1. The two big sci-fi epics of this fall are Dune & Foundation, which spring from the same source: John W. Campbell's Astounding magazine (remained Analog in 1960). Which also gave the world Starship Troopers, the Thing, and, oh, yes, various religions, including Scientology.
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Great Bruce Pennington cover.
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That’s the version my Gr. 6 teacher gave me as an end-of-year gift
He had a lot of confidence in my ability to read Herbert’s stuff at 12 years old, but I was hooked right away. Altho I would have also been happy with the copy of Hitchhiker’s Guide he gave my friend…
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Have you ever seen anyone actually do a good visual representation of the spice harvesting machines? That was one of the worst parts of the ‘80s movie, that it was just a cube with cones
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Salam, you can read it here: 1. The two big sci-fi epics of this fall are Dune & Foundation, which… https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1444694591194734592.html … Have a good day.
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I talk a bit about these issues in this interview concerning the Dune rpg.https://www.polygon.com/2020/3/4/21164766/dune-tabletop-rpg-reveal-motion-picture-frank-herbert …
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You left out Campbell's rampant
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The Lynch version was a train wreck.
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