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* ''Franchise/{{Dune}}'', the TropeMaker (also counts for the [[Film/Dune1984 1984]], [[Film/Dune2021 2021]]-[[Film/DunePartTwo 2023]] films and ''Series/FrankHerbertsDune''). Spice is produced only by the {{sand worm}}s of Arrakis, making the planet the most strategically important planet in the galaxy. The spice [[SuperSerum gives]] various psychic organizations their [[PsychicPowers abilities]], and allows (safe[[note]]The actual FTL mechanism itself doesn't require spice, but due to an ancient prohibition on computing power, the navigators need it in order to foresee the "safe" path through foldspace - otherwise, they run the risk of never emerging from the jump[[/note]]) use of the setting's manual [[FasterThanLightTravel FTL travel]]. Since it also extends life somewhat, nearly the entire ruling class takes some occasionally (often consumed as flavoring -- the taste is described as somewhat similar to cinnamon). Addiction is rare off Arrakis -- on Arrakis, Spice is ''everywhere'', even if in concentrations too small for mining. This leads to an interesting case of irony. . . off Arrakis, the blue-within-blue eyes that signify Spice addiction are rare and a sign of either great personal wealth or having a very wealthy benefactor, as Piter [=DeVries=] is a Spice addict supplied by his master, Baron Harkonnen. On Arrakis, not having the Eyes of Ibad is a sign that you're wealthy enough to have most of what you consume imported, and thus free from Spice. And withdrawal is fatal. Painfully. Critics generally see the spice as a metaphor for oil, making the Fremen Space Arabs.
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* ''Franchise/{{Dune}}'', the TropeMaker (also counts for the [[Film/Dune1984 1984]], [[Film/Dune2021 2021]]-[[Film/DunePartTwo 2023]] 2024]] films and ''Series/FrankHerbertsDune''). Spice is produced only by the {{sand worm}}s of Arrakis, making the planet the most strategically important planet in the galaxy. The spice [[SuperSerum gives]] various psychic organizations their [[PsychicPowers abilities]], and allows (safe[[note]]The actual FTL mechanism itself doesn't require spice, but due to an ancient prohibition on computing power, the navigators need it in order to foresee the "safe" path through foldspace - otherwise, they run the risk of never emerging from the jump[[/note]]) use of the setting's manual [[FasterThanLightTravel FTL travel]]. Since it also extends life somewhat, nearly the entire ruling class takes some occasionally (often consumed as flavoring -- the taste is described as somewhat similar to cinnamon). Addiction is rare off Arrakis -- on Arrakis, Spice is ''everywhere'', even if in concentrations too small for mining. This leads to an interesting case of irony. . . off Arrakis, the blue-within-blue eyes that signify Spice addiction are rare and a sign of either great personal wealth or having a very wealthy benefactor, as Piter [=DeVries=] is a Spice addict supplied by his master, Baron Harkonnen. On Arrakis, not having the Eyes of Ibad is a sign that you're wealthy enough to have most of what you consume imported, and thus free from Spice. And withdrawal is fatal. Painfully. Critics generally see the spice as a metaphor for oil, making the Fremen Space Arabs.
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For some reason, all kinds of futures have a high demand for something called "spice", though it tends to be only tenuously related to flavorings on Earth. Space spice is usually a food or FantasticDrug but, depending on the story, can do other things such as fuel starships or act as a SuperSerum. It's often a MineralMacGuffin, sometimes being the point of contention for all known nations and traders. Sometimes controlling it will allow you to control people's fates, either sociopolitically or magically. But it might just be a valuable trade commodity.
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For some reason, all kinds of futures have a high demand for something called "spice", though it tends to be only tenuously related to flavorings on Earth. Space spice is usually a food or FantasticDrug but, depending on the story, can do other things such as fuel starships or act as a SuperSerum. It's often a MineralMacGuffin, sometimes being [[NoBloodForPhlebotinum the point of contention for all known nations and traders.traders]]. Sometimes controlling it will allow you to control people's fates, either sociopolitically or magically. But it might just be a valuable trade commodity.
