The unintentional break from Dune reading has opened
my eyes to missed gems and clues.
Here is a gem from Mother Superior Odrade (an
Atreides, of course, and daughter of the critically important Mile Teg):
“Enclosures of any kind are a fertile breeding ground
for hatred of outsiders,” she said.
“That produces a bitter harvest.”
(Chapterhouse: Dune, p. 18)
That nugget was given to nine-year old ghola Miles
Teg during a walk with Odrade through the orchards of Chapterhouse.
Then there were the clues to this epic story’s
eventual climax. On page 20, Logno, a
senior aide to the Great Honored Matre, is getting herself prepared to meet
with the Grand Dame but lets her fears seep into her thoughts. In her thoughts,
she provides clues about the Scattering.
In the same train of thought she conjures up images of The Weapon which
was used to destroy Arrakis, Futars, and the “Enemies of Many Faces”. All in the same paragraph! Not by accident. And “Enemies of Many Faces”? Face Dancers?
Oh the many developments that happened in the Scattering with those
scattered Tleilaxu peoples and their biological “skills”.