Reading Dune

On the first say when Muad’Dib rode through the streets of Arrakeen with his family, some of the people along the way recalled the legends and the prophecy and they ventured to shout: “Mahdi!” But their shout was more a question than a statement, for as yet they could only hope he was the one foretold as the Lisan al-Gaib, the Voice from the Outer World. Their attention was focused, too, on the mother, because they had heard she was a Bene Gesserit and it was obvious to them that she was like the other Lisan al-Gaib.

-From “Manual of Muad’Dib” by the Princess Irulan

Over the exit of the Arrakeen landing field crudely carved as though a poor instrument, there was an inscription that Muad’Dib was to repeat many times. He saw it that first night on Arrakis, having been brought to the ducal command post to participate in his father’s first full staff conference. The words on the inscription were a plea to those leaving Arrakis, but they fell with dark import on the eyes of a boy who had just escaped a close brush with death. They said: “O you you know what we suffer here, do not forget us in your prayers.”

-From “Manual of Muad’Dib” by the Princess Irulan

It is said that the Duke Leto blinded himself to the perils of Arrakis, that he walked heedlessly into the pit. Would it not be more likely to suggest he had lived so long in the presence of extreme danger he misjudged a change in its intensity? Or is it possible he deliberately sacrificed himself that his son might find a better life? All evidence indicates the Duke was a man not easily hoodwinked.

-From “Muad’Dib: Family Commentaries” by the Princess Irulan

Paul, after his encounter with the Hunter Seeker finds his Mother in the Weirding Room to tell her there is a traitor among them.

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Reading Dune is a Podcast where we Read Dune and talk about it. Whether you are a Fremen or a First time Reader, this show is for you. Caleb has read Dune mulitple times, Evan reads the chapter minutes before we talk about it here.

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Reading Dune is a Podcast where we Read Dune and talk about it. Whether you are a Fremen or a First time Reader, this show is for you. Caleb has read Dune mulitple times, Evan reads the chapter minutes before we talk about it here.

Twitter: @readingdune

Email: [email protected]

Reading Dune is a Podcast where we Read Dune and talk about it. Whether you are a Fremen or a First time Reader, this show is for you. Caleb has read Dune mulitple times, Evan reads the chapter minutes before we talk about it here.

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Every good mythological story needs a betrayer. The Historical Records call Yueh the Betrayer from the start, but are his reasons as straightforward as they seem? Why does Yueh consent to be the Betrayer and what does he gain from it?

Chapter 4 - Paul has no friends. Just teachers, who are his only companions. Here we meet the Super Computer of a Human teacher, Mentat Assassin Thufir, and the Troubadour Warrior Gurney. T minus 1 day till we leave for Arrakis