House Harkonnen (/ˈhɑrkɵnən/ or /hɑrˈkoʊnən/) is a powerful noble family in Frank Herbert's fictional Dune universe. The Harkonnens are featured prominently in the original 1965 novel Dune, and are also a major presence in both the Prelude to Dune (1999-2001) and Legends of Dune (2002-2004) prequel trilogies by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson. The Harkonnen bloodline itself extends throughout all of the original Dune novels.
Read more about House Harkonnen: Harkonnen Family Tree, Harkonnen in The Dune Games
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“Shall I still be love’s house on the widdershin earth,
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