You'll find this a fascinating read: http://www.oreilly.com/tim/herbert/ http://www.oreilly.com/tim/herbert/ Tim O'Reilly made an interview with Frank Herbert

You'll find this a fascinating read: http://www.oreilly.com/tim/herbert/ http://www.oreilly.com/tim/herbert/ Tim O'Reilly made an interview with Frank Herbert on how he created his universe, and describes the huge effort that went into it. Worth to read. Unfortunately they don't print it anymore, but hey, at least it is available online.