Frank Herbert (1920-86) is best known for his immensely popular and successful science-fiction novels, but his books include non-fiction works on ecology and home computers as well as contemporary fiction. His classic novel Dune and its sequels have all been worldwide bestsellers, and Dune itself was made into a major film and TV mini-series, with a new blockbuster adaptation due for release in 2021.
I know nothing comparable to it except The Lord of the Rings -- Arthur C. Clarke It is possible that Dune is even more relevant now than when it was first published * NEW YORKER * An astonishing science fiction phenomenon * WASHINGTON POST * One of the monuments of modern science fiction * CHICAGO TRIBUNE * Powerful, convincing, and most ingenious -- Robert A. Heinlein A novel of extraordinary complexity ... the work of a speculative intellect with few rivals in modern sf * THE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF SCIENCE FICTION * A tight mesmerising fabric, interwoven with a potent element of mysticism ... intensely realised -- Brian W Aldiss Huge and important . . . it feels grand, it's blood-stirring * Neil Gaiman *