Dune is a 1965 epic science fiction novel by American author Frank Herbert, originally published as two separate serials in Analog magazine. It tied with Roger Zelazny's This Immortal for the Hugo Award in 1966 and it won the inaugural Nebula Award for Best Novel. It is the first installment of the Dune saga.
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Originally published: August 1965
Author: Frank Herbert
Followed by: Dune Messiah, Dune: The Machine Crusade
Genres: Science fiction, Novel, Fantasy Fiction, Adventure fiction, Conspiracy fiction, more
Characters: Paul Atreides, Baron Vladimir Harkonnen, Feyd-Rautha Harkonnen, more
Pages: 896