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First-edition cover
AuthorFrank Herbert
Cover artistJohn Schoenherr
LanguageEnglish
SeriesDune series
GenreScience fiction1
Philosophical fiction
PublishedOctober 1, 19652
PublisherChilton Books
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint (hardcover & paperback)
Pages412 (first edition)3
896 (paperback)
AwardsHugo Award for Best Novel (1966)
Nebula Award for Best Novel (1966)
Seiun Award for Best Translated Long Work (1974)
Locus All-Time Best Novel (1975)
Locus All-Time Best SF Novel (1987)
Locus All-Time Best SF Novel before 1990 (1998)
Locus Online Best 20th Century SF Novel (2012)
Followed by*Dune Messiah *

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Footnotes

  1. Hanson, Matt (2005). Building Sci-fi Moviescapes: The Science Behind the Fiction. Gulf Professional Publishing. ISBN 978-0-240-80772-0.

  2. Anon. (August 19, 1965). “New Books Received”. Hartford Courant. p. 37. Archived from the original on April 29, 2026 – via Newspapers.com. Dune – By Frank Herbert; Chilton Books; $5.95; (Oct. 1). Anon. (October 2, 1965). “Futuristic Novel From Fairfax”. Daily Independent Journal. p. M16 – via Newspapers.com. Former Bay Area newspaperman Frank Herbert, a Marin County reisdent, is the author of the novel ‘Dunes’ [sic], published this week by Chilton Books.

  3. “Frank Herbert. Dune. Philadelphia/New York: Chilton Books”. Heritage Auctions. Archived from the original on June 16, 2024. Retrieved June 16, 2024.