Arrakis and the Spice: Ecology, Economy, and Power Before Paul Atreides | Calm Bedtime History

On Arrakis, shortly before the Imperial transfer of the planet to House Atreides, spice harvesters prepare their machines beneath a pale desert dawn. Beyond the guarded cities, the deep desert stretches across sand seas where water is hidden, worms move below the surface, and the economy of the Imperium waits upon a single world.