His categorical dismissal is worth quoting at length. JG Ballard, for instance, writing in the Guardian, eloquently proved how well time can make a fool of the best critics. So it's curious to think of a time when it was only really generating interest within the (still small) science fiction community a time when reviewers could approach the book without preconceptions and do what reviewers do best: completely fail to spot its potential. The joint 1965 Hugo award winner, Frank Herbert's Dune, has sold more than 12m copies and has been credited with inspiring everything from Star Wars to Earth Day via a song by Iron Maiden.
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