Dune: Lord of the Rings in Space

       Dune by Frank Herbert is the epitome of sci-fi and fantasy. This book brings together aspects of unity, brotherly love, family ties, competition, survival, good and evil and love. From top to bottom and beginning to end, this novel will keep you on the edge of your seat as unpredictable turns in the plot make the story more like a puzzle than a timeline.  Frank Herbert is the Tolkien of Scifi, where Tolkien excels through the grandeur of his environment, Herbert generates that feeling of actually being in his world. Reading Dune, one can taste the spice-laden air, walk the sands as one of the Fremen, and breathe the hot, acrid air of Arrakis. A paragon of an accomplishment in the world of fiction, a true testament to the creativity of man. Herbert is a veritable Titan with a pen, and his work shall long be remembered as a tribute to unparalleled imagination and the power of the written word.