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1. It is possibly the greatest science-novel ever written.

2. Published in 1965, it presages the political turmoil and climate disasters of our time. Not a joke: In the near future we may be wearing stillsuits that recycle sweat and urine for drinking.

3. Never have we needed the Litany Against Fear more.

4. David Lynch’s loony adaptation is still fascinating.

5. Even if Alejandro Jodorowsky’s movie of Dune was never made, his ideas and designs for the film have influenced a generation of movies including Star Wars. Moebius!

6. Denis Villeneuve is making a Dune movie. He’s proven he can adapt great SF with Ted Chiang’s Story of Your Life, which became Arrival. And however you feel about Blade Runner 2049 (which I love and have seen in four countries), you have to agree that it looks fantastic.

7. Timothee Chalamet is in takes to play Paul Atreides in the movie, so you have an official reason to think about Timothee Chalamet.

8. The name “Atreides” comes from Greek mythology. They’re supposed to be descended from the House of Atreus, meaning their forefathers were Tantalus, Agamemnon..

9. Shai-hulud!

10. You can read it as a manual on how to create a messianic figure.