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<p>Franklin Patrick Herbert Jr. (October 8, 1920 – February 11, 1986) 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.</p>
<p>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 whole series is widely considered to be among the classics of the genre.</p>
Franklin Patrick Herbert Jr. (October 8, 1920 – February 11, 1986), more commonly known as Frank Herbert, 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.
Frank Herbert was born in 1920 in Tacoma, Washington. Because of a poor home environment, largely due to the Great Depression, he ran away from home in 1938 to live with an aunt and uncle in Salem, Oregon. He enrolled in high school at Salem High School (now North Salem High School), where he graduated the next year. In 1939, he lied about his age to get his first newspaper job at the Glendale Star. Herbert then returned to Salem in 1940 where he worked for the Oregon Statesman newspaper (now Statesman Journal) in a variety of positions, including photographer.
Herbert served in the U.S. Navy's Seabees for six months as a photographer during World War II, then he was given a medical discharge. After the war, Herbert attended the University of Washington, never graduating from the university. He wanted to study only what interested him and so did not complete the required curriculum. Herbert returned to journalism and worked at the Seattle Star and the Oregon Statesman. He was a writer and editor for the San Francisco Examiner's California Living magazine for a decade.
Herbert began researching Dune in 1959. 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 whole series is widely considered to be among the classics of the genre.
Herbert's best novels were the work of a speculative intellect with few rivals in modern science fiction.
Selected Bibliography: Dune (1965), The Green Brain (1966), Destination: Void (1966), Dune Messiah (1969), Hellstrom's Hive (1973), The Jesus Incident (with Bill Ransom) (1979), Children of Dune (1976), God Emperor of Dune (1981), The White Plague (1982), The Lazarus Effect (with Bill Ransom) (1983), Heretics of Dune (1984), Chapterhouse: Dune (1985), Man of Two Worlds (with Brian Herbert) (1986), and The Ascension Factor (with Bill Ransom) (1988).
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<p>Frank Herbert's science fiction exhibits extraordinary complexity and creativity, exploring religion, politics, evolution, and ecology. His novel Dune is one of the most famous of all science fiction novels, and one of the most convincingly-imagined literary worlds ever created.</p>
<p>Herbert began publishing science fiction with "Looking for Something?" for Startling Stories in 1952. His emergence as a writer of major stature commenced with the publication in Analog of "Dune World," the first part of his Dune series (1963-4). It was followed in 1965 by "The Prophet of Dune;" the two were amalgamated into Dune (1965), which won the first Nebula Award for Best Novel, and shared the Hugo Award.</p>
<p>Dune encompasses intergalactic politics of a decidedly feudal nature, the development of psi powers, religion, and war. Its primary impact, however, lay in its treatment of ecology. The desert planet Arrakis, with its giant sandworms and its Bedouin-like human inhabitants, the Fremen, clinging to the most precarious of ecological niches through fanatical scrupulousness in water conservation, is possibly the most convincing planetary-romance environment created. Dune Messiah (1969) elaborates the intrigue at the cost of other elements, but Children of Dune (1976) recaptures much of the strength of the original work and addresses another recurrent theme in Herbert's work—the evolution of Man, in this case into superman. God Emperor of Dune (1981), Heretics of Dune (1984), and Chapterhouse: Dune (1985) followed. God Emperor of Dune and Heretics of Dune, like the enormously extended development section in the first movement of a great symphony, work and rework the initial material into more and more elaborate presentations of the initial themes.</p>
<p>Herbert began in the mid-1960s to publish other novels and series with admirable regularity, including The Green Brain (1966), Destination: Void (1966), and the Pandora sequence, all written with Bill Ransom—The Jesus Incident (1979), The Lazarus Effect (1983) and The Ascension Factor (1988). Hellstrom's Hive (1973), arguably Herbert's most successful novel after Dune, presents in persuasive detail an underground colony of humans selectively bred, on insect-hive principles, into various specializations. The novel points up the contradictions of a society which in its own terms is a successful utopia, but which from an outside human viewpoint is horrific.</p>
