Since I joined this forum I have gotten many positive comments about my name and have found there to be many Dune fans here. Personally, I think it is the best work of science fiction ever written. It is so detailed and combines so many different "feints within feints". It's all about religion, politics, family, the environment, survival, and morality. Plus it combinds all of these things to show how they relate. Also, the way countless references to Judaism are facinating.
I am also I huge LOTR fan but those novels are so one dimensional. Its an epic story of heroism, wisdom, and growth but that is it. There is no inner turmoil or meta-issues nor any intrigue or mystery. Though I love this series I still think it is a distant second to Dune.
What do you folks think of Dune in general and in comparison to other science fiction works? Whats your favorite Dune novel? Hell, I just read the series again and in a mood to talk about anything remotely related to Dune so bring it on.
