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Podcast: Words About Books
Episode: Discussing Chapterhouse Dune by Frank Herbert (Dune VI) Part I
Description: Welcome back, Dune fanatics! This week, Ben and Nate tackle the mind-bending first half of Frank Herbert’s Chapterhouse: Dune. With the Bene Gesserit teetering on the edge of annihilation and the Honored Matres breathing down their necks, Chapterhouse is all that stands between the Sisterhood and total extinction. As expected, Herbert spins a web of political intrigue, philosophical quandaries, and ecological puzzles that only he could imagine—or make us question why we’re still trying to unravel them.We’ll dig into the high-stakes drama facing the Bene Gesserit, ponder the curious case of Duncan Idaho (a...