With the new Dune film coming out this week, I find myself drawn into conversations comparing Dune and Lord of the Rings on an almost daily basis. Granted, I’m a Tolkien geek who often seeks out these conversations, but as a full-fledged geek, I couldn’t help examining comparable traits of these two books. Here follows my definitive* comparison of Lord of the Rings** and Dune***: *This is in no way definitive. I’d love to hear feedback, particularly as I’m biased by having spent far more years studying Tolkien’s work. **Lord of the Rings is one book, not a trilogy. I will die on this hill. ***For the purposes of this comparison, I’m looking only at the individual books, not the series or material from the expanded worlds – a broader comparison would be great, but it’s way beyond my knowledge base and time constraints right now. Lord of the Rings …