The Bene Gesserit is a long-standing sisterhood that has spread it’s seeds of religion throughout the human universe. He has some of the roughest humor but also pushes Paul the hardest.įor a book that has staunchly remained in the SF genre, there is a mystical side to the story. Gurney Halleck, Paul’s troubadour warrior trainer, is also a favorite. His story arc tosses him into a world of danger, literally, and there are so many ways he could have ended up dead. Paul starts off as a smart but somewhat sheltered boy. Still, she miscalculates and makes mistakes.
Yes, she does scheme but her reasons are solidly good. Jessica, Leto’s concubine and most trusted companion, is Bene Gesserit trained. He is sure in his priorities and his code of honor. Duke Leto, Paul’s father, comes across as a capable ruler who is worthy of respect. The main characters are layered, complex, have faults and foibles. While some are drawn simply, they still have motives and are useful to the plot. If you’ve only seen the various movies/mini-series based on the book, then you are missing out. There’s the small transport ships for collecting the Spice in the desert, the enormous space going vessels, personal protective shields, assassin’s tricks and tools, the specialized desert suits that reclaim and recycle the body’s water, and plenty more. This book is full of cool SF tech as well. Plus there’s giant sandworms and who doesn’t love giant worms of any kind? It’s not all sandy dunes, dry heat, and wind. Having spent most of my life in one desert or another, I really appreciated that Herbert built real desert life into the scenery. I was originally fascinated by the book because of the desert planet, which holds such great significance for the plot. I have read this book so many times over the years and each time I take something new from it. Paul Atreides and his mother Jessica will have to learn how to survive the most harshest zones of this desert planet in order to survive the Harkonnen. Of course, the Harkonnens will do whatever they can to take down the Atreides. For years, the Harkonnen family has managed Dune for the Emperor, but now the Emperor has handed control of that planet over to House Atreides.
Spice, from the planet Arrakis (aka Dune) powers it all, sometimes in subtle ways and sometimes in not so subtle ways. Set in a sweeping science fiction universe, the human empire is vast and complicated. Narrators: Scott Brick, Orlagh Cassidy, Euan Morton, Simon Vance, Ilyana Kadushin
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