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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

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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: 4.13 · 2,528,704 ratings · 126,753 reviews · 507 distinct works • Similar authors

	Dune (Dune, #1) 4.28 avg rating — 1,501,946 ratings — published 1965 — 534 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 — 351,928 ratings — published 1969 — 261 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 — 221,002 ratings — published 1976 — 242 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 — 130,136 ratings — published 1981 — 210 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) 3.86 avg rating — 92,243 ratings — published 1984 — 66 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) 3.88 avg rating — 75,529 ratings — published 1985 — 177 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 — 62,352 ratings — published 1979 — 48 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 — 7,876 ratings — published 1977 — 67 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 — 6,694 ratings — published 1982 — 61 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 — 5,969 ratings — published 2005 — 30 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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