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Frank Herbert, Dune (1966)
With more than twenty million copies sold, Frank Herbert's Dune is one of the best-selling novels of any genre and perhaps the best-selling science fiction novel of all time. The initial success of Dune spawned five sequels by Herbert and more than a dozen by other writers. The series' scope and grandeur have resulted in the books being called science fiction's answer to J. R. R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings. Herbert's themes are as far-reaching as the environment, the decline of empires, and gender equality. The filmed version of Dune, directed by David Lynch, received very mixed reviews. Countless books have taken their inspiration from Dune, and its influence can be found in television shows as well as films such as Star Wars. |