Years ago I read Dune and, finding it far more of a slog than anticipated, didn't continue with the rest of the original series. However, having watched the most recent Dune adaptations, including the Prophecy miniseries, I feel an urge to give this epic space opera another try, in chronological order this time.

Somewhere between the grand visual references in the recent screen adaptations, and Brian Herbert's more dynamic writing style, I was immediately and consistently hooked, and tore through this book in a couple of days.