Frank Herbert (1920-1986)
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Frank Herbert (1920-1986) is a person.
- See: Genre, New Wave (Science Fiction), Science-Fiction, Dune (Novel), Dune (Franchise), Evolution, Planetary Science, Power (Sociology).
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- (Wikipedia, 2024) ⇒ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Herbert Retrieved:2024-2-23.
- 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.
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 series is consideredto be among the classics of the science-fiction genre.
- 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.