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Dune is a 1965 epic science fiction novel by American author Frank Herbert, originally published as two separate serials (1963–64 novel Dune World and 1965 novel Prophet of Dune) in Analog magazine. It tied with Roger Zelazny's This Immortal for the Hugo Award for Best Novel and won the inaugural Nebula Award for Best Novel in 1966.
Franklin Patrick Herbert Jr. (October 8, 1920 – February 11, 1986) was an American science-fiction author, best known for his 1965 novel Dune and its five sequels. He also wrote short stories and worked as a newspaper journalist, photographer, book reviewer, ecological consultant, and lecturer.
Dune: Serial publication: Analog, December 1963 – February 1964 (Part I, as "Dune World"), and January – May 1965 (Parts II and III, as "The Prophet of Dune").First edition: Philadelphia: Chilton Books, 1965.
1. Dune (1965) - Dune Book #1. The behemoth that started it all, Dune introduces readers to the noble Atreides family and the desert planet Arrakis.Set far in the future, the book follows Duke ...
The original author, Frank Herbert, wrote the OG Dune book in 1965, followed by five sequels, before he died in 1986. It wasn't until 12 years later that his son, Brian, and science fiction writer ...
He wrote on the use of grasses to slow the movement of the dunes, prevent them from spreading, from taking over. ... Dune (1965) Dune Messiah (1969) Children of Dune (1976) God Emperor of Dune (1981)
Dune responded in 1965 with its complex descriptions of life on Arrakis, from giant sandworms (for whom water is life-threatening) to smaller, mouse-like life-forms adapted to live with limited water. Dune was followed in its creation of complex and unique ecologies by other science fiction books such as A Door into Ocean (1986) and Red Mars ...
Dune is frequently cited as the best-selling science fiction novel in history, [1] [2] and won the 1966 Hugo Award [3] as well as the inaugural Nebula Award for Best Novel. [4] Herbert wrote five sequels before his death in 1986: Dune Messiah (1969), Children of Dune (1976), God Emperor of Dune (1981), Heretics of Dune (1984) and Chapterhouse ...