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Frank Herbert


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in Tacoma, Washington, The United States
October 08, 1920

Died
February 11, 1986

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Franklin Patrick Herbert Jr. was an American science fiction author best known for the 1965 novel Dune and its five sequels. Though he became famous for his novels, he also wrote short stories and worked as a newspaper journalist, photographer, book reviewer, ecological consultant, and lecturer.
The Dune saga, set in the distant future, and taking place over millennia, explores complex themes, such as the long-term survival of the human species, human evolution, planetary science and ecology, and the intersection of religion, politics, economics and power in a future where humanity has long since developed interstellar travel and settled many thousands of worlds. Dune is the best-selling science fiction novel of all time, and the entire seri
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Average rating: 4.13 · 2,741,551 ratings · 142,516 reviews · 549 distinct worksSimilar authors
Dune (Dune #1)

4.29 avg rating — 1,608,550 ratings — published 1965 — 34 editions
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Dune Messiah (Dune #2)

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3.89 avg rating — 395,894 ratings — published 1969 — 272 editions
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Children of Dune (Dune #3)

3.95 avg rating — 246,235 ratings — published 1976 — 245 editions
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God Emperor of Dune (Dune #4)

3.88 avg rating — 144,700 ratings — published 1981 — 10 editions
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Heretics of Dune (Dune #5)

3.85 avg rating — 101,241 ratings — published 1984 — 187 editions
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Chapterhouse: Dune (Dune #6)

3.86 avg rating — 82,453 ratings — published 1985 — 13 editions
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The Great Dune Trilogy

4.37 avg rating — 63,014 ratings — published 1965 — 49 editions
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The Dosadi Experiment (ConS...

3.83 avg rating — 8,057 ratings — published 1977 — 71 editions
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The White Plague

3.68 avg rating — 6,861 ratings — published 1982 — 61 editions
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The Road to Dune

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3.89 avg rating — 6,124 ratings — published 2005 — 2 editions
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Quotes by Frank Herbert  (?)
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“I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration. I will face my fear. I will permit it to pass over me and through me. And when it has gone past I will turn the inner eye to see its path. Where the fear has gone there will be nothing. Only I will remain.”
Frank Herbert, Dune

“There is no real ending. It’s just the place where you stop the story.”
Frank Herbert

“The mystery of life isn't a problem to solve, but a reality to experience.”
Frank Herbert, Dune

Polls

2nd Qtr (Apr-Jun) 2021 Long Read Poll

Dune by Frank Herbert, 1965, 604 pages
 
  60 votes, 25.1%

 
  53 votes, 22.2%

The Magic Mountain by Thomas Mann, 1924, 706 pages
 
  34 votes, 14.2%

Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry, 1985, 960 pages
 
  33 votes, 13.8%

A Fine Balance by Rohinton Mistry, 1995, 603 pages
 
  25 votes, 10.5%

Infinite Jest by David Foster Wallace, 1996, 1088 pages
 
  22 votes, 9.2%

A House for Mr Biswas by V.S. Naipaul, 1961, 623 pages
 
  12 votes, 5.0%

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