for the record, like almost all big classic sci-fi, these books (dune) are remarkably bigoted and reductive. i still like space stories and political intrigue tho.
alt text: Trade Offer from Sand Worm Leto Atreides. You receive: 4000 years of planet bound subjugation. Spice, eventually. Famine. Sex ninjas from outer space. Golden Path... I recieve: Like 70 something Duncan Idahos. Gentle Hwi.
Or is it the best genre?
Don't look for a film adaptation any time soon.
eta: I went to look Gor up in wikipedia and Holy Shit! He's still publishing them as ebooks! #38 is coming out this year.