The time it took the write the comment? That’s possible, but I don’t see any connection otherwise. (BTW: I don’t recall if HG Wells served at all, but he still managed to write Little Wars, and that’s sort of credited for kickstarting the hobby of tabletop wargaming.)
I suppose that’s advantageous. But I find it didn’t make the book any more or less fun to read than Lord of the Rings. But then, I also tend to reach for Tolkien first over Dune when I want to reread anything. (Even The Silmarillion has gotten more rereads than Dune for me.)
