#43 in the ranking · fiction · 1965
Dune
Dune, by Frank Herbert, published in 1965, is cited by 325 people in conversations on Hacker News. It shows up in all 20 years, from 2007 to 2026, with the most mentions in 2022. People who cite it also cite Snow Crash, Gödel, Escher, Bach and Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs.
Year by year
Peak: 64 mentions in 2022
Mentions per year: 2007: 4; 2008: 3; 2009: 9; 2010: 12; 2011: 19; 2012: 3; 2013: 2; 2014: 18; 2015: 31; 2016: 14; 2017: 21; 2018: 29; 2019: 17; 2020: 37; 2021: 36; 2022: 64; 2023: 22; 2024: 16; 2025: 15; 2026: 3.
Where it’s cited
What people write
From a text search; it doesn’t yet tell recommending apart from just mentioning.
If anyone hasn't seen the documentary Jodorowsky's Dune I highly recommend it: [link]
Hacker News · 2022 · in “€2.6M spent for a book at auction, believed they would own the IP” · see comment ↗
I wouldn't recommend either if you haven't read Dune, book 1, though.
Hacker News · 2021 · in “New sci-fi and fantasy books to check out this August” · see comment ↗
- Dune: a sci-fi masterpiece, highly recommended to anyone into sci-fi
Hacker News · 2020 · in “Ask HN: Great fiction books that have had a positive impact on your life?” · see comment ↗