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Originally Posted by Frazod
Martin borrowed heavily from Dune in this regard. Ned was a carbon copy of Duke Leto - a good, heroic and noble man thrust into a dangerous political environment that was completely beyond his ability to understand. About halfway through the book I realized that he was going to die.
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Holy crap, how did I not recognize this before now? Rereading Dune now, and still didn't pick up on it.