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Are there really any SF readers who haven't read Dune?
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*Raises hand*
I missed out on it at the time it would have been considered groundbreaking. And now ... I frankly fear that it wouldn't hold up in comparison to some of the works that it broke ground for—many of which I
have read. I've found that
when I read something (for the very
first time) is oftentimes just as important as
what I read. Notice how many brand-new, young fantasy fans are left scratching their heads at why so many of their elders bow to the temple of Tolkien? They've already read many of the stories that took what he started and ran with it.