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I remember the salt smoke from a beach fire
And shadows under the pines- 
Solid, clean… fixed-
Seagulls perched at the tip of land,
White upon green…
And a wind comes through the pines
To sway the shadows;
The seagulls spread their wings,
Lift
And fill the sky with screeches.
And I hear the wind
Blowing across the beach,
And the surf,
And I see that our fire
Has scorched the seaweed.
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[–] BobQuasit@beehaw.org 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

If you want to try Herbert but aren't ready to tackle Dune, try his Whipping Star. It's a great book, and more accessible than Dune.

[–] Faydaikin@beehaw.org 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I'd even recommend The Jesus Incident.

And if they want more, pick up the rest of that series.

Then they should be good and ready for Dune. In all it's nerdy glory.

[–] death916@lemmy.death916.xyz 1 points 1 year ago

I read the Jesus incident and I don't 5hink it's really more accessible than dune it was kinda weird, but not necessarily in a bad way.