Dune by Frank Herbert

    Paul is the son of the head of house Atreides. Leto Atreides (the house head) is ordered by the emperor of the universe (or something like that) to take over Arrakis in place of house Harkonnen. Arrakis is a desert planet spotted with patches of a cinnamon-like substance called spice which is only found on Arrakis and is crucial for inter-planetary travel. Arrakis is also home to a group of natives called the Fremen who are great fighters and have adapted to the desert life along with giant sand worms that react to vibrations in the sand. Spice is one of the most expensive and coveted materials in the universe and house Harkonnen has just had it taken and given to the Atreides. Do you see where this could go wrong? After a small time of control over the spice, house Harkonnen takes back control of Arrakis, killing most of house Atreides including the Duke Leto, but Paul and his mother Jessica escape. They make their way into the dessert and meet up with some of the Fremen which Paul goes on adventures with. Theres a whole bunch of other complicated stuff that I'll leave to the book, but that's the gist of the beginning of the book.
    If you've heard people talk about Dune, you've probably heard about how the first quarter of the book is boring. While I do agree that there isn't much action, I had actually watched the first movie before reading the book. I think this made the beginning quarter of the book more bearable, as I got to compare the movie and the book while also having a great mental image of what was happening in each scene. Past that first quarter of the book, I enjoyed the story even more than I was at the start. The story ramps up to have more action and more interesting topics.
    If you're interested in the book but don't want to read it, there is a movie series. Volumes one and two are already out and volume three is set to come out in December along with Avengers Doomsday. Some people compare the same day release to Barbenheimer and have dubbed the day Dunesday. I've only watched the first movie, and I think it was really well done. It included many elements of the book but left out some of the boring parts. I think leaving out some unnecessary scenes was helpful to get through that first quarter of the book. I look forward to watching the later movies.
    If you want to get more interactive with the story, there is an official game called Dune: Awakening out on Steam. Multiplayer, open world survival in the desert with an alternate storyline where Paul Atreides was never born. The game is supposed to be released on Play Station and Xbox sometime this year.

Thanks for reading and sorry for posting late,
-Alton

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