if the art was inspired by it and not actually copied from the book then.....

rgds

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Vanguard3000

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Well, ive only had a fleeting look at the DE and remember the atreides and harkonen shield were identical, but I dont remember the ordos shield, just that theyre in there.

The Atreides had a red hawks head ona black background, surrounded by two crossed green olive branches (like the roman headgear ;)).

The Harkonnens had a blue ram's head on a white background (that's why the Hark symbol is a ram in the games.  In the prequels, they say it's a griffin, but I thought I remembered hearing about a ram in the original books).

The Ordos symbol (the snake and gold book) from the games is actually the symbol of House Wallach (from the DE)

Vanguard3000

Vanguard3000

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The crests themselves change, yes.  But the main "theme" stays the same.  Atreides are always represented by a blue hawk (save the Cryo Dune, where it was red, and the Harkonnens were blue).

Mahdi

Mahdi

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McNelly was writing a Butlerian Jihad novel, he had 3 chapters done when Herbert died.  In teh early nintties he tried to get Brian Herbert to finish it iwth him, but it never happened.

Jeez, don't you guys ever read my itnerviews?!

You'd better read this one with Anderson, it is great!

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FeydRauttah

FeydRauttah

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     Paul, Are you sure the Ordos are mentioned in this very book?

     I don't remember anything specific about houses in it. (But then I don't remember my Granpa's birthday either.)

     If we have been using different versions of the book, can you post the quote, with which the chapter (where Ordos are mentioned) starts? :)

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