▁End er ' s ▁Game ), ▁similarly ▁re lies ▁on ▁the ▁an sible . ▁Yet ▁it ▁is ▁more ▁author itar ian ▁and ▁less ▁bene vol ent ▁than ▁Le ▁Gu in ' s ▁creation . ▁Much ▁of ▁the ▁story - line ▁of ▁the ▁book ▁and ▁its ▁sequ els ▁involve ▁attempts ▁to ▁avoid ▁inter stell ar ▁blood sh ed ▁despite ▁difficult ▁circumstances . ▁ ▁Str ucture ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁novel ▁D une , ▁the ▁emp ire ' s ▁power ▁is ▁held ▁within ▁three ▁organizations , ▁these ▁being ▁the ▁Imperial ▁family ; ▁the ▁Land s ra ad , ▁representing ▁the ▁nob ility ; ▁and ▁the ▁Gu ild , ▁an ▁inter stell ar ▁travel ▁mon opol y . ▁ ▁Star ▁Wars ▁dep ict s ▁an ▁emp ire ▁dict ated ▁by ▁Dar th ▁Sid ious , ▁supported ▁by ▁a ▁powerful ▁space ▁n avy . ▁It ▁is ▁stated ▁in ▁the ▁original ▁Star ▁Wars ▁film ▁that ▁there ▁was ▁an ▁Imperial ▁Senate ▁that ▁was ▁later ▁dis band ed ▁by ▁the ▁Emperor . ▁ ▁In ▁War ham mer ▁ 4 0 0 0 0 , ▁the ▁Imper ium ▁of ▁Man ▁is ▁managed ▁by ▁a ▁vast ▁b ureau c racy , ▁r anging ▁from ▁the ▁High ▁L ords ▁of ▁Terra ▁to ▁various ▁mostly - aut onom ous ▁planet ary ▁govern ors , ▁all ▁of ▁which ▁govern ▁the ▁Imper ium ' s ▁territ ories ▁on ▁beh alf ▁of ▁the ▁com at ose ▁God - Em peror . ▁It ▁is ▁supported ▁by ▁several ▁organis ations , ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁E cc les i archy ,