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Sandworm is much more than a true-life techno-thriller. It’s a tour through a realm that is both invisible and critical to the daily lives of every person alive in the 21st century.” Richard Clarke, former White House counterterrorism coordinator, author of The Fifth Domain and Cyber War The sandworms have been called "iconic" to the franchise, [11] [27] [59] and "synonymous with the Dune series", having appeared in nearly every novel, on several book covers, and in all of the television, film, and video game adaptations. [32] Hoai-Tran Bui of /Film noted that they are an "essential to the narrative of the story", [32] and Lindsey Romain of Nerdist deemed the creatures "extremely important to the plot and the very fiber of the Dune universe." [11] Bella Ross of Screen Rant called the sandworms "the embodiment of the perils of colonization." [6]

By the time of the events of Dune (1965), humans have been harvesting melange from Arrakis for several thousand years. The indigenous Fremen regard the sandworms as divine, but to everyone else, they are just deadly pests. Few people understand the sandworms' connection to the spice. [3] This is no longer the case by the time of Children of Dune (1976), and numerous groups attempt to smuggle sandworms off Arrakis and transplant them to other planets so as to break the Atreides' monopoly on spice production. Tim O'Reilly, ed. (1987). The Maker of Dune: Thoughts of a Science Fiction Master. Berkley Books. ISBN 0425097854. Vejvoda, Jim (May 20, 2020). " Dune: It Took a Year to Perfect the Sandworm Design for the New Movie". IGN. Archived from the original on May 26, 2020 . Retrieved May 20, 2020. Told with the fast-paced style of a thriller, this book is highly recommended for all fans of international intrigue and cyberwarfare. An exceptional account.” I've been reading a lot of books and articles on the potential for cyberwarfare. The potential is there for even non-state actors to operate in the shadows and do tremendous harm. Then again shutting down most of our industry might solve the global warming worst case scenarios. One apocalypse preventing another.McAdams, Deborah D. (December 10, 2000). " Dune does it for Sci Fi". Broadcasting & Cable. Archived from the original on March 20, 2019 . Retrieved March 20, 2019.