Context: The Nebula Awards are given each year by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America (SFWA) for the best science fiction or fantasy fiction published in the United States during the previous year. The award has been described as one of "the most important of the American science fiction awards" and "the science-fiction and fantasy equivalent" of the Emmy Awards. The Nebula Award for Best Novel is given each year for science fiction or fantasy novels published in English or translated into English and released in the United States or on the internet during the previous calendar year. A work of fiction is defined by the organization as a novel if it is 40,000 words or longer; awards are also given out for pieces of shorter lengths in the short story, novelette, and novella categories. The Nebula Award for Best Novel has been awarded annually since 1966. Novels which were expanded forms of previously published short stories are eligible, as are novellas published by themselves if the author requests them to be considered as a novel., Lord of Light (1967) is a science fantasy novel by American author Roger Zelazny. It was awarded the 1968 Hugo Award for Best Novel, and nominated for a Nebula Award in the same category. Two chapters from the novel were published as novelettes in the "Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction" in 1967., Roger Joseph Zelazny (May 13, 1937  June 14, 1995) was an American poet and writer of fantasy and science fiction short stories and novels, best known for "The Chronicles of Amber". He won the Nebula award three times (out of 14 nominations) and the Hugo award six times (also out of 14 nominations), including two Hugos for novels: the serialized novel "...And Call Me Conrad" (1965), subsequently published under the title "This Immortal" (1966) and then the novel "Lord of Light" (1967)., Dune is a 1965 epic science fiction novel by Frank Herbert . It tied with Roger Zelazny 's This Immortal for the Hugo Award in 1966 , and it won the inaugural Nebula Award for Best Novel . It is the first installment of the Dune saga , and in 2003 was cited as the world 's best - selling science fiction novel . Set in the distant future amidst a feudal interstellar society in which noble houses , in control of individual planets , owe allegiance to the Padishah Emperor , Dune tells the story of young Paul Atreides , whose noble family accepts the stewardship of the desert planet Arrakis . As this planet is the only source of the `` spice '' melange , the most important and valuable substance in the universe , control of Arrakis is a coveted -- and dangerous -- undertaking . The story explores the multi-layered interactions of politics , religion , ecology , technology , and human emotion , as the forces of the empire confront each other in a struggle for the control of Arrakis and its `` spice '' . Herbert wrote five sequels : Dune Messiah , Children of Dune , God Emperor of Dune , Heretics of Dune , and Chapterhouse : Dune . The first novel also inspired a 1984 film adaptation by David Lynch , the 2000 Sci - Fi Channel miniseries Frank Herbert 's Dune and its 2003 sequel Frank Herbert 's Children of Dune ( which combines the events of Dune Messiah and Children of Dune ) , computer games , at least two board games , songs , and a series of followups , including prequels and sequels , that were co-written by Kevin J. Anderson and the author 's son , Brian Herbert , starting in 1999 . Since 2009 , the names of planets from the Dune novels have been adopted for the real - world nomenclature of plains and other features on Saturn 's moon Titan ., An Emmy Award, or simply Emmy, recognizes excellence in the television industry, and corresponds to the Academy Award (for film), the Tony Award (for theatre), and the Grammy Award (for music)., Subject: dune , Relation: nominated_for, Options: (A) grammy award (B) hugo award for best novel (C) nebula award for best novel
Output: hugo award for best novel