Frank Herbert
1) Dune
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Originally published in 1965, this best-selling classic won the first Nebula Award and shaped modern science fiction; it will be forever considered a triumph of the imagination. Set on the desert planet Arrakis, Dune is the story of the boy Paul Atreides, who would become the mysterious man known as Muad'dib. He would avenge the traitorous plot against his noble family--and would bring to fruition humankind's most ancient and unattainable dream. A...
2) Dune messiah
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Continues the story of Muad'Dib and the quest to create a superbeing.
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The Children of Dune are twin siblings Leto and Ghanima Atreides, whose father, the Emperor Paul Muad'Dib, disappeared in the desert wastelands of Arrakis nine years ago. Like their father, the twins possess supernormal abilities--making them valuable to their manipulative aunt Alia, who rules the Empire in the name of House Atreides. Facing treason and rebellion on two fronts, Alia's rule is not absolute. The displaced House Corrino is plotting to...
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Leto Atreides, the God Emperor of Dune, is dead. In the fifteen hundred years since his passing, the Empire has fallen into ruin. The great Scattering saw millions abandon the crumbling civilization and spread out beyond the reaches of known space. The planet Arrakis-now called Rakis-has reverted to its desert climate, and its great sandworms are dying. Now, the Lost Ones are returning home in pursuit of power. And as factions vie for control over...
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The desert planet Arrakis, called Dune, has been destroyed. Now, the Bene Gesserit, heirs to Dune's power, have colonized a green world--and are turning it into a desert, mile by scorched mile. Here is the last book Frank Herbert wrote before his death. A stunning climax to the epic Dune legend that will live on forever ...
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Putnam's
Pub. Date
c1982
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English
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The White Plague, a marvelous and terrifyingly plausible blend of fiction and visionary theme, tells of one man who is pushed over the edge of sanity by the senseless murder of his family and who, reappearing several months later as the so-called Madman, unleashes a terrible plague upon the human raceone that zeros in, unerringly and fatally, on women.
10) The green brain
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Gregg
Pub. Date
1981
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English
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A fascinating examination of the fragile balance between consciousness, man, and insect set in the not so distant future.
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[ConSentient novels] volume 2
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Tor
Pub. Date
2002
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English
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Generations of a tormented human-alien people, caged on a toxic planet, conditioned by constant hunger and war-this is the Dosadi Experiment, and it has succeeded too well. For the Dosadi have bred for Vengeance as well as cunning, and they have learned how to pass through the shimmering God Wall to exact their dreadful revenge on the Universe that created them.
13) Whipping star
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[ConSentient novels] volume 1
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Tor
Pub. Date
2009
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English
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Suddenly - the end of all life throughout the entire Galaxy! It was only weeks away, or days - or even hours. It all depended on the survival of the last of the entities known as Calebians. But the Caleban was dying - subjected to systematic torture by the richest, most wicked woman in the Galaxy. Unless she could be stopped, the end was only a few days away, or hours - or even minutes!
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WordFire Press
Pub. Date
2016
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English
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This collection of short fiction features "newfound treasures" from the New York Times–bestselling author of Dune (Midwest Book Review).
Even the author of Dune—the best-selling science fiction novel of all time—had trouble getting published. At first, Frank Herbert wanted to be a writer, and though today his name is practically synonymous with world-building and epic science fiction,
15) Eye
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Berkley
Pub. Date
1985
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English
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The only collection of the best stories of Frank Herbert, Award Winning suthor of the legendary Dune saga! Eye features the startlingly original collaboration The Road To Dune a walking tour of Arakeen narrated by Frank Herbert and illustrated by acclaimed British artist Jim Burns. Also included is an introduction by Herbert describing his personal feelings about the filming of David Lynch's movie version of Dune; Herbert's own favorite short story,...
16) Hellstrom's hive
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Tor
Pub. Date
2007
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English
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America is a police state, and it is about to be threatened by the most hellish enemy in the world: insects. When the Agency discovers that Dr. Hellstrom's Project 40 is a cover for a secret laboratory, a special team of agents is dispatched to discover its true purpose. What they discover is a nightmare more horrific and hideous than even their paranoid government minds could devise.
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Caedmon
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Read by the author, this compilation of key excerpts from the brilliant Dune trilogy is melded with connective text written by Frank Herbert specifically for these recordings. Includes selections from Dune: The Banquet Scene, Sandworms of Dune, The Battles of Dune, and The Truths of Dune: Fear is the Mind Killer.
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Penguin Publishing Group
Pub. Date
2020
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English
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Perfect for longtime fans and new readers alike−this eBook collection includes the first three novels in Frank Herbert’s Dune saga: DUNE, DUNE MESSIAH, and CHILDREN OF DUNE
DUNE IS NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE directed by Denis Villeneuve, starring Timothée Chalamet, Zendaya, Jason Momoa, Rebecca Ferguson, Oscar Isaac, Josh Brolin, Stellan Skarsgård, Dave Bautista, David Dastmalchian,...
DUNE IS NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE directed by Denis Villeneuve, starring Timothée Chalamet, Zendaya, Jason Momoa, Rebecca Ferguson, Oscar Isaac, Josh Brolin, Stellan Skarsgård, Dave Bautista, David Dastmalchian,...
19) The Godmakers
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WordFire Press
Pub. Date
2013
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English
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An interstellar agent discovers his latent powers while investigating a warlike planet in this classic sci-fi fantasy by the author of Dune.
It's been centuries since the devastating Rim Wars separated numerous planets from the protection and control of the galactic empire. The Rediscovery and Reeducation Service is dedicated to finding these "lost planets" and returning them to the fold. But not all civilizations are eager
...20) Muad'Dib
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ABRAMS
Pub. Date
2022
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English
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In DUNE: The Graphic Novel, Book 2: MuadâDib, the second of three volumes adapting Frank Herbertâs Dune, young Paul Atreides and his mother, the lady Jessica, find themselves stranded in the deep desert of Arrakis. Betrayed by one of their own and destroyed by their greatest enemy, Paul and Jessica must find the mysterious Fremen, or perish.
This faithful adaptation of the 1965 novel, Dune, by Brian Herbert, son...
This faithful adaptation of the 1965 novel, Dune, by Brian Herbert, son...