Talk:Norma Cenva/XD

Behind the Scenes - Accuracy
This section currently states (after I edited for grammar):
 * Norma Cenva is referred to briefly by Frank Herbert in God Emperor of Dune, where she is credited as the true inventor of space folding, and the mistress of Aurelius Venport.

This is not strictly true. Norma Cenva is referred to ONLY ONCE in the entirety of the original novels, in God Emperor:
 * "I course backward down the flight of ancestors, hunting along the tributaries, darting into nooks and crannies. You would not recognize many of their names. Who has ever heard of Norma Cenva? I have lived her!"


 * "Lived her?" his imaginary visitor asked.


 * "Of course—Why else would one keep one's ancestors around? You think a man designed the first Guild ship: Your history books told you it was Aurelius Venport? They lied. It was his mistress, Norma. She gave him the design, along with five children. He thought his ego would take no less. In the end. the knowledge that he had not really fulfilled his own image, that was what destroyed him."

This says only that she designed the first Guild ship. The text does not clearly say that she was the inventor of space folding. -SandChigger 16:39, 11 May 2007 (UTC)


 * That's a good point. I've updated the text to reflect your observation. --Careax 18:34, 13 May 2007 (UTC)