One thing that stuck out early is how much Star Wars took from it. Very immediately, the desert planet setting, the idea of a chosen one, the emperor, etc but really what got me is that Paul has such a more interesting struggle with evil than Luke does. Paul sees a future where he leads a holy war that kills a whole lot of people, where as Luke just vaguely struggles with the Dark Side, the ends arent really explored, its just the process that matters (Luke is a lib).
Anyways, sick book. Loved it, will read the sequel. Hoping to get more of the 4 year old girl with multiple intelligences, very sick.
Definitely read the sequel -- it really adds to the contrast between Paul and your standard sci-fi protagonist. The effort that went into building the world of Dune is something that has stuck with me through all of my writing. The civilization presented is completely different from our own, but all of those differences have a reason for existing within their own universe, and nothing felt like it was added just because it sounded cool. IMO this is the biggest reason Dune has remained popular so long after its release.
Paul is so cool, Im sure hed never do anything bad or wrong... right???
He wouldn't and he doesn't.
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Dune: Messiah spoiler
He says he's literally worse than Genghis Khan and Hitler
Absolutely, I almost think that Dune and Dune Messiah should be packaged as one book.