
Beginning in 1999, his son Brian Herbert and science fiction author Kevin J.

Since 2009, the names of planets from the Dune novels have been adopted for the real-world nomenclature of plains and other features on Saturn's moon Titan.įrank Herbert died in 1986. Dune has also inspired some traditional games and a series of video games. Herbert wrote five sequels, the first two of which were adapted as a miniseries called Frank Herbert's Children of Dune in 2003. It won the inaugural Nebula Award for Best Novel in 1965 and the 1966 Hugo Award, and was later adapted into a 1984 film, a 2000 television miniseries, and a 2021 film.

Dune is frequently described as the best selling science fiction novel in history. Frank Herbert's Children of Dune (2003)ĭune, also known as the Dune Chronicles, is a science fiction media franchise that originated with the 1965 novel Dune by Frank Herbert and has continued to add new publications.
