Dune

One of the great rewards of being a parent is seeing what books your kids pick up and how they get absorbed in different worlds. After reading books such as 1984, Normal People (sic!) and Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children over the last year, Eddie is now half-way through Frank Herbert's 1965 sci-fi classic Dune.

Bringing back fond memories of playing the classic strategy game with Gabriel in the early 1990’s as well as watching Denis Villeneuve’s 2021 epic movie somewhere above the Atlantic, the Dune universe is one that puts less emphasis on technology and more emphasis on the politics of humanity, how our institutions may change over time and the pivotal role of myths. And, in the middle of it all, lies the desert with its everlasting pull on my imagination.