## Dune Is Officially Switching Genres With New Awakening Release Dune is easily the most iconic and impactful science fiction work of the 20th century, with Frank Herbert's original 1965 novel helping redefine what the genre could accomplish. Its sprawling exploration of politics, religion, ecology, imperialism, etc., has influenced generations, while the deserts of Arrakis, the Fremen, and Shai-Hulud became engrained in every corner of pop culture, and that was all before the modern movies were even a thought. Denis Villeneuve's blockbuster films, however, introduced Herbert's universe to…