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...flight plan, exact details of which remain secret, skirted the southern tip of Jordan, then proceeded northeast across the top of Saudi Arabia. From time to time the jets would flash over a reference point, and the group leader would radio a code message ("sand dune yellow") to the war room in Tel Aviv's Defense Ministry building. The warplanes remained well beyond the range of U.S.-operated AWACS radar aircraft currently assigned to the Saudis and patroling the country's Persian Gulf perimeter. The job of the one AWACS that was airborne at the time was solely to survey...
...Noble House, Clavell (2 last week) 2.Gorky Park, Smith (4) 3. God Emperor of Dune, Herbert (1) 4. Goodbye, Janette. Robbins (5) 5. Free Fall in Crimson, MacDonald (3) 6. The Covenant, Michener (6) 1. Masquerade, Williams (9) 8. The Cardinal Sins, Greeley 9. Tar Baby, Morrison 10. The Glitter Dome, Wambaugh
...Emperor of Dune, Herbert...
...Emperor of Dune. Herbert (1 last week...
Though written in a popular style, God Emperor does not sidestep moral complexity and ethical dilemma. Herbert understands that humanity needs myths and heroes to embody them. But he also knows the danger posed by those who claim to be the sole carriers and interpreters of those myths. Dune folk who subscribe unquestioningly to Leto's self-proclaimed godhood are shown as virtual automata, doomed to perish with him or to be lost without him. In Herbert's dry and gritty world, the future belongs only to those who think for themselves...