Frank Herbert

Frank Patrick Herbert (October 8, 1920 - February 11, 1986), American science fiction author.

He was born in Tacoma, Washington, and was proud of his Welsh ancestry.

Herbert is best known for the Dune series of novels which deal with themes such as human survival and evolution, ecology, the intersection of religion and politics, and power. The film of the novel Dune, made by David Lynch, whilst severely flawed, remains a classic of the genre. Dune was later made into a 260 minutes TV mini-series by the Sci-Fi Channel.

A large number of Herbert's works feature mind-altering chemicals, such as the Spice in Dune.

He died in Madison, Wisconsin.

Bibliography

Note: Books set in the same fictional universe are grouped together.

Dune series:

• Dune (1965)
• Dune Messiah (1969)
• Children of Dune (1976)
• God Emperor of Dune (1981)
• Heretics of Dune (1984)
• Chapterhouse Dune (1985)

Pan-sentiency series:

• Whipping Star
• The Dosadi Experiment

Destination: Void universe:

• Destination: Void
• The Jesus Incident[?]
• The Lazarus Effect[?]
• The Ascension Factor[?]

Other:

• The Dragon in the Sea (variant title: Under Pressure)
• Hellstrom's Hive[?]
  • About a secret group of humans who model their lives upon the social insects[?] (Serialised in Galaxy science fiction under the title `Project 40')
• The Santaroga Barrier
  • A small community in California who consume food containing a mould with strange psychopharmacological properties. (Mind-expanding cheese, no less. And I am serious)
• The White Plague