![]() ![]() His methodical newspaper research habits carried over to his fiction. ![]() It took eight years for Herbert's insights to gain mass and momentum and to become focused in a single story. Nonetheless it was no easy jump from the tight little world of the Fenian Ram to the parched wastes of Arrakis. Ramsey's rejection of the paternalism of psychology and his analysis of the subtug crew's dependency on their captain anticipates features of Dune's portrayal of the human love affair with messiahs and supermen. This concern with the dangers of hero worship is already evident in Under Pressure. I had this idea that superheros were disastrous for humans. ![]() Recalling the origins of Dune, Herbert says: It began with a concept: to do a long novel about the messianic convulsions which periodically inflict themselves on human societies. Winner of both the Hugo and Nebula awards, it is considered by many to be the greatest work of science fiction ever written. Herbert's success with Under Pressure was only a shadow of what was to come with his second novel, Dune. (Out of print.) Chapter 3: From Concept to Fable The Evolution of Dune Copyright © 1981 by Frederick Ungar Publishing Co., Inc. ![]()
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