Heralded as the greatest science fiction novel of all time, the sci-fi novel to start all sci-fi novels, I had to check this out if I ever wanted to call myself a fan of the genre. On top of this, they are remaking the movie for this intro book to one of the densest collection of novels in sci-fi. I gotta say I definitely understand why the first movie flopped. Due to the psychedelic nature of the interactions between characters a lot of internal dialogue drives this novel forward. Unfortunately, there is almost no great way to translate this to the screen. And you’re probably thinking well you could have subtitles or just having the actor / actress narrate, but you just don’t get it. The entire lore of this universe and the strange factions that populate it rely on the subtleties of body language and motivation behind actions to survive. A lot of this evaluation goes on in the minds of the characters when facing their enemies. The greatest points of conflict in this book come from an internal evaluation of acute details that have world shattering consequences. On top of that the unique world building can be difficult to grasp, but Herbert does a great job in that the prophecy has been in motion for generations before the series’s opening line. From there we are along for the ride and do the discovery with the characters. With new technology in today’s studios the remake of this movie, coming December 2020, may just bring this classic novel into the 21st century. I am pretty confident in them doing a good job with thi new retelling, but to truly understand the mastery of Herbert’s sci-fi epic you need to crack the spine on this one.