It's our first Dune Talk of 2024! We're exploring the lives of Irulan and Chani, key characters in the forthcoming Dune: Part Two movie. What challenges did Imperial princess and young Fremen warrior face, two years before House Atreides arrived on Arrakis? Princess of Dune, a recent prequel novel, answers that question. Marcus and Mark are joined by Rachel, for today's lively book review discussion. And as bonus content, we've got Spacing Guild cosplay and lore!

Segments:

• 0:00:00 - Intro
• 0:02:33 - Spacing Guild Rep Cosplay

THE DUNIVERSE

• 0:04:22 - Overall Reactions to Princess of Dune
• 0:11:48 - Characterization of Chani and Irulan
• 0:17:46 - Expanded 'Dune' Books
• 0:23:42 - A Military Officer's Marriage proposal
• 0:29:07 - Guild Funeral and Tleilaxu Plotting
• 0:40:14 - Bene Gesserit Lore
• 0:46:12 - Harkonnens on Arrakis
• 0:47:54 - Wensicia, the Second Daughter
• 0:51:42 - Being a True Fremen
• 0:58:04 - Highlights From the Book
• 1:04:43 - Book Review Conclusion
• 1:10:15 - Outro

Dune news story covered on this podcast episode:

Book Review: Princess of Dune

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This show's hosts:

• Marcus Gabriel | @MarcusIsWriting
• Mark / DuneInfo | @DuneInfo
• Rachel | @darth_rachel (IG)

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Special thanks goes out to Ashton GIeckman for music and Sheldon Lee for voice overs.