Between "House Corrino" and "Dune"

[styx]

I have just finishing "house Corrino" for the 2nd time and have started reading Dune again (no good books around so back to the start of Dune).

At the end of "House Corrino" Paul Atreidies has been born and House Harkonnen has been found guilty of spice hording on Arrakis (and thus has lost the fief on Arrakis)

At the start of "Dune" Paul undertakes the test for Human:Animal and passes - he is ~15yo and House Atreidies is about to take up the feif on Arrakis.

Who had the fief on Arrakis for the 15years between "House Corrino" and "Dune"

Or is this anopther one of those nice oversights on the prequals.

If it is I find it quite ironic that in the prequal Andersonn:Herbert make a point in the timeline to point out an error in F.Herberts writing (to do with Shaddams rule) But they then go and make loads of mistakes

Best one (I think) is at the start of Dune (the 1st book of all books) it is mentioned the Paul is born on Caladan But in "house Corrino" the book that is so-called just before "Dune" Paul is born on Kaitan.

There are lots of other inconsistancies in the prequals but that one is by far the worst.

--BACK ON TOPIC--

so who ruled Arrakis?

[Dunenewt]

The Harkonnnens.

[styx]

so how come the Emperor (or should I say teh CHOAM) let the Harkonnen rule Arrakis for 15more years? with no punishment

[Andrew]

So that spice production would not be interupted would be my best guess.

[Emperor Harkonnen]

before this Richese controlled spice harvesting

[Tako]

don't the houses rule for 50 years?

so maybe the Harkonnen where punished by the end of the term?

[styx]

that is starting to make sense.

However,  Richese had their fief removed and the Harkonnens were instated, It doesnt say in "House Harkonnen" how long they had been there tho

[Tako]

in the beginning of Dune Paul mentions that the Harkonnen have been saving spice for more then 20 years... that does make things complicated again

[Caid Ivik]

All prequels aren't part of the Duniverse canon.

House Corrino is a prequel.

House Corrino isn't part of the Duniverse canon.

[TMA_1]

I agree with you that there are inconsistancies, but not here.

See, the harkonnens still controlled for a bit longer, and then there was a change of power. It takes a few years for the transition, hense the use of the Judge of the Change. It doesnt seem inconsistant to me, because though the harkonnens did get in trouble, and were replaced, it does take time for a transition to take place, years in the making for such a move of a house.

[Tako]

make's sence..

but how about this:

Jessica tells yueh that they have know eachother for 6 years now

in the prequels yueh is already there before paul is born also when Jessica is present.

:O :-

[HasimirFenring]

make's sence..

but how about this:

Jessica tells yueh that they have know eachother for 6 years now

in the prequels yueh is already there before paul is born also when Jessica is present.

:O :-

That's becuase BH/KJA can't create/develop their own characters.

[Tako]

well they did "create" rombur vernius

liked him, but they probebly got him out of the notes of FH