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Count Hasimir Fenring
Count Hasimir Fenring is a fictional character in the Dune (franchise), ''Dune'' universe created by Frank Herbert. He is featured in the 1965 science fiction novel ''Dune (novel), Dune'' by Frank Herbert, and is also a key character in the ''Prelude to Dune'' trilogy by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson. He later appears in the 2008 novel ''Paul of Dune'', and the ''Caladan Trilogy'' (2020–2022). Fenring is the longtime friend and advisor to Padishah Emperor Shaddam IV, and a formidable fighter. He serves as Shaddam's agent, emissary, or assassin as necessary. Fenring and his Bene Gesserit wife Margot Fenring, Lady Margot employ a "humming" code to communicate with each other in private. Fenring is portrayed by Miroslav Táborský in the 2000 miniseries ''Frank Herbert's Dune''. Description In ''Dune'', Shaddam's daughter Princess Irulan writes via epigraph (literature), epigraph, "My father had only one real friend, I think. That was Count Hasimir Fenring...one of the dead ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dune (franchise)
''Dune'', also known as the ''Dune Chronicles'', is an American science fiction media franchise that originated with the 1965 novel '' Dune'' by Frank Herbert and has continued to add new publications. ''Dune'' is frequently described as the best selling science fiction novel in history. It won the inaugural Nebula Award for Best Novel and the Hugo Award in 1966, and was later adapted into a 1984 film, a 2000 television miniseries, and a 2021 film. The latter will be followed by a 2023 direct sequel. Herbert wrote five sequels, the first two of which were adapted as a miniseries called ''Frank Herbert's Children of Dune'' in 2003. ''Dune'' has also inspired some traditional games and a series of video games. Since 2009, the names of planets from the ''Dune'' novels have been adopted for the real-world nomenclature of plains and other features on Saturn's moon Titan. Frank Herbert died in 1986. Beginning in 1999, his son Brian Herbert and science fiction author Kevin J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
