Frank Herbert

Frank Patrick Herbert (October 8, 1920 – February 11, 1986) was a critically and commercially successful American science fiction author. He is best known for the novel Dune, and the five other novels in the series that followed it. The Dune saga dealt with themes such as human survival and evolution, ecology, and the intersection of religion, politics, and power.

Bibliography

Fiction

Novels

• The Dragon in the Sea: Serial publication: Astounding, November 1955 – January 1956 First edition: New York: Doubleday, 1956, under the title The Dragon in the Sea. Also titled Under Pressure.
• Dune: Serial publication: Analog, December 1963 – February 1964 (Part I, as "Dune World"), and January – May 1965 (Parts II and III, as "The Prophet of Dune").First edition: Philadelphia: Chilton Books, 1965
• The Green Brain: Serial publication: Amazing, March 1965, under the title "Greenslaves." First edition: New York: Ace, 1966
• ': Serial publication: Galaxy, August 1965, as "Do I Wake or Dream?"First edition: New York: Berkley, 1966 revised in 1978
• The Eyes of Heisenberg: Serial publication: Galaxy, June – August 1966, as "Heisenberg's Eyes."First edition: New York: Berkley, 1966
• The Heaven Makers: Serial publication: Amazing, April – June 1967. First edition: New York: Avon, 1968
• The Santaroga Barrier: Serial publication: Amazing, October 1967 – February 1968. First edition: New York: Berkley, 1968
• Dune Messiah: serial publication: Galaxy, July – November 1969. First edition: New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1970.
• Whipping Star: Serial publication: Worlds of If, January – April 1970. First edition: New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1970.
• Soul Catcher: Serial publication: none First edition: New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1972.
• The Godmakers: Serial publication: Astounding, May 1958, "You Take the High Road," Astounding, May 1959 "Operation Haystack," and Fantastic, February 1960, "The Priests of Psi." First edition: New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1972.
• Hellstrom's Hive: Serial publication: Galaxy, November 1972 – March 1973, "Project 40." First edition: New York: Doubleday, 1973.
• Children of Dune: Serial publication: Analog, January – April 1976, "Children of Dune" First edition: New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1976.
• The Dosadi Experiment: Serial publication: Galaxy, May – August 1977 "The Dosadi Experiment" First edition: New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1977.
• The Jesus Incident (with Bill Ransom): Serial publication: Analog, February 1979
• Direct Descent: Serial publication: Astounding, December 1954 "Packrat Planet" First edition: New York: Ace Books, 1980.
• God Emperor of Dune: Serial publication: none First edition: New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1981.
• The White Plague: First edition: New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1982.
• The Lazarus Effect (with Bill Ransom): First edition: New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1983.
• Heretics of Dune: First edition: New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1984.
• ': First edition: New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1985.
• Man of Two Worlds (with Brian Herbert): First edition: New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1986.
• The Ascension Factor (with Bill Ransom): First edition: New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1988.

Short fiction collections

• The Worlds of Frank Herbert: First edition: New York: Ace, 1971
• Contains: "The Tactful Saboteur," "By the Book," "Committee of the Whole," "Mating Call," "Escape Felicity," "The GM Effect," "The Featherbedders," "Old Rambling House," and "A-W-F Unlimited."
• The Book of Frank Herbert: First edition: New York: DAW Books, 1973 (paper)
• Contains: "Seed Stock," "The Nothing," "Rat Race," "Gambling Device," " Looking for Something," "The Gone Dogs," "Passage for Piano," "Encounter in a Lonely Place," "Operation Syndrome," and "Occupation Force."
• The Best of Frank Herbert, also published as:The Best of Frank Herbert 1952 - 1964 and The Best of Frank Herbert 1965 - 1970
• Contains: "Looking for something?," "Nightmare Blues," "Dragon in the Sea (extract)," "Cease Fire," ""Egg and Ashes," "Marie Celeste Move."
• "Committee of the Whole," "Dune (extract)," "By the book," "The Primitives," "The Heaven Makers (extract)," "Seed Stock."
• The Priests of Psi
• Contains: "Try to Remember," "Old Rambling House," "Murder Will In," "Mindfield," "The Priests of Psi."
• Eye, (Jim Burns (Illustrator)): First edition: New York: Berkley, 1985.
• Contains: "Rat Race," "Dragon in the Sea," "Cease Fire," "A Matter of Traces," "Try to Remember," 'The Tactful Saboteur," "The Road to Dune," "By the Book," Seed Stock," Murder Will In," "Passage for Piano," "Death of a City," and "Frogs and Scientists."

