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Gurney Halleck - The Warmaster / Smuggler

Well looks like I will eventually design every character. After reading Children, I loved Gurney’s character even more.

Returning to my Dune fanart posting >:)c

Sister portraits of Feyd-Rautha with my two different designs for him. The longer haired one being Feyd as he is in the beginning of the book, gloomy and completely oppressed by the Baron. The shorter haired one being Feyd as he is by the end of the book, older and cockier but far less free from the Baron’s influence than he seems to think he is.

Process pics under the cut

Daniela Amavia as Alia Atreides

CHILDREN OF DUNE (2003) season 1 • episode 3

Daniela Amavia as Alia Atreides

CHILDREN OF DUNE (2003) season 1 • episode 1

Dune (1984)

I'm rereading Dune in honour of the movie, and I had genuinely forgotten how absolutely vicious Leto's wit can be. Two examples:

Halleck stirred, said: "I think what rankles, Sire, is that we've had no volunteers from the other Great Houses. They address you as "Leto the Just" and promise eternal friendship, but only as long as it doesn't cost them anything."

"They don't yet know who's going to win this exchange," the Duke said. "Most of the Houses have grown fat by taking few risks. One cannot truly blame them for this; one can only despise them."

Pretty sure some of the heads of other houses just woke up several planetary systems away in a cold sweat, with the vague feeling of just having been verbally flayed.

"This is a carryall," Hawat said. "It's essentially a large 'thopter, whose sole function is to deliver a factory to spice-rich sands, then to rescue the factory when a sand-worm appears. They always appear. Harvesting the spice is a process of getting in and getting out with as much as possible."

"Admirably suited to Harkonnen morality," the Duke said.

I think the Baron is beyond feeling someone else roasting him from a system away, as it happens far too often, but still.

Finally, a gentler example:

"Gurney, take care of that smuggler situation first."

" 'I shall go unto the rebellious that dwell in the dry land,' " Halleck intoned.

"Someday I'll catch that man without a quotation and he'll look undressed," the Duke said.

I wish we'd had time to see this in the movie, because even though a fair amount of this is him putting on a bit of a show for his men, it's still hilarious.

Cover art by Matt Griffin for new hardcover Deluxe editions of ‘Dune Messiah’ and 'Children Of Dune’, books 2 and 3 in the 'Dune’ series written by Frank Herbert, as first revealed by io9.

The new Deluxe hardcover editions will be published April 4 2023 by Ace Books.

The Films of David Lynch:

I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration. I will face my fear. I will permit it to pass over me and through me. And when my fear is gone I will turn and face fear’s path, and only I will remain.

Dune // 1984

Doctor Yueh

Doctor Wellington Yueh is a name as tragic as it is treacherous. A companion and servant to the Atreides, he would betray them for the promise of a liar and the spectre of vengence, though only death and ruin came from his efforts. Efforts he made for love.

Even Amundsen

BFF ❤