Irulan Seems to Be Mostly Wrong

A beginning seems to be a fine time at which to note that a character, even one that is made to speak authoritatively, is not necessarily a spokesman for the author.  A beginning may not be a time for letting some literary princess tell us what is so.  Consider what a poor model quantitative precision of correct [...]

Duncan Idaho and Dune

I’ve struggled to use Duncan Idaho’s name as a means to connect the character to a high problem.  It’s occurred to me that “Duncan Idaho” may be a pun on dunamis or one of its forms.  One can consider also whether this conjecture offers insight into the meaning of the planet Dune and the series Dune.