I’m currently reading the Dune books by Frank Herbert. All of them. I realize this brands me as a dyed-in-the-wool geek, which should be of no surprise to anyone who knows me or the few who read this weblog. I’m currently starting God Emperor of Dune, and I have a lot of questions that remain unanswered. If anyone is within the sound of my voice who is knowledgeable about these books, please e-mail me so I can get some things figured out.
I’m actually not a big reader of science fiction, so I’m amazed by Herbert’s ability to invent a universe with thousands of years of history on hundreds of planets. He writes poetry and historical dialogues and describes whole new religions with precise detail. Quite an achievement, if not exactly a literary one.