I had started Dune in the summer of 2015, but it wasn't the right book for me at the time. I gave up near the end of book 1, and figured I'd never pick it up again. Fast forward to this summer. I was in the mood for something epic, and this was it! I can absolutely understand how this is the best selling science fiction novel of all time. The characters are some of the best, they come alive off of the page (or through the speaker if you listen to the audiobook), the culture, the religious beliefs, the planet of Dune itself. Wow. What else is there to say? This is a masterpiece.