> combat is once again dominated by the kind of melee encounters that were also historically the domain of a trained warrior caste
Correct me if I'm wrong here, but does Herbert ever give a reason for why the characters in Dune do not use gunpowder/projectile weapons (a.k.a. guns), similar to modern armies? I never understood why the characters in Dune bothered with this melee warfare, except maybe for ceremonial reasons.
It's worth reading the whole article. If you've ever read any of Iain Bank's books you'll definitely appreciate it.
Correct me if I'm wrong here, but does Herbert ever give a reason for why the characters in Dune do not use gunpowder/projectile weapons (a.k.a. guns), similar to modern armies? I never understood why the characters in Dune bothered with this melee warfare, except maybe for ceremonial reasons.
It's worth reading the whole article. If you've ever read any of Iain Bank's books you'll definitely appreciate it.