The final trailer for Dune: Prophecy hints at a weapon of terrible power and greater consequences.
But the most striking image might be the most human, that of an arm covered by boiling skin.
Although the trailer doesnt say for sure, readers ofFrank HerbertsDunenovels have a good idea of what theyre seeing.
Stone burners are just one of the many oddly named weapons in the world ofDune.
for understand the weaponry ofDune, we need to keep in mind the series expanded timeline.
The year 1960 CE in our calendar is 11200 BG (Before Guild).
So that means that Paul is born 21,311 years in our future.
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Obviously, a lot changes in those millennia.
The Butlerian Jihad leads to the development of several major factions within the world ofDune.
Even though humans kill the machines, they are still human and wars still happen.
They just happen in a different way.
Personal shields render bullets useless, making swords and daggers the most common weapons in the Imperium.
Lasguns are used rarely, as a blast against a personal shield results in a nuclear level blast.
And then there are the actual atomic weapons, the atomics and the stone burners.
But stone burners are almost never used, because they offer more precision.
The series is set 60 yearsafter Sisterhood of Dune, which means that it moves into heretofore unseen territory.
Dune: Prophecy comes to HBO and Max on November 17, 2024.
