We trace the fall of House Atreides in Book One’s closing stretch as we follow the interweaving stories of Paul and Jessica, Yueh and Leto, and the looming Harkonnen presence.


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A dinner on Arrakis reveals the politics of the planet's upper echelon, subtleties of culture and faith and customs, and the goals of trade and ecology collide.

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We weigh betrayal, prophecy, and leadership under pressure as a sandworm turns a routine spice run into a moral crucible. Leto’s public doubt of Jessica, Paul’s growing gravity, and Kynes’s conflicted loyalties all converge in one choice: people over profit.

• Harkonnen note plants suspicion of Jessica
• Leto’s staged distrust as counter-move
• Paul’s terrible purpose and truth-sense deepen
• Kynes torn between science, Fremen faith, and duty
• Still suit tech and desert survival rules
• Shields as worm bait and the logic of “possibilities”
• Missing carry-all and strained Atreides logistics
• Rescue over revenue wins Kynes’s respect
• Maker prayer and signs of embedded Fremen presence
• Destiny, propaganda, and the ethics of leadership

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