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Frank Herbert

Franklin Patrick Herbert Jr. 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.

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Genres:Fantasy, Science Fiction, Thriller +2 more
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Science Fiction
Thriller
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Books by Frank Herbert

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Dune Messiah

by Frank Herbert

Fiction
Fantasy

3.9(134,418)

Haunted by visions and caught in the fanaticism he inspired, Emperor Paul Muad'Dib navigates political assassinations and personal betrayals, trying to avoid a future where his power crumbles and his beloved Chani faces a terrible fate.

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The White Plague

by Frank Herbert

Fiction
Thriller

3.7(5,799)

Driven mad by his family's murder, a bioweapons expert unleashes a gender-specific plague, targeting women in his quest for vengeance.

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God Emperor of Dune

by Frank Herbert

Fiction
Fantasy

3.9(67,279)

For 3,500 years, the immortal, part-sandworm God Emperor Leto Atreides II has ruthlessly guided humanity along his 'Golden Path,' manipulating destiny and sacrificing his own humanity to ensure mankind's ultimate survival against an unknowable, existential threat.

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Dune

by Frank Herbert

Fiction
Fantasy

4.2(765,785)

A betrayed ducal heir on a desert planet must embrace his destiny as a messianic leader to avenge his family and control the universe's most vital, mind-altering substance amidst colossal sandworms and ancient prophecies.

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Children of Dune

by Frank Herbert

Fiction
Fantasy

3.9(106,443)

On a greening Arrakis, nine-year-old twins with their father's prescient burden navigate a galactic empire that both craves and fears their messianic destiny amidst whispers of rebellion.

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Heretics of Dune

by Frank Herbert

Fiction
Fantasy

3.9(54,499)

As the desert reclaims Rakis and the sandworms fade, the Bene Gesserit, Honored Matres, and the enigmatic Lost Ones clash over humanity's future, finding a heresy of love in the ashes of empire.