Comment Re:Great! (Score 1) 166
No, the melange factor was public knowledge. In fact almost everybody took melange to some degree. That's what allowed them to live for 300 years+.
The monopoly only existed because only certain species or people could extract the full effect of the prescience that it offered. The Guild was one of them.
That's how I remembered it anyways. It's been about ten years since I read the books.
The monopoly only existed because only certain species or people could extract the full effect of the prescience that it offered. The Guild was one of them.
That's how I remembered it anyways. It's been about ten years since I read the books.
