The 50th Anniversary of “Dune” & Why It’s Still Significant

Yesterday I discussed Paul Atreides, aka Muad’dib, who is one of the few examples, like Mara of the Acoma, that always springs to mind when I start enumerating some of the great leaders in speculative fiction.

However, that’s not what I want to talk about today. Writing about Paul made me reflect on the fact that Dune celebrated its 50th “in publication” anniversary in 2015, which is no small achievement for any book. It also made me think about why I really enjoyed it on first reading and th...