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Dune (franchise)
Dune
is a
science fiction
franchise
that originated with the 1965 novel
Dune
by
Frank Herbert
.
Dune
is frequently cited as the best-selling science fiction novel in history. It won the 1966
Hugo Award
and the inaugural
Nebula Award for Best Novel
, and was later adapted into a
1984 film
as well as a
2000 television miniseries
. Herbert wrote five
sequels
, and the first two were presented as a
miniseries
in 2003. The
Dune
universe has also inspired some
traditional games
and a
series of video games
. 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
.
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