About Frank Herbert
Frank Herbert was born in Tacoma, Washington and worked as a reporter and later editor of a number of West Coast newspapers before becoming a full-time writer. His first sf story was published in 1952 but he achieved fame more than ten years later with the publication in Analog of 'Dune World' and 'The Prophet of Dune' that were amalgamated in the novel Dune in 1965.
Series
Pandora Sequence
1. Destination: Void (1966)
2. The Jesus Incident (1978) (with Bill Ransom)
3. The Lazarus Effect (1983) (with Bill Ransom)
3. The Ascension Factor (1988) (with Bill Ransom)
1. Destination: Void (1966)
2. The Jesus Incident (1978) (with Bill Ransom)
3. The Lazarus Effect (1983) (with Bill Ransom)
3. The Ascension Factor (1988) (with Bill Ransom)
Novels
21st Century Sub (1956)
The Dragon in the Sea (1956)
aka Under Pressure
The Green Brain (1966)
The Eyes of Heisenberg (1966)
The Heaven Makers (1968)
The Santaroga Barrier (1968)
Whipping Star (1970)
Soul Catcher (1971)
The Godmakers (1972)
Hellstrom's Hive (1973)
The Dosadi Experiment (1977)
Direct Descent (1980)
The White Plague (1982)
Man of Two Worlds (1986) (with Brian Herbert)
The Dragon in the Sea (1956)
aka Under Pressure
The Green Brain (1966)
The Eyes of Heisenberg (1966)
The Heaven Makers (1968)
The Santaroga Barrier (1968)
Whipping Star (1970)
Soul Catcher (1971)
The Godmakers (1972)
Hellstrom's Hive (1973)
The Dosadi Experiment (1977)
Direct Descent (1980)
The White Plague (1982)
Man of Two Worlds (1986) (with Brian Herbert)
Omnibus
Collections
The Worlds of Frank Herbert (1970)
The Priests of Psi: And Other Stories (1971)
The Book of Frank Herbert (1973)
The Best of Frank Herbert 1952-1964 (1975)
Best of Frank Herbert 1952-70 (1975)
Eye (1985)
The Priests of Psi: And Other Stories (1971)
The Book of Frank Herbert (1973)
The Best of Frank Herbert 1952-1964 (1975)
Best of Frank Herbert 1952-70 (1975)
Eye (1985)
Series contributed to
Dune
1. Dune (1965)
2. Dune Messiah (1969)
3. Children of Dune (1976)
4. God Emperor of Dune (1981)
5. Heretics of Dune (1984)
6. Chapterhouse: Dune (1969)
The Great Dune Trilogy (omnibus) (1979)
The Second Great Dune Trilogy (omnibus) (1987)
The Dune Collection (omnibus) (1988)
Songs of Muad'dib (1992) (with Brian Herbert)
The Road to Dune (2005) (with Kevin J Anderson, Brian Herbert)
1. Dune (1965)
2. Dune Messiah (1969)
3. Children of Dune (1976)
4. God Emperor of Dune (1981)
5. Heretics of Dune (1984)
6. Chapterhouse: Dune (1969)
The Great Dune Trilogy (omnibus) (1979)
The Second Great Dune Trilogy (omnibus) (1987)
The Dune Collection (omnibus) (1988)
Songs of Muad'dib (1992) (with Brian Herbert)
The Road to Dune (2005) (with Kevin J Anderson, Brian Herbert)
Non fiction
Survival and the Atom (1952)
New World or No World (1970)
Threshold: The Blue Angels Experience (1973)
The Notebooks of Frank Herbert's Dune (1988) (with Brian Herbert)
New World or No World (1970)
Threshold: The Blue Angels Experience (1973)
The Notebooks of Frank Herbert's Dune (1988) (with Brian Herbert)
Anthologies containing stories by Frank Herbert
17 x Infinity (1963)
On Our Way to the Future (1970)
Weekend Book of Science Fiction (1981)
Election Day 2084: Science Fiction Stories About the Future of Politics (1984)
The Science Fiction Century (1996)
Cyber-Killers (1997)
The Road to Science Fiction 4: From Here to Forever (1997)
On Our Way to the Future (1970)
Weekend Book of Science Fiction (1981)
Election Day 2084: Science Fiction Stories About the Future of Politics (1984)
The Science Fiction Century (1996)
Cyber-Killers (1997)
The Road to Science Fiction 4: From Here to Forever (1997)
Short stories
| Looking for Something? (1952) | |||
| The Gone Dogs (1954) | |||
| Nightmare Blues (1954) | |||
| Operation Syndrome (1954) | |||
| Occupation Force (1955) | |||
| Rat Race (1955) | |||
| Dragon in the Sea (excerpt) (1956) | |||
| Cease Fire (1958) | |||
| A Matter of Traces (1958) | |||
| Old Rambling House (1958) | |||
| Egg and Ashes (1960) | |||
| Marie Celeste Move (1960) | |||
| The Priests of Psi (1960) | |||
| A-W-F, Unlimited (1961) | |||
| Mating Call (1961) | |||
| Try to Remember! (1961) | |||
| Mindfield (1962) | |||
| The Tactful Saboteur (1964) | |||
| Committee of the Whole (1965) | |||
| Dune (excerpt) (1965) | |||
| The GM Effect (1965) | |||
| Greenslaves (1965) | |||
| By the Book (1966) | |||
| Escape Felicity (1966) | |||
| The Primitives (1966) | |||
| The Featherbedders (1967) | |||
| The Heaven Makers (1967) | |||
| The Being Machine (1969) | |||
| Murder Will In (1970) | |||
| Seed Stock (1970) | |||
| Death of a City (1973) | |||
| Encounter in a Lonely Place (1973) | |||
| Gambling Device (1973) | |||
| The Nothing (1973) | |||
| Passage for Piano (1973) | |||
| Frogs and Scientists (1979) |
Awards
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Books about Frank Herbert
Frank Herbert (1991) by Phil Stephensen-Payne
Dreamer of Dune: The Biography of Frank Herbert (2003) by Brian Herbert
Dreamer of Dune: The Biography of Frank Herbert (2003) by Brian Herbert
Links to other websites
| frankherbert.net |
Frank Herbert recommends
 The Left Hand of Darkness (1969) (Hainish) Ursula K Le Guin "A jewel of a story." |
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