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About Frank Herbert
American science-fiction author
Frank Herbert was an American science-fiction author. He is best known for the 1965 novel Dune and its five sequels. He also wrote short stories and worked in several other roles, including newspaper journalist, photographer, book reviewer, ecological consultant, and lecturer. His reputation rests above all on Dune and the wider series that followed it.
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Books by Frank Herbert
Dune
2015
Dune Messiah
2019
Children of Dune
2008
God Emperor of Dune
1981
Heretics of Dune
1987