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Frank Herbert

Born

in Tacoma, Washington, The United States

October 08, 1920

Died

February 11, 1986

Website

http://www.dunenovels.com/

Genre

Science Fiction & Fantasy

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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 ...more

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Average rating: 4.14 · 2,299,678 ratings · 109,561 reviews · 477 distinct works • Similar authors

	Dune (Dune, #1) 4.27 avg rating — 1,385,760 ratings — published 1965 — 211 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Dune Messiah (Dune, #2) by Frank Herbert, Brian Herbert (Introduction) 3.89 avg rating — 302,639 ratings — published 1969 — 268 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Children of Dune (Dune, #3) 3.96 avg rating — 194,157 ratings — published 1976 — 246 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	God Emperor of Dune (Dune #4) 3.88 avg rating — 114,985 ratings — published 1981 — 220 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Heretics of Dune (Dune, #5) 3.87 avg rating — 83,511 ratings — published 1984 — 179 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Great Dune Trilogy 4.37 avg rating — 61,464 ratings — published 1979 — 47 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Chapterhouse: Dune (Dune #6) 3.89 avg rating — 68,810 ratings — published 1985 — 175 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Dosadi Experiment (ConSentiency Universe, #2) 3.83 avg rating — 7,733 ratings — published 1977 — 64 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The White Plague 3.69 avg rating — 6,564 ratings — published 1982 — 58 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Road to Dune by Frank Herbert, Brian Herbert, Kevin J. Anderson (Goodreads Author) 3.90 avg rating — 5,866 ratings — published 2005 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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