what it all about?
Dune is a 1965 science fiction novel by American author Frank Herbert
Wow, 1965 seem to be long time ago
It was originally published as two separate serials in "Analog" magazine.
ok what more can you tell me about Dune?
in 1966,  it won the inaugural Nebula Award for Best Novel.
Interesting, do you know if it has been turned into a movie?
Yes, The first novel also inspired a 1984 film adaptation by David Lynch, the 2000 Sci-Fi Channel miniseries "Frank Herbert's Dune" 
Wow, thats something to make me go look for it
Herbert wrote five sequels: "Dune Messiah", "Children of Dune", "God Emperor of Dune", "Heretics of Dune