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Frank Herbert, an Epic card
Franklin Patrick Herbert Jr. was an American science-fiction author, best known for his 1965 novel Dune and its five sequels.
- Rarity
- Epic
- Domain
- Arts
- ATK
- 77
- DEF
- 89
- Power
- 166
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 560,000
Power 166 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 85 % of WikiCards cards.
Frank Herbert quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Frank Herbert card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
Dune is one of the best-selling science fiction novels of all time, and the series is a ______ of the science-fiction genre.
Answer
classic. Dune is one of the best-selling science fiction novels of all time, and the series is a classic of the science-fiction genre. From the Frank Herbert article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
Franklin Patrick Herbert Jr. was an American science-fiction author, best known for his ____ novel Dune and its five sequels.
Answer
1960s. Franklin Patrick Herbert Jr. was an American science-fiction author, best known for his 1965 novel Dune and its five sequels. From the Frank Herbert article on Wikipedia.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- He also wrote short stories and worked as a newspaper journalist, photographer, book reviewer, ecological consultant, and lecturer.
- Dune is one of the best-selling science fiction novels of all time, and the series is a classic of the science-fiction genre.
- The series has been adapted numerous times, including the feature film David Lynch's Dune, the miniseries Frank Herbert's Dune and Children of Dune, and a motion picture trilogy currently in production, with Denis Villeneuve's Dune and Dune: Part Two having been released with Dune: Part Three being the last installment.
Why it is Epic
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Frank Herbert article was read about 560,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 77 and blocks with 89: each hit it takes is cut by 36 %.
How to get Frank Herbert
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Frank Herbert (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Unknown photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
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