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Hugo and Nebula Readership Podcast

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In this episode, the two sisters discuss the iconic Dune by Frank Herbert.  It won both the Hugo and the Nebula in 1966. Yes, it is the First Nebula award ever given out and both of us agree with the awards committees on this one; Dune is a damn fine book.  Want to skip a bit or jump to your favorite part?  Here are the time markers for this episode: 01:53 Book Blurb, but not really from the book 03:03 History Lesson   05:43 General Discussion: We start with the big themes 11:27 Worldbuilding 18:32 Side discussion: World religions 19:45 The Ecology of Dune 23:25 Female Power  29:27 The mix of technology and fantasy elements  34:42 Character Breakdown 40:03 Four Questions  - our new format   Music by Carl Miles