Dune
American novelist, 1920–1986.
Dune is a 1963 novel by Frank Herbert.
On 4 of the 17 lists it was eligible for.
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At a glance
- Author
- Frank Herbert
- First published
- Serialised 1963–65
- Length
- 304 pages (UK paperback)
- Genre
- Science fiction, Adventure, Political, Religion and faith
- Series
- Book 1 of Dune
Is Dune worth reading?
4 of the 17 best-of lists it could have made include it, among them The Big Read top 100 (BBC) and 100 novels that shaped our world (BBC Arts).
| List | Place | Original |
|---|---|---|
| 100 novels that shaped our world (BBC Arts, 2019) | Listed | See the list |
| Readers' top 100 novels (The Guardian, 2026) | No. 80 | See the list |
| The Big Read top 100 (BBC, 2003) | No. 39 | See the list |
| The Great American Read (PBS, 2018) | Listed | See the list |
Best edition of Dune
The edition we link to is the Hodderscape paperback (2017), 304 pages.
- Publisher
- Hodderscape (paperback, 2017)
- Pages
- 304
- ISBN
- 9781473655324
How critics, prizes and readers rate Dune
Readers rate it most highly: it earned 49% of the points available on readers' and booksellers' lists, against 10% on critics' lists and 0% on prize lists.
Share of the available points it earned on each kind of list it was eligible for. How the scores work
Books like Dune
If you liked Dune, try Nineteen Eighty-Four, The Road or The Lord of the Rings.
