While i'm not in 100% agreement, with this list, There is NOTHING wrong with putting Dune at the top of the list. Herbert is in NO way over rated, and Dune is one of the greatest novels of all time. Might be my #1, might not, but I have seen it at the top of a LOT of sci-fi fans' lists. Some would go as far as to say, Dune is to sci-fi what The Hobbit, was to fantasy. So stop knocking Herbert. How many books do you have published? Until you have sold at least one, don't knock Herberts' brilliance, because Dune is a masterpiece, and the amount of thought that goes into creating a whole universe is daunting.