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Three stars for general audience, 4 stars for fans of the Dune series who are interested in the early alternative draft of the first book, and an exploration of the extra bits: deleted chapters, publisher correspondence etc. What struck me is how similar the books were even though the final version was much richer and many characters are renamed. The early version was also quite a bit shorter and not as engrossing as the final work, but many of the themes are there from royal intrigue, feuding noble houses and a mysterious ecology on the desert planet but also more focus on the addictive spice drug. It all makes more sense knowing that Frank Herbert started down the Road to Dune with his interest in an article on controlling the growth of sand dunes which never was published.
