Talk:The Science of Dune

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I've stubbed this thinking this is likely to be notable, but the reviews I found are not very reliable. A review in Los Angeles Review of Books is ok (magazine), SFBook is so-so ( - I'd call it an ezine; they call themselves a website...); ditto for SFcrowsnest which calls itself a magazine, but is unprofessional enough to not even lists its team members by name on its about pages (, and on the later page, describes themselves as " a fan-run non-profit"). @Cunard - any chance you can help and dig out something to push this into the notable territory from the borderline zone I am seeing it at right now? Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus&#124; reply here 06:25, 29 July 2023 (UTC)

Hi. Here are some sources about the book The Science of Dune:  The review notes: ""The Science of Dune," an unauthorized collection of essays on aspects of the "Duniverse," is a well-done example of the subgenre. Herbert's desert planet and the universe around it are filled with spectacularly detailed cultures, religions and politics, as well as less-fleshed-out fantastic technologies. In this volume, unabashed "Dune" fans, ranging from biologists to physicists to anthropologists, deconstruct Herbert's inventions."  The review notes: "Enormous sandworms traverse the desert in Frank Herbert's 1965 science fiction classic, Dune. In the novel's appendices, Herbert provided some details about these worms but left out much of their (fictitious) physiology."  The review notes: "Other essays explore the ecology of Herbert's favorite desert planet, Arrakis; the feasibility of water-conserving still-suits; and the science behind interstellar space travel. An indispensable volume for Dune fans everywhere, and another validation of Herbert's fictional universe as one of sf's towering achievements." Cunard (talk) 08:37, 29 July 2023 (UTC)


 * @Cunard Wonderful, will add this to the article shortly. Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus&#124; reply here 12:29, 29 July 2023 (UTC)
 * Ps. Especially useful as the first two sources I found linked above that I thought reivewed this book do not, in fact, do so... facepalm. Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus&#124; reply here 12:39, 29 July 2023 (UTC)