{"id":4109,"date":"2016-01-02T03:38:32","date_gmt":"2016-01-02T10:38:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.litquotes.com\/blog\/?p=4109"},"modified":"2017-04-20T10:40:17","modified_gmt":"2017-04-20T17:40:17","slug":"frank-herbert-the-author-of-dune","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.litquotes.com\/blog\/2016\/01\/frank-herbert-the-author-of-dune\/","title":{"rendered":"Frank Herbert the Author of Dune"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Frank Herbert&#8217;s full name was Frank Patrick Herbert, Jr. \u00a0He was born on October 8, 1920 in Tacoma, Washington. He&#8217;s best known for his novel <em>Dune. \u00a0<\/em>Before he became a popular author he worked as a newspaper journalist, photographer, short story writer, book reviewer, ecological consultant and lecturer. \u00a0He died on February 11, 1986.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/1R9fPz9\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4110\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-4110 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.litquotes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/DreamerDune-195x300.jpg\" alt=\"Dreamer of Dune: The Biography of Frank Herbert\" width=\"195\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.litquotes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/DreamerDune-195x300.jpg 195w, https:\/\/www.litquotes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/DreamerDune.jpg 324w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 195px) 100vw, 195px\" \/><\/a>To learn more about Frank Herbert, and there&#8217;s <em>tons<\/em> more to know, check out <em><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/1R9fPz9\" target=\"_blank\">Dreamer of Dune: The Biography of Frank Herbert<\/a><\/em>. \u00a0The book is written by Herbert&#8217;s son, Brian. \u00a0If you&#8217;re a fan of <em>Dune<\/em> you&#8217;re sure to love it. \u00a0You&#8217;ll also enjoy the book if you&#8217;re an aspiring writer or someone trying to make a new start in life. \u00a0Frank Herbert didn&#8217;t always have an easy road to travel. What he had was intellect, a strong work ethic, a unique vision and that made for one <em>extraordinary<\/em> life. \u00a0I loved this book and highly recommend it.<\/p>\n<p>A fan of <em>Dune<\/em> said to me about this book, &#8220;The way that Brian presented his father, warts and all, reminded me of <em>Dune Messiah<\/em>. \u00a0Not that Brian was tearing down his father, but\u00a0he\u00a0presented both the good and bad about him. \u00a0I think that Frank Herbert wouldn&#8217;t have had it any other way.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><b>I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration. I will face my fear. I will permit it to pass over me and through me. And when it has gone past I will turn the inner eye to see its path. Where the fear has gone there will be nothing. Only I will remain.<\/b>\u00a0~\u00a0<i><a href=\"http:\/\/www.litquotes.com\/quote_title_resp.php?TName=Dune\">Dune<\/a><\/i>\u00a0by\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.litquotes.com\/quote_author_resp.php?AName=Frank%20Herbert\">Frank Herbert<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Novels in the <em>Dune<\/em> Series by Frank Herbert:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Dune<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Dune Messiah<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Children of Dune<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>God Emperor of Dune<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Heretics of Dune<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Chapterhouse: Dune<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Frank Herbert&#8217;s full name was Frank Patrick Herbert, Jr.  He was born on October 8, 1920 in Tacoma, Washington. 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