About the Author

Frank Herbert was born in 1920. His colourful and varied career included stints as a radio news commentator and jungle survival instructor. He is best known for creating the world of DUNE, which became the bestselling science fiction novel of all time. It won great acclaim, as well as the Hugo and Nebula awards, establishing Frank Herbert as a master of modern science fiction. He died in 1986.

Reviews

Unique among SF novels . . . I know nothing comparable to it except The Lord of the Rings. - Arthur C. Clarke One of the landmarks of modern science fiction . . . an amazing feat of creation. - Analog