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Frank Herbert


USA flag (1920 - 1986)
Father of Brian Herbert

Frank Herbert was born in Tacoma, Washington and worked as a reporter and later editor of a number of West Coast newspapers before becoming a full-time writer. His first sf story was published in 1952 but he achieved fame more than ten years later with the publication in Analog of 'Dune World' and 'The Prophet of Dune' that were amalgamated in the novel Dune in 1965.
 

Awards: Hugo (1966), Nebula (1965)  see all

Genres: Science Fiction
 
Series
Dune
   1. Dune (1965)
   2. Dune Messiah (1969)
   3. Children of Dune (1976)
   4. God Emperor of Dune (1981)
   5. Heretics of Dune (1984)
   6. Chapterhouse: Dune (1985)
   Songs of Muad'dib (1992)
   The Road to Dune (2005) (with Kevin J Anderson and Brian Herbert)
continued in the series by Kevin J Anderson
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Pandora Sequence
   Destination: Void (1966)
   1. The Jesus Incident (1979) (with Bill Ransom)
   2. The Lazarus Effect (1983) (with Bill Ransom)
   3. The Ascension Factor (1988) (with Bill Ransom)
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Novels
   The Dragon in the Sea (1956)
     aka Under Pressure / 21st Century Sub
   The Eyes of Heisenberg (1966)
   The Green Brain (1966)
   The Santaroga Barrier (1967)
   The Heaven Makers (1968)
   Whipping Star (1970)
   The Godmakers (1972)
   Soul Catcher (1973)
   Hellstrom's Hive (1973)
   The Dosadi Experiment (1977)
   Direct Descent (1980)
   The White Plague (1982)
   Man of Two Worlds (1986) (with Brian Herbert)
   High-Opp (2012)
   Angels' Fall (2013)
   A Game of Authors (2013)
   A Thorn in the Bush (2014)
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Collections
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Novellas and Short Stories
   Operation Haystack (1959)
   Try To Remember (2009)
   Missing Link (2011)
   Old Rambling House (2011)
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Anthologies edited
   Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow... (1974) (with Bonnie L Heintz, Donald A Joos and Jane Agorn McGee)
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Series contributed to
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Non fiction show
 
Omnibus editions show
 
Books containing stories by Frank Herbert
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The Last Dangerous Visions (2024)
(Dangerous Visions, book 3)
edited by
Harlan Ellison
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Black Cat Weekly #142 (2024)
(Black Cat Weekly, book 142)
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Sense of Wonder (2023)
A Century of Science Fiction
edited by
Leigh Ronald Grossman

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Awards
1966 Hugo Award for Best Novel : Dune
1965 Nebula Award for Best Novel : Dune

Award nominations
1986 Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel (nominee) : Chapterhouse: Dune
1986 Locus Award for Best Collection (nominee) : Eye
1985 Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel (nominee) : Heretics of Dune
1983 Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel (nominee) : The White Plague
1982 Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel (nominee) : God Emperor of Dune
1978 Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel (nominee) : The Dosadi Experiment
1977 Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel (nominee) : Children of Dune
1977 Hugo Award for Best Novel (nominee) : Children of Dune
1964 Hugo Award for Best Novel (nominee) : Dune


Frank Herbert recommends
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The Left Hand of Darkness (1969)
(Hainish Cycle, book 4)
Ursula K Le Guin
"A jewel of a story."

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