Short fiction

• Survival of the Cunning Esquire, March 1945.
• Yellow Fire Alaska Life (Alaska Territorial Magazine), June 1947.
• Looking for Something? Startling Stories, April 1952.
• Operation Syndrome Astounding, June 1954. also in T.E. Dikty's Best Science Fiction Stories and Novels, 1955 series
• The Gone Dogs Amazing, November 1954.
• Packrat Planet Astounding, December 1954.
• Rat Race Astounding, July 1955.
• Occupation Force Fantastic, August 1955.
• The Nothing Fantastic Universe, January 1956.
• Cease Fire Astounding, January 1956.
• Old Rambling House Galaxy, April 1958.
• You Take the High Road Astounding, May 1958.
• A Matter of Traces Fantastic Universe, November 1958.
• Missing Link Astounding, February 1959. also in Author's Choice Ed. Harry Harrison, New York: Berkley, 1968
• Operation Haystack Astounding, May 1959.
• The Priests of Psi Fantastic, February 1960.
• Egg and Ashes Worlds of If, November 1960.
• A-W-F Unlimited Galaxy, June 1961.
• Try to Remember Amazing, October 1961.
• Mating Call Galaxy, October 1961.
• Mindfield Amazing, March 1962.
• The Mary Celeste Move Analog, October 1964.
• Tactful Saboteur Galaxy, October 1964.
• Greenslaves Amazing, March 1965.
• Committee of the Whole Galaxy, April 1965.
• The GM Effect Analog, June 1965.
• Do I Wake or Dream? Galaxy, August 1965.
• The Primitives Galaxy, April 1966.
• Escape Felicity Analog, June 1966.
• By the Book Analog, August 1966.
• The Featherbedders Analog, August 1967.
• The Mind Bomb Worlds of If, October 1969.
• Seed Stock" Analog, April 1970.
• Murder Will In The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, May 1970.
• Project 40 (three installments) Galaxy, November 1972 – March 1973. also in Five Fates by Keith Laumer, Poul Anderson, Frank Herbert, Gordon Dickson and Harlan Ellson. New York: Doubleday, 1970
• Encounter in a Lonely Place in The Book of Frank Herbert New York: DAW Books, 1973.
• Gambling Device in The Book of Frank Herbert New York: DAW Books, 1973.
• Passage for Piano in The Book of Frank Herbert New York: DAW Books, 1973.
• The Death of a City in Future City, ed. Roger Elwood. Trident Press: New York, 1973.
• Come to the Party with F.M Busby, Analog, December 1978.
• Songs of a Sentient Flute Analog, February 1979.
• The Road to Dune in Eye New York: Berkley 1985
• Frogs and Scientists in Eye New York: Berkley 1985

Nonfiction

Non Fiction Books:

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• New World or No World (editor) First edition: New York: Ace Books, 1970 (paper)
• Threshold: The Blue Angels Experience First edition: New York: Ballantine, 1973 (paper) (companion to documentary of same name about Blue Angels flight team)
• Without Me, You're Nothing (with Max Barnard) First edition: New York: Pocket Books, 1981 (trade paper)

Essays and introductions

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• Introduction to Saving Worlds, by Roger Elwood and Virginia Kidd. New York: Doubleday, 1973 (reissed by Bantam Books under the title The Wounded Planet)
• Introduction: Tomorrow's Alternatives? in Frontiers 1: Tomorrow's Alterntives, ed. Roger Elwood. New York: Macmillan, 1973.
• Introduction to Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow. Heitz, Herbert, Joor McGee. New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1973.
• Listening to the Left Hand. Harper's Magazine, December 1973, pg. 92–100
• Science Fiction and a World Crisis in Science Fiction: Today and Tomorrow, ed. Reginald Bretnor. New York: Harper and Row, 1974.
• Men on Other Planets in The Craft of Science Fiction, ed. Reginald Bretnor. New York: Harper and Row, 1976.
• The Sky is Going to Fall in Seriatim: The Journal of Ecotopia, No. 2, Spring 1977 pg. 88–89. (slightly different article appeared in The San Francisco Examiner "Overview" column, July 4, 1976.)
• The ConSentiency and How it Got That Way Galaxy, May 1977 (may be considered as a fiction story and therefore in the "Original Single Story" section)
• Dune Genesis Omni, July 1980

Significant Newspaper Articles

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• Flying Saucers: Fact or Farce? San Francisco Sunday Examiner & Chronicle, people supplement, October 20, 1963.
• 2068 A.D. San Francisco Sunday Examiner & Chronicle, California Living section, July 28, 1968.
• "We're Losing the Smog War" (part 1). San Francisco Sunday Examiner & Chronicle, California Living section, December 1, 1968.
• "Lying to Ourselves About Air" (part 2). San Francisco Sunday Examiner & Chronicle, California Living section, December 8, 1968.
• You Can Go Home Again. San Francisco Sunday Examiner & Chronicle, California Living section, March 29, 1970. (Refers to some of Herbert's childhood experiences in the Northwest)

Other publications

Poetry

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• Carthage: Reflections of a Martian, in Mars, We Love You, ed. Jane Hipolito and Willis E, McNelly. New York: Doubleday, 1971.

Some Audio Recordings

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• Dune: The Banquet Scene New York: Caedmon Records, 1977.
• Sandworms of Dune New York: Caedmon Records, 1978.

Interviews

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• Interviews with Frank Herbert 1973, 1977
• The Plowboy interview Frank Herbert The mother Earth news May 1981

Limited bibliography by universe

Dune universe:

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• see Dune universe article

Con-sentiency universe:

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• Whipping Star
• The Tactful Saboteur
• The Dosadi Experiment

Destination: Void universe:

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• The Jesus Incident
• The Lazarus Effect
• The Ascension Factor