<p>Herbert's best novels were the work of a speculative intellect with few rivals in modern science fiction.</p>
<p>Selected Bibliography:
Dune (1965)
The Green Brain (1966)
Destination: Void (1966)
Dune Messiah (1969)
Hellstrom's Hive (1973)
The Jesus Incident (with Bill Ransom) (1979)
Children of Dune (1976)
God Emperor of Dune (1981)
The White Plague (1982)
The Lazarus Effect (with Bill Ransom) (1983)
Heretics of Dune (1984)
Chapterhouse: Dune (1985)
Man of Two Worlds (with Brian Herbert) (1986)
The Ascension Factor (with Bill Ransom) (1988)</p>
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<p>Franklin Patrick Herbert Jr. (October 8, 1920 – February 11, 1986) 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.</p>
<p>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 whole series is widely considered to be among the classics of the genre.</p>
<p>Franklin Patrick Herbert Jr. (October 8, 1920 – February 11, 1986) 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.</p>
<p>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 whole series is widely considered to be among the classics of the genre.</p>
Science Fiction Hall of Fame biography for Frank Herbert, accessed on June 14, 2021
<p>Frank Herbert's science fiction exhibits extraordinary complexity and creativity, exploring religion, politics, evolution, and ecology. His novel Dune is one of the most famous of all science fiction novels, and one of the most convincingly-imagined literary worlds ever created.</p>
<p>Herbert began publishing science fiction with "Looking for Something?" for Startling Stories in 1952. His emergence as a writer of major stature commenced with the publication in Analog of "Dune World," the first part of his Dune series (1963-4). It was followed in 1965 by "The Prophet of Dune;" the two were amalgamated into Dune (1965), which won the first Nebula Award for Best Novel, and shared the Hugo Award.</p>
<p>Dune encompasses intergalactic politics of a decidedly feudal nature, the development of psi powers, religion, and war. Its primary impact, however, lay in its treatment of ecology. The desert planet Arrakis, with its giant sandworms and its Bedouin-like human inhabitants, the Fremen, clinging to the most precarious of ecological niches through fanatical scrupulousness in water conservation, is possibly the most convincing planetary-romance environment created. Dune Messiah (1969) elaborates the intrigue at the cost of other elements, but Children of Dune (1976) recaptures much of the strength of the original work and addresses another recurrent theme in Herbert's work—the evolution of Man, in this case into superman. God Emperor of Dune (1981), Heretics of Dune (1984), and Chapterhouse: Dune (1985) followed. God Emperor of Dune and Heretics of Dune, like the enormously extended development section in the first movement of a great symphony, work and rework the initial material into more and more elaborate presentations of the initial themes.</p>
<p>Herbert began in the mid-1960s to publish other novels and series with admirable regularity, including The Green Brain (1966), Destination: Void (1966), and the Pandora sequence, all written with Bill Ransom—The Jesus Incident (1979), The Lazarus Effect (1983) and The Ascension Factor (1988). Hellstrom's Hive (1973), arguably Herbert's most successful novel after Dune, presents in persuasive detail an underground colony of humans selectively bred, on insect-hive principles, into various specializations. The novel points up the contradictions of a society which in its own terms is a successful utopia, but which from an outside human viewpoint is horrific.</p>
<p>Herbert's best novels were the work of a speculative intellect with few rivals in modern science fiction.</p>
<p>Selected Bibliography:
Dune (1965)
The Green Brain (1966)
Destination: Void (1966)
Dune Messiah (1969)
Hellstrom's Hive (1973)
The Jesus Incident (with Bill Ransom) (1979)
Children of Dune (1976)
God Emperor of Dune (1981)
The White Plague (1982)
The Lazarus Effect (with Bill Ransom) (1983)
Heretics of Dune (1984)
Chapterhouse: Dune (1985)
Man of Two Worlds (with Brian Herbert) (1986)
The Ascension Factor (with Bill Ransom) (1988)</p>
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The great houses / R. Reginald. August 2, 1981.
Reproduction of an article commissioned for The Dune Encyclopedia, edited by Willis E. McNelly, scheduled to be published by Berkley Publishing Corporation in 1982.
