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Thank you, Anutu! I felt the same way, actually. But in the end, I decided Andromedala was still my favourite, with this one and "Glowflake" coming in at close seconds ;P
And always wonderful to meet another Dune fan!! ^^ ... Have you read everything? I read all Frank's books, plus all the prequels+sequels by his son Brian Herbert (written with Kevin J. Anderson).
Heh... Steem is a poor substitute for Spice... But hey, fun to think of it that way! ;P .. Would you just love to exist in the Dune universe? Something about the Fremen desert way of life attracts me greatly, despite the hardships.
I truly have read everything (at least I thought so up to now) and seen the movie and the different tv series. But now I see you mentioned a sequel by his son Brian ... I never ever heard of this ... WOWOWOWOW
Looks like I have something cool to read in the near future!!!
YES!!! YES!!! YES!!! I would love to step over to the Dune World ....the desert is very appealing to me as well. There was a time I worked in the Middle East for one of the Sheiks and created parts of a sustainable nature resort in the middle of the desert ... I sat within the sand dunes for days and just observed the moving sand ... that was a moment that was very important for me @mandelsage ...
Oh wow... I am envious of your experience. The closest I've ever come to that was climbing a few big sand dunes at L'Agulhas in South Africa, but at an age when I didn't really appreciate the beauty of them. Plus not quite the same as desert dunes!
About the sequels, just remember, they're Brian Herbert, not Frank... most people didn't like his style and ending of his father's genius work. I thought it was okay but yeah, I agree with most: If only Frank had lived to finish it all!
@mandelsage - That was a special time in my life and it was all a kind of surreal time, honestly. I just started as a designer and had my first fair that has featured my work. The next day I had several clients from all over the world. One was the Sheik of Dubai/ UAE, he loved my work so much that he invited me to the desert ... some week later I sat in a plane to go there ... it was adventurous ... his plans were to create a nature retreat resort village in the middle of the desert for the Oryx Antelopes and other species that were nearly erased from the planet. And for the guest to live with animals in the mid of this huge reserve area. At the beginning he just wanted me to sit in the desert and meditate ... this is what I did ... for a long time ...
This was the result ... https://www.tripadvisor.com/Hotel_Review-g6351830-d302789-Reviews-Al_Maha_A_Luxury_Collection_Desert_Resort_Spa-Murqquab_Dubai_Emirate_of_Dubai.html
Frank Herbert definitely was a genius! Did you ever read Philip K. Dick's novels?