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Frank Patrick 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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Frank Patrick Herbert’s books

Average rating: 4.14 · 2,840,051 ratings · 149,924 reviews · 592 distinct works • Similar authors

	Dune (Dune, #1) 4.29 avg rating — 1,657,112 ratings — published 1965 — 547 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 Patrick Herbert, Brian Herbert (Introduction) 3.90 avg rating — 417,971 ratings — published 1969 — 3 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 — 257,573 ratings — published 1976 — 14 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) 3.88 avg rating — 151,210 ratings — published 1981 — 221 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) 3.85 avg rating — 105,111 ratings — published 1984 — 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
	Chapterhouse: Dune (Dune #6) 3.86 avg rating — 85,546 ratings — published 1985 — 7 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 — 63,456 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 — 8,198 ratings — published 1977 — 71 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 — 6,931 ratings — published 1982	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 Patrick Herbert, Brian Herbert, Kevin J. Anderson (Goodreads Author) 3.89 avg rating — 6,179 ratings — published 2005 — 33 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

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Series by Frank Patrick Herbert

Dune (10 books)
by

Frank Patrick Herbert,

Франк Хърбърт,

Александър Бояджиев (Translator)

4.14 avg rating — 2,800,084 ratings

The Pandora Sequence (3 books)
by

Frank Patrick Herbert,

Bill Ransom (Goodreads Author)

3.71 avg rating — 16,975 ratings

ConSentiency Universe (2 books)
by

Frank Patrick Herbert

3.78 avg rating — 12,245 ratings

A Praga Branca (2 books)
by

Frank Patrick Herbert,

Sophie Penberthy Vinga (Translator)

3.79 avg rating — 38 ratings

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

Frank Patrick Herbert,

矢野徹 (翻訳)

4.60 avg rating — 10 ratings

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