It’s covered in the later Frank Herbert books via a trail of various, disparate clues. The worms were created by mankind to produce spice (and are possibly genetically engineered post-humans) and then seeded onto Arrakis with the intent of turning it into a dedicated spice-production planet. Spice and the worms were never natural.
The worms are an alien made terraforming tool. The spice is engineered to enslave mankind over and over.
I am absolutely sure that spice is a standin for coffee…
Is that some canon that I’m too not reading Brian Herbert to understand?
It’s covered in the later Frank Herbert books via a trail of various, disparate clues. The worms were created by mankind to produce spice (and are possibly genetically engineered post-humans) and then seeded onto Arrakis with the intent of turning it into a dedicated spice-production planet. Spice and the worms were never natural.
Are you sure you’re thinking worms and not tleilaxu axlotl tanks that produce spice later in the timeline?
Yes, the worms. I think Leto II even states it matter-of-fact in God Emperor, but I’d have to find the exact quote.
I love GE, my favorite book of the series by far, don’t remember that.
Lot of ominous implications, but I never got that they were human in any way.
If they were it should have bled in through the Reverend mother process, unless it was somehow only keyed to males??
Did you read Chapterhouse? If not … then yes.