by Bastard Toadflax <bastard_toadflax@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Nov 3, 2007 at 11:40 PM
SandChigger wrote:
> I seem to remember reading something somewhere (either an interview
> with FH or something he wrote about the books) that the name Harkonnen
> was chosen for (what he thought was?) its Russian/Slavic sound and
> that he was playing off anti-Russian Cold War era sentiments.
>
> Nothing resembling a definite source for the above at the moment, I'm
> afraid, so...FWIW.
My belief is that he said in an interview, or to a friend, that he just
saw the name in a phone book and liked it. However, this would not
negate your assertion.
BT
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