Frank Herbert

## About the Author

* **Genre**: Science Fiction
* **Writing Style**:
* **Books:** Frank Herbert Books

### Biography

**Frank Herbert** was an American author, and the creator of the *Dune* novels and its vast fictional universe.

Herbert was born in Tacoma, Washington in 1920. From an early age he had literary ambitions, and worked as a journalist and a photographer before pursuing a career as a writer. His early work consisted of short science-fiction stories.

In 1959 he began research for his novel *Dune*, which he completed in 1965. As with his earlier work, he extended his science-fiction writing beyond the superficial predictions and plots that were common at the time, and adopted complex psychological, social and environmental themes that resulted in greater depth and subtlety.

In *Dune* and its sequels - and indeed in most of his novels - Herbert explored numerous themes: politics, the power of love, facets of conflict, human survival, lessons from history, the power of genetics, the complexity of human relationships, and the family, to name but a few. Perhaps the most pervasive theme in the *Dune* series, was the optimistic view of human potential. In the various schools in the *Dune* universe, i.e., the Bene Gesserit, the Suk School, the Spacing Guild, the Mentats, each represented explorations of hitherto untapped human potential, and taking it to its logical, if fantastical, conclusion.

Frank Herbert died of pancreatic cancer in Madison, Wisconsin, on February 11, 1986. He was survived by his son Brian Herbert.

## Series

### Dune series

* Genres: Sci Fi Colonization, Diaspora
* Theme: A mix between Sci Fi and Epic Fantasy
* Co-Authors: Kevin J. Anderson and Brian Herbert

### ConSentiency Universe

* Genres: First Contact, Galactic Empire
	1. A Matter of Traces (ConSentiency Universe) (1958)
	2. The Tactful Saboteur (ConSentiency Universe) (1964)
	3. Whipping Star (ConSentiency Universe) (1970, reissued 2009)
	4. The Dosadi Experiment (ConSentiency Universe) (1977)

### Pandora Sequence

* Genres: Colonization, Space Exploration
* Theme: Humanity is seeking a new home, what they found is fraught with deadly problems.
* Co-Author: Bill Ransom
* Series list:
	1. Destination Void (Pandora Sequence Prequel) (1966)
	2. The Jesus Incident (Pandora Sequence Book 1) (1979)
	3. The Lazarus Effect (Pandora Sequence Book 3) (1983)
	4. The Ascension Factor (Pandora Sequence Book 4) (1988)

## Other Works

### Novels

* The Dragon in the Sea (1956) aka Under Pressure / 21st Century Sub
* The Eyes of Heisenberg (1966)
* The Green Brain (1966)
* The Santaroga Barrier (1967)
* The Heaven Makers (1968)
* The Godmakers (1972)
* Soul Catcher (1973)
* Hellstrom's Hive (1973)
* Direct Descent (1980)
* The White Plague (1982)
* Man of Two Worlds (1986) (with Brian Herbert)
* High-Opp (2012)
* Angels' Fall (2013)
* A Game of Authors (2013)
* A Thorn in the Bush (2014)

### Collections

* The Worlds of Frank Herbert (1970)
* The Priests of Psi (1971)
* The Book of Frank Herbert (1973)
* Best of Frank Herbert 1952-70 (1975)
* The Best of Frank Herbert 1952-1964 (1975)
* Eye (1985)
* The Collected Stories of Frank Herbert (2014)

### 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 [short story] (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 [short story] (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

* Hugo Best Novel nominee (1964) *Dune*
* Hugo Best Novel winner (1966) *Dune*
* Nebula Awards Best Novel winner (1966) *Dune*
* Hugo Best Novel nominee (1977) *Children of Dune*