Introduction ...

I am starting a journey I have taken before but this time in historical order … from several thousand years BG (Before Guild or approximately 10,000AD) through to around 15,300AG (After Guild). Having read all sixteen Dune books, those by Frank Herbert and those by his son Brian Herbert and co-author Kevin J. Anderson, and some read two, three, and even four times, I have become obsessed to read them all again from “beginning” to “end”.

As I rediscovered the Dune books and discovered Brian Herbert’s contributions (I had given my husband Dune:House Atreides as a gift nearly 10 years ago already), I inadvertently drew others around me in to the Dune universe. We would find ourselves talking about it around the campfire, emailing quotes to each other at work, texting provocative ideas about it on our phones. I even started documenting my favorite quotes on my Facebook page. That is when the idea of blogging came up. I think my daughter was mulling it over for a while, but she brought it up to me the first time on a family vacation this past July after exploring the Oregon Dunes, which served as Frank Herbert’s inspiration for Dune. My daughter, Shoshana, being the one to suggest the blog, will also be a welcome contributor.

So last week I started (re)reading Dune: The Butlerian Jihad. At first I was not sure what I would write but as soon as I started getting in to the book I knew I wanted to keep a log of my thoughts and feelings about the characters and the events as well as the compelling quotes. I am ready to get started!!