Mrebo said:
Is Dune something I should know about?
Dune is considered by many to be the greatest sci-fi novel of all time. It won the Hugo and Nebula awards and has inspired a number of other science-fiction authors. Tatooine, spice, and a number of other elements are likely derivatives of Dune plot elements. The book is rich in its development of another culture, another time, other worlds. I recommend it to anyone who loves science-fiction.