"All this he saw, for one moment breathless and intense, vivid on the morning sky; and still, as he looked, he lived; and still, as he lived, he wondered."

January 2026

One thing is certain: it's my first time reading this book. I thought I did, but I think I skipped right to Children of Dune and God Emperor, because I'm confident I would remember this. Heartbreaking and astonishingly beautiful, I know I'm a voice outside the...