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Old 29-March-2003, 12:53 AM
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Originally Posted by Rodina
(Recall that Arrakis is nominally around Canopus; Caladan around Delta Pavonis).
Caladan is supposed to be orbiting Delta Pavonis? Really? That puts it within 20 light-years of Earth!

If it's so close, how come we never hear about Earth in the Dune books? (The Brian Herbert/Kevin J. "Star Wars hack" Anderson Butlerian Jihad novel doesn't count, as it diverges dramatically from the Dune Encyclopedia.)
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