Thank you. Aecardenas, that was a great review and gives me a little more insight into why people like this series so much.
Dune, (Frank Herbert's books, not Brian Herbert's) is one of my all-time favorites. The Dune universe was incredibly complex, but at no time was I ever confused as to what was going on. While I don't need to be spoon-fed exposition every step of the way, I don't think a tiny bit is a bad thing.
I'm going to abandon
Gardens of the Moon for now. I'll try again in a year or two.