for the record, like almost all big classic sci-fi, these books (dune) are remarkably bigoted and reductive. i still like space stories and political intrigue tho.

alt text: Trade Offer from Sand Worm Leto Atreides. You receive: 4000 years of planet bound subjugation. Spice, eventually. Famine. Sex ninjas from outer space. Golden Path… I recieve: Like 70 something Duncan Idahos. Gentle Hwi.

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    Or is it the best genre?

    Don’t look for a film adaptation any time soon.

    eta: I went to look Gor up in wikipedia and Holy Shit! He’s still publishing them as ebooks! #38 is coming out this year.