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| Melange | |
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| Dune franchise element | |
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| Created by | Frank Herbert |
| Genre | Science fiction |
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| Type | Drug |
| Function | Ingested to lengthen lifespan, improve health, and heighten awareness |
| Traits and abilities | Heavy powder which smells like cinnamon and glows blue; highly addictive, and longterm users acquire blue-within-blue colored eyes |
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Melange (/meɪˈlɑːnʒ/[1]), often referred to as "the spice", is the fictional psychedelic drug central to the Dune series of science fiction novels by Frank Herbert and derivative works.
In the series, the most essential and valuable commodity in the universe is melange, a drug that gives the user a longer life span, greater vitality, and heightened awareness. In some humans, the spice can also unlock prescience, a form of precognition based in genetics but made possible by use of the drug in larger dosages. Among other functions, prescience makes safe and accurate interstellar travel possible. However, melange is also highly addictive, and withdrawal is fatal. Harvesting melange is also hazardous in the extreme, as its only known source is the harsh desert planet Arrakis, where its deposits are guarded by giant sandworms.
- ^ Herbert, Frank (1976). Children of Dune.
melange (me'-lange also ma,lanj)...spice of Arrakis (Dune) with geriatric properties ...