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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 ser
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Average rating: 4.14 · 2,848,035 ratings · 150,727 reviews · 597 distinct worksSimilar authors
Dune (Dune, #1)

4.29 avg rating — 1,661,031 ratings — published 1965 — 547 editions
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Dune Messiah (Dune #2)

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3.90 avg rating — 419,933 ratings — published 1969 — 85 editions
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Children of Dune (Dune #3)

3.95 avg rating — 258,500 ratings — published 1976 — 18 editions
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God Emperor of Dune (Dune #4)

3.88 avg rating — 151,690 ratings — published 1981 — 221 editions
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Heretics of Dune (Dune #5)

3.85 avg rating — 105,392 ratings — published 1984 — 188 editions
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Chapterhouse: Dune (Dune #6)

3.86 avg rating — 85,759 ratings — published 1985 — 184 editions
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The Great Dune Trilogy

4.37 avg rating — 63,480 ratings — published 1965 — 50 editions
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The Dosadi Experiment (ConS...

3.84 avg rating — 8,206 ratings — published 1977 — 71 editions
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The White Plague

3.68 avg rating — 6,936 ratings — published 1982
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The Road to Dune

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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

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