4.3 What inconsistencies and errors are there in the Dune books??
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This article is from the Dune FAQ, by Alan Schwartz with numerous contributions by others.
4.3 What inconsistencies and errors are there in the Dune books??
The Dune books have a number of apparent errors, inconsistencies and
contradictions with each other and sometimes themselves. This is true of
Frank Herbert's original Chronicles, but even more of the Brian Herbert
and Kevin J. Anderson-penned prequels.
In the former case, the reason usually given is that Frank Herbert tried
to make the story of each volume as tight as possible, and didn't shrink
from disregarding things stated in previous novels to achieve it.
Sometimes, though, simple error seems to be the reason.
Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson cannot very well disregard
continuity in this fashion, so we must assume all discrepancies are
mistakes.
This is only a partial list. Note that some of these "errors" may have
consistent (but implausible) explanations.
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