Dune, and the following 5 books (Messiah, Children, God Emperor, Heretics, and Chapterhouse) are a masterwork of literature that has profound insight into humanity and ecology.

Personally, I read the entire series at least once every other year.  It took me three attempts to get through the first book (I was in my late teens - early twenties), and it was several years after reading the first book that I began reading the sequels - largely due to their religious-sounding titles.

And while religion is a central theme in all six books, Dune is not a religious series of books.  What DUNE is is a story that conveys a series of tragedies that we can see taking place all around us today.  It's a book of warnings.  It warns of the dangers of reliance on one single, finite resource; the dangers of religious figures as political powers; the dangers of  excess, corruption, and decadence; and the dangers of overconfidence.

Yet it is also a book that shows us the light - how to overcome the dangers above.  It shows the benefits of self-sacrifice, a strong community, strength of body and mind, and respect of your environment.

For you that does not understand - you that reads solely for enjoyment, you that shies away from "difficult" reading - this book is not for you.

For those that "get it" - you that understand that these books are powerful - you understand that words are for more than entertainment - you that don't move through life blind to the dangers all around us - DUNE is a book and a series for you.

DropBear wrote on Jun 9^th, 2014 at 7:16am:


Bravo Sir!  Move to the head of the class.

Mokune wrote on Jun 10^th, 2014 at 2:17pm:


That sounds suspiciously un-reward-like... I am disappoint