Frank Herbert





Frank Herbert

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

died
February 11, 1986

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Critically acclaimed and commercially successful American science fiction author.

He is best known for the novel Dune and its five sequels. The Dune saga, set in the distant future and taking place over millennia, dealt with themes such as human survival and evolution, ecology, and the intersection of religion, politics, and power, and is widely considered to be among the classics in the field of science fiction.



Average rating: 3.97 · 488,883 ratings · 10,079 reviews · 103 distinct works · Similar authors
Dune (Dune Chronicles, #1)
4.08 of 5 stars 4.08 avg rating — 300,447 ratings — published 1965 — 160 editions
Dune Messiah (Dune Chronicl...
3.79 of 5 stars 3.79 avg rating — 42,811 ratings — published 1969 — 38 editions
Children of Dune (Dune Chro...
3.81 of 5 stars 3.81 avg rating — 38,333 ratings — published 1976 — 73 editions
God Emperor of Dune (Dune C...
3.73 of 5 stars 3.73 avg rating — 27,890 ratings — published 1981 — 65 editions
Heretics of Dune (Dune Chro...
3.76 of 5 stars 3.76 avg rating — 22,403 ratings — published 1984 — 59 editions
Chapterhouse: Dune (Dune Ch...
3.81 of 5 stars 3.81 avg rating — 19,144 ratings — published 1985 — 51 editions
The Great Dune Trilogy
4.34 of 5 stars 4.34 avg rating — 11,354 ratings — published 1977 — 14 editions
The Dosadi Experiment
3.74 of 5 stars 3.74 avg rating — 3,535 ratings — published 1977 — 30 editions
The White Plague
3.66 of 5 stars 3.66 avg rating — 2,956 ratings — published 1982 — 24 editions
The Jesus Incident (Destina...
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3.64 of 5 stars 3.64 avg rating — 2,383 ratings — published 1979 — 27 editions
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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

“Seek freedom and become captive of your desires. Seek discipline and find your liberty.”
Frank Herbert, Chapterhouse: Dune

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

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