Personally not a book I would pick up myself, but my partner insisted I try it. It can be hard to follow at times with the world-building and tons of characters, google was really helpful with that. Overall it's a good story, bringing you with Paul and his family to this new world and having to deal with the new culture and trying not to die. There is betrayal and new loyalties that need to be formed. I know that it is the first in a series but the ending was super satisfying, Herbert seems to be the type of writer that makes you infer a lot from what he has said, and what he hasn't. There was also some needed time jumps that you don't understand happen until way late; it would be nice if they were more plainly written.