The Book of Frank Herbert by Frank Herbert

In the prophetic year of 1984, 'Dune' was made into a motion picture directed by David Lynch, and it has recently been produced as a three-part miniseries on the Sci-Fi Channel.

One of the most popular science fiction novels ever written, it has become a worldwide phenomenon, winning awards, selling millions of copies around the world. Size: 12mo - over 6�' - 7�' tall.This amazing and complex epic, combining politics, religion, human evolution, and ecology, has captured the imagination of generations of readers. The Book of Frank Herbert is a dream-box for every science fiction reader. Frank Herbert presents here ten of his finest stories, each of which in its own way suggests new aspects of the three questions upon which all the future will eventually turn. Leader among these is the writing of the talent that created Dune. Yet, in science fiction, writers are always probing these questions, each in his own pictorially imaginative way. They are still not fully answered to any universal satisfaction.

and - What is man? What is man's world? What is man's fate? These three questions have engaged the minds of philosophers and scientists alike since the dawn of civilization. DAW Books proudly presents Frank Herbert's own selection of his most outstanding fiction-ten mind-tingling tales of time, space and the enigmas of man's future.

Add to the names of Heinlein, Clarke, Le Guin, Ellison and other titans of science fiction the name of Frank Herbert whose epic novel Dune made SF bestseller history-along with his Dune Messiah and Children of Dune. CONTENTS: Seed Stock The Nothing Rat Race Gambling Device Looking for Something? The Gone Dogs Passage for Piano Encounter in a Lonely Place Operation Syndrome Occupation Force. Previous Owner Markings Light Creasing on Front, Rear Covers, Spine Front, Rear Covers, Spine Lightly Chipped Spine Moderately Cocked Light Moisture Damage Edges Lightly Soiled Slight Yellowing, Fading Due to Age, Sun Exposure.

The Book of Frank Herbert by Frank Herbert