Frank Herbert was the bestselling author of the Dune
saga. He was born in Tacoma, Washington, and educated at the
University of Washington, Seattle. He worked a wide variety of
jobs—including TV cameraman, radio commentator, oyster diver,
jungle survival instructor, lay analyst, creative writing teacher,
reporter and editor of several West Coast newspapers—before
becoming a full-time writer.
In 1952, Herbert began publishing science fiction with “Looking for
Something?” in Startling Stories. But his emergence as a writer of
major stature did not occur until 1965, with the publication of
Dune. Dune Messiah, Children of Dune, God Emperor of Dune, Heretics
of Dune, and Chapterhouse: Dune followed, completing the saga that
the Chicago Tribune would call “one of the monuments of modern
science fiction.” Herbert was also the author of some twenty other
books, including The White Plague, The Dosadi Experiment, and
Destination: Void. He died in 1986.
Praise for Dune Messiah
“Brilliant...it is all that Dune was, and maybe a little
more.”—Galaxy Magazine
“The perfect companion piece to Dune...fascinating.”—Challenging
Destiny
Praise for Dune
“I know nothing comparable to it except Lord of the
Rings.”—Arthur C. Clarke
“A portrayal of an alien society more complete and deeply detailed
than any other author in the field has managed...a story absorbing
equally for its action and philosophical vistas.”—The Washington
Post Book World
“One of the monuments of modern science fiction.”—Chicago
Tribune
“Powerful, convincing, and most ingenious.”—Robert A. Heinlein
“Herbert’s creation of this universe, with its intricate
development and analysis of ecology, religion, politics and
philosophy, remains one of the supreme and seminal achievements in
science fiction.”—Louisville Times
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