20 Things You Didn’t Know About Dune

17. Dune Won The First-ever Nebula Award

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The Nebula Awards are widely regarded as The Oscars of science fiction literature, so they’re nothing to be taken for granted.

Starting back in 1965 by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America, the Nebula Awards are generally accepted to be more prestigious than the other sci-fi ceremonies such as The Hugo Awards, which are decided by votes from fans.

During Nebula’s first ceremony, Dune beat out contemporary works like The Saliva Tree and He Who Shakes to be voted Best Novel of 1965. Well deserved in our opinion.

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