FRANK HERBERT
Frank Herbert
Born October 8, 1920
Tacoma, Washington
Died February 11, 1986 (aged 65)
Madison, Wisconsin
Occupation Novelist
Nationality United States
Writing period 1945-1986
Genres Science fiction
Literary movement New Wave
Debut works "Survival of the Cunning", Esquire, March 1945
The Dragon in the Sea, 1955
Franklin Patrick Herbert, Jr. (October 8, 1920 - February 11, 1986) was a
critically acclaimed and commercially successful American science fiction author.
He is best known for the novel Dune and its five sequels. The Dune saga, set in
the distant future and taking place over millennia, dealt with themes such as
human survival and evolution, ecology, and the intersection of religion,
politics and power, and is widely considered to be among the classics in the
field of science fiction.
Frank Herbert
Born October 8, 1920
Tacoma, Washington
Died February 11, 1986 (aged 65)
Madison, Wisconsin
Occupation Novelist
Nationality United States
Writing period 1945-1986
Genres Science fiction
Literary movement New Wave
Debut works "Survival of the Cunning", Esquire, March 1945
The Dragon in the Sea, 1955
Franklin Patrick Herbert, Jr. (October 8, 1920 - February 11, 1986) was a
critically acclaimed and commercially successful American science fiction author.
He is best known for the novel Dune and its five sequels. The Dune saga, set in
the distant future and taking place over millennia, dealt with themes such as
human survival and evolution, ecology, and the intersection of religion,
politics and power, and is widely considered to be among the classics in the
field of science fiction.