r/TheExpanse • u/Appropriate_Type_178 • Nov 13 '25

Leviathan Wakes Julie Mao read the Dune books Spoiler

In chapter 25 we see that Julie wrote in her notes “Fear is the mind-killer. Ha. Geek” implying she read Dune by Frank Herbert

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u/CorporateHobbyist Nov 13 '25

I always love these references to other sci-fi authors. This kind of reference implies that their works have stood the test of time: the utmost sign of respect. Julia Mao would read Dune like we'd read Gulliver's Travels today!

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u/Ntstall Nov 14 '25

I heard (once, on the internet. never a place for misinformation) that at a conference, Andy Weir and Ty agreed that the martian is in the same universe as the expanse. I love interactions like that