Lynch, David, 1946-.... Dune / David Lynch, réal., scénario ; Frank Herbert, aut. adapté ; Toto, Brian Eno, comp. ; Kyle Mac Lachlan, Sting, José Ferrer... [et al.], act.
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Harkonnen, House of / R. Reginald. Aug. 5, 1981.
Reginald, R. Harkonnen, House of / R. Reginald.
Title:
Harkonnen, House of / R. Reginald. Aug. 5, 1981.
Reproduction of an article commissioned for The Dune Encyclopedia, edited by Willis E. McNelly, to be published by Berkley Publishing Corporation in 1982.
Correspondence (1934-1968); manuscripts by Pohl and others (1947-1965); legal and financial papers (1917-1964); and published material. Correspondents include Forrest J. Ackerman, Isaac Asimov, Ray Bradbury, Judith Merril, Clifford Simak, and others. In addition the collection features a large selection of fanzines
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Atreides, Minotauros / R. Reginald. Aug. 6, 1981.
Reproduction of an article commissioned for The Dune Encyclopedia, edited by Willis E. McNelly, to be published by Berkley Publishing Corporation in 1982.
Records of the Bureau of Naval Personnel, 1798 - 2007. Official Military Personnel Files, 1885 - 1998. Official Military Personnel File for Frank Herbert Jr..
Records of the Bureau of Naval Personnel, 1798 - 2007. Official Military Personnel Files, 1885 - 1998. Official Military Personnel File for Frank Herbert Jr..
Title:
Records of the Bureau of Naval Personnel, 1798 - 2007. Official Military Personnel Files, 1885 - 1998. Official Military Personnel File for Frank Herbert Jr..
This Official Military Personnel File includes records from the following folders: Service Documents (July 15, 1942-February 12, 1943); Field File/Jacket or Record Book (July 18, 1942-March 21, 1943); Correspondence (November 18, 1944-October 5, 1945); Medical Records (July 18, 1942-March 12, 1943); Photographs and Negatives (n.d.).
Pulp Science Fiction and Detective Fiction Periodical Collection 1940-1983
Pulp Science Fiction and Detective Fiction Periodical Collection, 1940-1983
Title:
Pulp Science Fiction and Detective Fiction Periodical Collection 1940-1983
The Pulp Science Fiction and Detective Fiction Periodical Collection comprises pulp science fiction and mystery serials from the 1940s to the 1980s with a concentration in the 1940s.
Butler, Allen P., 1955-. Portrait of Dune / by Allen Paul Butler.
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Herbert, Frank, 1920-1986
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Harold Lee Prosser papers, 1943-2009.
Prosser, Harold Lee, 1944-. Harold Lee Prosser papers, 1943-2009.
Title:
Harold Lee Prosser papers, 1943-2009.
The Harold Lee Prosser papers contain Prosser's correspondence, including letters from Isherwood, Bowles, Bloch, Poul Anderson, William F. Nolan, and other writers. There are also family letters and letters concerning Prosser's interest in Vedanta, Wicca, and Christianity. The collection also contains manuscripts and publications of Prosser's fiction, nonfiction, and poetry. In addition there are tapes of interviews with Paul Bowles and Christopher Isherwood.
ArchivalResource:
6.5 cubic ft. (7 boxes + 1 folder)
Prosser, Harold Lee, 1944-. Harold Lee Prosser papers, 1943-2009.
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Herbert, Frank, 1920-1986
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Emperors of the known universe / R. Reginald. 1981.
Reginald, R. Emperors of the known universe / R. Reginald.
Title:
Emperors of the known universe / R. Reginald. 1981.
Reproduction of a list of emperors of the Dune universe of Frank Herbert, as commissioned for The Dune Encyclopedia, edited by Willis E. McNelly, to be published by Berkley Publishing Corp. in 1982.
Reginald, R. Emperors of the known universe / R. Reginald.
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Herbert, Frank, 1920-1986
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Frank Herbert letters to John Dodds and related materials, 1971.
Herbert, Frank. Frank Herbert letters to John Dodds and related materials, 1971.
