In this episode, the two sisters discuss the iconic Dune by Frank Herbert.  It won both the Hugo and the Nebula in 1966. Yes, it is the First Nebula award ever given out and both of us agree with the awards committees on this one; Dune is a damn fine book. 

Want to skip a bit or jump to your favorite part?  Here are the time markers for this episode:

01:53 Book Blurb, but not really from the book

03:03 History Lesson  

05:43 General Discussion: We start with the big themes

11:27 Worldbuilding

18:32 Side discussion: World religions

19:45 The Ecology of Dune

23:25 Female Power 

29:27 The mix of technology and fantasy elements 

34:42 Character Breakdown

40:03 Four Questions  - our new format

 

Music by Carl Miles