Herbert, Frank
Author Biography & Works
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Books by Herbert, Frank
Dune
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A blend of sci-fi and fantasy, Frank Herbert's Dune created a foundation for many of the themes in modern genre fiction. Its exploration of ecology, pacifism, and mysticism pairs with...
Dune Messiah
Twelve years after the events of Dune, Paul Atreides rules the known universe as Emperor, and his Fremen warriors have carried a holy war across the stars. He sees what...
Children Of Dune
Fifteen thousand years after Leto II's death, the remnants of the Bene Gesserit contend with the ruthless leaders of an alien culture to forge a new civilization and preserve the...
God Emperor Of Dune
Leto II, God Emperor of Dune, trades his humanity for immortality and becomes the magnificent sandworm of Dune in a desperate attempt to save humankind.
Heretics Of Dune
Thousands of years after the death of God Emperor Leto II, the Bene Gesserit and the Bene Tleilax struggle to direct the future of Dune, now called Rakis
Chapterhouse: Dune
Fifteen thousand years after Leto II's death, the remnants of the Bene Gesserit contend with the ruthless leaders of an alien culture to forge a new civilization and preserve the...
Hunters Of Dune
Fleeing from the monstrous Honored Matres - dark counterparts of the Bene Gesserit Sisterhood - Duncan Idaho, the military genius Bashar Miles Teg, a woman named Sheeana who can talk...
Sandworms Of Dune
As the no-ship Ithaca flees through space, the heroes of HUNTERS OF DUNE finally meet the Enemy who followed the violent fanatics, the Honored Matres, back to their universe. The...
The Dosadi Experiment
This novel is a fan-lovers secret. It didn't win anything. But, it should have. Usually readers find a copy by accident recognizing Herbert from his Dune series. Nothing prepares you...
Dune Chronicles
What a crazy ass ride this series is. Still wildly popular and selling off the shelves after nearly 50 years, the Dune series has spawned a movie, computer games, board...
The White Plague
This story is set in Ireland, which doesn't happen in most post-apocalyptic tales. Doesn't happen in most of SF, if the truth be told. Molecular biologist becomes bi-polar as a...
Destination Void
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When I think of Frank Herbert I think of a hallucinogenic world of giant worms and magic dust that gives you special abilities and powers (any wonder he didn't receive...
The Jesus Incident
From the back cover: Frank Herbert, author of the world-famous Dune, is one of today's leading futurist thinkers. Bill Ransom is a poet, a Pulitzer and National Book Award nominee....
The Lazarus Effect
The Lazarus Effect is the third Destination Void book by Frank Herbert and Bill Ransom, a story of a planet where an artificial being and humans face what they have...
The Ascension Factor
The Ascension Factor is the fourth and last book in the Destination Void series by Frank Herbert and Bill Ransom, in which the survivors of a starship face their creator.
The Dragon in the Sea
This novel takes place in a submarine and crosses the genre lines into spy-thriller. Herbert explores the psychological impact of living under the sea.
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