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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 ser ...more

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Average rating: 4.14 · 2,939,850 ratings · 159,485 reviews · 619 distinct works • Similar authors

	Dune (Dune, #1) 4.29 avg rating — 1,705,038 ratings — published 1965 — 13 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) 3.90 avg rating — 442,737 ratings — published 1969 — 276 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) 3.95 avg rating — 269,434 ratings — published 1976 — 251 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) by Frank Herbert, Brian Herbert (Introduction) 3.88 avg rating — 157,697 ratings — published 1981 — 236 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) 3.84 avg rating — 108,808 ratings — published 1984 — 189 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) 3.85 avg rating — 88,439 ratings — published 1985 — 188 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 — 63,802 ratings — published 1965 — 50 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) 3.84 avg rating — 8,260 ratings — published 1977 — 11 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 3.68 avg rating — 6,990 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 — 6,213 ratings — published 2005	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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Dune (10 books)
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Frank Herbert,

Франк Хърбърт,

Александър Бояджиев (Translator)

4.14 avg rating — 2,899,038 ratings

The Pandora Sequence (3 books)
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Frank Herbert,

Bill Ransom (Goodreads Author)

3.70 avg rating — 17,169 ratings

ConSentiency Universe (2 books)
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3.78 avg rating — 12,351 ratings

A Praga Branca (2 books)
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Sophie Penberthy Vinga (Translator)

3.75 avg rating — 40 ratings

デューン砂漠の異端者 [Dūn Sabaku No Itansha] (3 books)
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矢野徹 (翻訳)

4.60 avg rating — 10 ratings

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