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God Emperor of Dune

1981 novel by Frank Herbert
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God Emperor of Dune

Summary

God Emperor of Dune is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,584 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • God Emperor of Dune authored Frank Herbert[3].
  • God Emperor of Dune's instance of is recorded as literary work[4].
  • God Emperor of Dune was published by G. P. Putnam's Sons[5].
  • God Emperor of Dune's genre is science fiction[6].
  • God Emperor of Dune followed Children of Dune[7].
  • God Emperor of Dune was followed by Heretics of Dune[8].
  • God Emperor of Dune's part of the series is recorded as Dune[9].
  • God Emperor of Dune's place of publication is recorded as United States[10].
  • God Emperor of Dune's language of work or name is recorded as English[11].
  • God Emperor of Dune's country of origin is recorded as United States[12].
  • God Emperor of Dune was published on May 1981[13].
  • God Emperor of Dune's characters is recorded as Leto II Atreides[14].
  • God Emperor of Dune's characters is recorded as Duncan Idaho[15].
  • God Emperor of Dune's cover art by is recorded as Brad Holland[16].
  • God Emperor of Dune's has edition or translation is recorded as Q125994602[17].
  • God Emperor of Dune's has edition or translation is recorded as Q137643054[18].
  • God Emperor of Dune's main subject is religion[19].
  • God Emperor of Dune's main subject is government[20].
  • God Emperor of Dune's main subject is tyrannicide[21].
  • God Emperor of Dune's number of pages is recorded as {'amount': '+496'}[22].
  • God Emperor of Dune's nominated for is recorded as Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel[23].
  • God Emperor of Dune's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'God Emperor of Dune'}[24].
  • God Emperor of Dune's title is recorded as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'デューン砂漠の神皇帝'}[25].
  • God Emperor of Dune's form of creative work is recorded as novel[26].
  • God Emperor of Dune's media franchise is recorded as Dune[27].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Release type: Prose[28]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 4bb036bf-5a35-4d22-8a33-843648a2e070[29]

Body

Authorship and Creation

God Emperor of Dune authored Frank Herbert[3]. It was published by G. P. Putnam's Sons[5].

Publication

God Emperor of Dune was released on May 1981[13]. Its place of publication is recorded as United States[10]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[11]. Its genre is science fiction[6]. Its part of the series is recorded as Dune[9].

Subject and Themes

Main subjects include religion[19], government[20], and tyrannicide[21]. God Emperor of Dune's part of the series is recorded as Dune[9].

Adaptations and Inspiration

God Emperor of Dune followed Children of Dune[7]. It was followed by Heretics of Dune[8].

Why It Matters

God Emperor of Dune ranks in the top 1% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,584 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

Related Entities

Frank Herbert literary work religion United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . sfadb.com. sfadb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [31] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7w ago · KaleemBot bot · 2026-05-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Author → Frank Herbert
    Part of the series → Dune
    Follows → Children of Dune
    Cover art by → Brad Holland
    + 25 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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