Frank Herbert was born in Tacoma, Washington and worked as a reporter and later editor of a number of West Coast newspapers before becoming a full-time writer. His first sf story was published in 1952 but he achieved fame more than ten years later with the publication in Analog of 'Dune World' and 'The Prophet of Dune' that were amalgamated in the novel Dune in 1965.
Genres: Science Fiction
Series
Dune
1. Dune (1965)
2. Dune Messiah (1969)
3. Children of Dune (1976)
4. God Emperor of Dune (1981)
5. Heretics of Dune (1984)
6. Chapterhouse: Dune (1985)
continued in the series by Kevin J Anderson
1. Dune (1965)
2. Dune Messiah (1969)
3. Children of Dune (1976)
4. God Emperor of Dune (1981)
5. Heretics of Dune (1984)
6. Chapterhouse: Dune (1985)
continued in the series by Kevin J Anderson
Pandora Sequence
Destination: Void (1966)
1. The Jesus Incident (1979) (with Bill Ransom)
2. The Lazarus Effect (1983) (with Bill Ransom)
3. The Ascension Factor (1988) (with Bill Ransom)
Destination: Void (1966)
1. The Jesus Incident (1979) (with Bill Ransom)
2. The Lazarus Effect (1983) (with Bill Ransom)
3. The Ascension Factor (1988) (with Bill Ransom)
Dune Collections
Songs of Muad'dib (1992) (with Brian Herbert)
The Road to Dune (2005) (with Kevin J Anderson and Brian Herbert)
Songs of Muad'dib (1992) (with Brian Herbert)
The Road to Dune (2005) (with Kevin J Anderson and Brian Herbert)
Novels
The Dragon in the Sea (1956)
aka Under Pressure / 21st Century Sub
The Eyes of Heisenberg (1966)
The Green Brain (1966)
The Santaroga Barrier (1967)
The Heaven Makers (1968)
Whipping Star (1970)
The Godmakers (1972)
Soul Catcher (1973)
Hellstrom's Hive (1973)
The Dosadi Experiment (1977)
Direct Descent (1980)
The White Plague (1982)
Man of Two Worlds (1986) (with Brian Herbert)
High-Opp (2012)
Angels' Fall (2013)
A Game of Authors (2013)
A Thorn in the Bush (2014)
aka Under Pressure / 21st Century Sub
The Eyes of Heisenberg (1966)
The Green Brain (1966)
The Santaroga Barrier (1967)
The Heaven Makers (1968)
Whipping Star (1970)
The Godmakers (1972)
Soul Catcher (1973)
Hellstrom's Hive (1973)
The Dosadi Experiment (1977)
Direct Descent (1980)
The White Plague (1982)
Man of Two Worlds (1986) (with Brian Herbert)
High-Opp (2012)
Angels' Fall (2013)
A Game of Authors (2013)
A Thorn in the Bush (2014)
Collections
The Worlds of Frank Herbert (1970)
The Priests of Psi (1971)
The Book of Frank Herbert (1973)
Best of Frank Herbert 1952-70 (1975)
The Best of Frank Herbert 1952-1964 (1975)
Eye (1985)
More Fantastic Stories (2013) (with others)
The Collected Stories of Frank Herbert (2014)
Unpublished Stories (2016)
The Science Fiction Collection 3 (2018) (with others)
The Priests of Psi (1971)
The Book of Frank Herbert (1973)
Best of Frank Herbert 1952-70 (1975)
The Best of Frank Herbert 1952-1964 (1975)
Eye (1985)
More Fantastic Stories (2013) (with others)
The Collected Stories of Frank Herbert (2014)
Unpublished Stories (2016)
The Science Fiction Collection 3 (2018) (with others)
Novellas and Short Stories
Non fiction
Survival and the Atom (1952)
New World or No World (1970)
Threshold (1973)
The Notebooks of Frank Herbert's Dune (1988) (with Brian Herbert)
New World or No World (1970)
Threshold (1973)
The Notebooks of Frank Herbert's Dune (1988) (with Brian Herbert)
Omnibus editions
Four Complete Novels (1984)
Frank Herbert Omnibus (2011)
Four Unpublished Novels (2016)
The Dosadi Experiment / The Eyes of Heisenberg (2017)
Missing Link / Operation Haystack (2019)
Penguin Galaxy Series 6 Books Set (2022) (with others)
Frank Herbert Omnibus (2011)
Four Unpublished Novels (2016)
The Dosadi Experiment / The Eyes of Heisenberg (2017)
Missing Link / Operation Haystack (2019)
Penguin Galaxy Series 6 Books Set (2022) (with others)
Series contributed to
Anthologies containing stories by Frank Herbert
17 x Infinity (1963)
On Our Way to the Future (1970)
Weekend Book of Science Fiction (1981)
The Road to Science Fiction 4 (1982)
Election Day 2084 (1984)
Cyber-Killers (1997)
The Science Fiction Century (1997)
On Our Way to the Future (1970)
Weekend Book of Science Fiction (1981)
The Road to Science Fiction 4 (1982)
Election Day 2084 (1984)
Cyber-Killers (1997)
The Science Fiction Century (1997)
Short stories
Looking for Something? (1952) | |||
The Gone Dogs (1954) | |||
Nightmare Blues (1954) | |||
Operation Syndrome (1954) | |||
Occupation Force (1955) | |||
Rat Race (1955) | |||
Dragon in the Sea (excerpt) (1956) | |||
Cease Fire (1958) | |||
A Matter of Traces (1958) | |||
Old Rambling House (1958) | |||
Egg and Ashes (1960) | |||
Marie Celeste Move (1960) | |||
The Priests of Psi [short story] (1960) | |||
A-W-F, Unlimited (1961) | |||
Mating Call (1961) | |||
Try to Remember! (1961) | |||
Mindfield (1962) | |||
The Tactful Saboteur (1964) | |||
Committee of the Whole (1965) | |||
Dune (excerpt) (1965) | |||
The GM Effect (1965) | |||
Greenslaves (1965) | |||
By the Book (1966) | |||
Escape Felicity (1966) | |||
The Primitives (1966) | |||
The Featherbedders (1967) | |||
The Heaven Makers [short story] (1967) | |||
The Being Machine (1969) | |||
Murder Will In (1970) | |||
Seed Stock (1970) | |||
Death of a City (1973) | |||
Encounter in a Lonely Place (1973) | |||
Gambling Device (1973) | |||
The Nothing (1973) | |||
Passage for Piano (1973) | |||
Frogs and Scientists (1979) |
Awards
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