{"title":"Reference","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"the-dune-encyclopedia-compiled-and-edited-by-dr-willis-e-mcnelly","title":"The Dune Encyclopedia, compiled and edited by Dr. Willis E. McNelly","description":"\u003ch2\u003eThe Dune Encyclopedia\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: 'American Typewriter'; font-size: 12.0pt;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003eThis is a REPRINT of an exceedingly difficult book to find. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: 'American Typewriter'; font-size: 12.0pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: 'American Typewriter'; font-size: 12.0pt;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold; background: white;\"\u003ePlease allow two weeks for the book to be delivered.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: 'American Typewriter'; font-size: 12.0pt;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003eNote:\u003c\/span\u003e This book is a reproduction of the historical text for academic, historical, or collector purposes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003e1984 edition printed in 2026\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e7\" x 10\" \/ 710 pages\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eBook description\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Dune Encyclopedia\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis an expansion of the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/dune.fandom.com\/wiki\/Dune\" title=\"Dune\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eDune\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003euniverse, background and commentary in the form of a reference text compiled and edited by Dr.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/dune.fandom.com\/wiki\/Willis_E._McNelly\" title=\"Willis E. McNelly\"\u003eWillis E. McNelly\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ein 1984. A total of 43 people contributed articles to the work.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe book was based on the first 4 books of the original\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eDune\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003esaga by\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/dune.fandom.com\/wiki\/Frank_Herbert\" title=\"Frank Herbert\"\u003eFrank Herbert\u003c\/a\u003e, namely\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/dune.fandom.com\/wiki\/Dune_(novel)\" title=\"Dune (novel)\"\u003eDune\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/dune.fandom.com\/wiki\/Dune_Messiah\" title=\"Dune Messiah\"\u003eDune Messiah\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/dune.fandom.com\/wiki\/Children_of_Dune\" class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Children of Dune\"\u003eChildren of Dune\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e, and\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/dune.fandom.com\/wiki\/God_Emperor_of_Dune\" title=\"God Emperor of Dune\"\u003eGod Emperor of Dune\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e. At the time it was written,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Dune Encyclopedia\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewas promoted as the \"official\"\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eDune\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003echronology. Frank Herbert, who was a personal friend of Dr. McNelly, wrote the foreword for the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eEncyclopedia\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eThe \u003ci\u003eEncyclopedia\u003c\/i\u003e provides a timeline both based on the \u003ci\u003eDune\u003c\/i\u003e chronology by Frank Herbert, original dates of original, never-before-revealed in-universe events, as well as real history, seen from the \"\u003ci\u003eDune-ish\u003c\/i\u003e\" perspective of the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/dune.fandom.com\/wiki\/Imperium\" title=\"Imperium\"\u003eImperium\u003c\/a\u003e; the history of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/dune.fandom.com\/wiki\/Earth\/DE\" title=\"Earth\/DE\"\u003eTerra\u003c\/a\u003e is seen as the history of an \"Imperial Seat,\" started by \u003ca rel=\"nofollow noreferrer noopener\" class=\"external text\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Alexander_the_Great\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eAlexander the Great\u003c\/a\u003e and carried over by \u003ca rel=\"nofollow noreferrer noopener\" class=\"external text\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Rome\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eRome\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca rel=\"nofollow noreferrer noopener\" class=\"external text\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Madrid\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eMadrid\u003c\/a\u003e, and \u003ca rel=\"nofollow noreferrer noopener\" class=\"external text\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/London\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eLondon\u003c\/a\u003e, until the \"interprovincial war\" of \u003ca rel=\"nofollow noreferrer noopener\" class=\"external text\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/World_War_II\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eWorld War II\u003c\/a\u003e, when it is transferred to \u003ca rel=\"nofollow noreferrer noopener\" class=\"external text\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Washington,_D.C.\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eWashington, D.C\u003c\/a\u003e. for the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/dune.fandom.com\/wiki\/Timeline_(Dune_Encyclopedia)\" title=\"Timeline (Dune Encyclopedia)\"\u003enext several centuries\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Obscure Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42044564045910,"sku":"","price":75.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0618\/1031\/1254\/files\/Frontcover_17777db4-e5ac-4568-a886-0645b3642316.jpg?v=1774699355"}],"url":"https:\/\/obscurebooks.myshopify.com\/collections\/reference.oembed","provider":"Obscure Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}