A concept taken to extremes in the novel "Dune".
Did you know that large bits of Dune were plagiarized from Cordwainer Smith?...
Dune-----------------------------Smith
Arrakis (Desert Planet)------ Sand Planet
Telepathy used-------------- Telepathy used
Longevity drug (spice)------- Longevity Drug (Stroon)
Spice made by giant worms- Stroon made by giant sheep
"Traveling without moving"-- "Planoforming"
Superhuman hero (Maud'dib)-Superhuman hero (Casher McGee)
Etc.
--Boris