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Frank Herbert letters to John Dodds and related materials, 1971.
The collection consists of four items, including: two letters to John Dodds, of G.P. Putnam's Sons, 12 October 1971 and 24 October 1971, about pre-publication changes to his 1972 novel, Soul Catcher, including the dedication; photocopies of pages 175-178 of the manuscript of Soul Catcher, with some corrections; also, photograph of Herbert, seated at a typewriter with pen in hand, photographed by Phil H. Webber.
Herbert, Frank. Frank Herbert letters to John Dodds and related materials, 1971.
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Herbert, Frank, 1920-1986
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The houses minor / R. Reginald. August 2, 1981.
Reginald, R. The houses minor / R. Reginald.
Title:
The houses minor / R. Reginald. August 2, 1981.
Reproduction of an article commissioned for The Dune Encyclopedia, edited by Willis E. McNelly, to be published by Berkley Publishing Corporation in 1982.
Title:
Ginaz, House of / R. Reginald. August 2, 1981.
Reproduction of an article commissioned for The Dune Encyclopedia, edited by Willis E. McNelly, to be published by Berkley Publishing Corporation in 1982.
Lynch, David, 1946-.... Dune / David Lynch, réal., scénario ; Frank Herbert, aut. adapté ; Toto, Brian Eno, comp. ; Kyle Mac Lachlan, Sting, José Ferrer... [et al.], act.
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Herbert, Frank, 1920-1986
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Dune [Multimédia multisupport] / David Lynch, réal., scénario ; d'après le roman de Frank Herbert ; Toto, Brian Eno, comp. ; Kyle Mac Lachlan, Francesca Annis, Jurgen Prochnow... [et al.], act.
Lynch, David, 1946-.... Dune [Multimédia multisupport] / David Lynch, réal., scénario ; d'après le roman de Frank Herbert ; Toto, Brian Eno, comp. ; Kyle Mac Lachlan, Francesca Annis, Jurgen Prochnow... [et al.], act.
Title:
Dune [Multimédia multisupport] / David Lynch, réal., scénario ; d'après le roman de Frank Herbert ; Toto, Brian Eno, comp. ; Kyle Mac Lachlan, Francesca Annis, Jurgen Prochnow... [et al.], act.
Lynch, David, 1946-.... Dune [Multimédia multisupport] / David Lynch, réal., scénario ; d'après le roman de Frank Herbert ; Toto, Brian Eno, comp. ; Kyle Mac Lachlan, Francesca Annis, Jurgen Prochnow... [et al.], act.
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Herbert, Frank, 1920-1986
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Harold Lee Prosser papers 1943-2009
Harold Lee Prosser papers, 1943-2009
Title:
Harold Lee Prosser papers 1943-2009
Correspondence and manuscripts of Prosser, who studied authorship with Paul Bowles and Christopher Isherwood and wrote biographies of twentieth century science fiction writers.
Herbert, Frank J. Herbert family correspondence, 1917-1919.
Title:
Herbert family correspondence, 1917-1919.
Collection primarily consists of letters written by Frank J. Herbert to his wife, brother and sisters in Columbus, while serving as private in Co. I, 166th Infantry, American Expeditionary Forces during World War 1. Many letters refer to emotional and economic hardships of being separated from his wife, Louise, and their infant daughter; and to civilian business opportunities with his friend, Chester T. Finley from Mansfield, Ohio, a sergeant in the 33rd and 57th Signal Corps Service Companies. Other letters are written by Louise Herbert; by Edward M. Herbert, private in Battery B 3, 136th Field Artillery. A note by "une ami de France," Marie Aubry [fore?] Doire, accompanied by 2 b&w photographs, 1 from the studio of Abel à Bourges and 1 carte postale.
<p>Franklin Patrick Herbert Jr. (October 8, 1920 – February 11, 1986) 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.</p>
<p>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 whole series is widely considered to be among the classics of the genre.</p>
<p>Franklin Patrick Herbert Jr. (October 8, 1920 – February 11, 1986) 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.</p>
<p>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 whole series is widely considered to be among the classics of the genre.</p>
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