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sarakoth · 14th September 2007, 01:14 AM

Another thing I don't get is how they move around so fast in The Butlerin Jihad. Fold space drive wasn't invented yet but they could traverse the galaxy in a matter of months.

Also, astronomy seems to be a lost science. The "known universe" in Dune is much smaller than the "known universe" today.

14th September 2007, 01:14 AM	#30 (permalink)
sarakoth Uncool Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Durham Posts: 187	Re: Big mistakes in sf. Another thing I don't get is how they move around so fast in The Butlerin Jihad. Fold space drive wasn't invented yet but they could traverse the galaxy in a matter of months. Also, astronomy seems to be a lost science. The "known universe" in Dune is much smaller than the "known universe" today.