A lot of newly-minted Dune fans walk out of the first book with one thing on their mind: more, please. Sometimes, though, there’s a little asterisk beside that thought. Frank Herbert left five official sequels for us to devour, but are they worth it? Do they live up to the expectations set by one of […]
You can find a lot of unfamiliar things in the wide world of science fiction—strange landscapes, alien species, even completely twisted laws of physics. One thing that always seems to stay the same? The law of needing a hot caffeinated beverage when you wake up in the morning. In honor of my morning latte, here […]
Last month we took a look at Dune’s attempts to leap out of the world of literature. This month, we’re going to talk about how that’s already happened. Kinda. Like, remember that time they found wormsign in Spongebob Squarepants? The Bene Gesserit litany against fear popping up on Wilfred? Or the Fatboy Slim song that […]
One of the elements that makes Dune so gripping is its familiarity. Frank Herbert went to great lengths to accurately portray cultural evolution across vast expanses of space and time. The books may take place halfway across the galaxy 20,000 years from now, but if a Fremen walked by on the street and said “Bless the Maker and […]
As much as I hate to admit it, Dune isn’t real. There are no giant sandworms. There is no spice melange. No Ixians, no Reverend Mothers sneaking into my house to test my humanity. Bummer. Despite being forced to live in a spice-free reality, I still like to play the “what if” game and consider the deeper […]
