Back Cover: "Dune Messiah" by Frank Herbert. NY: G. P. Putnam's Sons, (1969). First edition. Second Dune Novel. Photo by George Westbeau
Frank Herbert (1920 - 1986) was best known as the author of the novel Dune and its five sequels. Though he became famous for science fiction, he was also a newspaper journalist, photographer, short story writer, book reviewer, ecological consultant and lecturer.
The Dune saga, set in the distant future and taking place over millennia, deals with complex themes such as human survival and evolution, ecology, and the intersection of religion, politics and power. Dune itself is the best-selling science fiction novel of all time and the series is widely considered to be among the classics of the genre. [Source: Wikipedia]
Back Cover: "Dune Messiah" by Frank Herbert. NY: G. P. Putnam's Sons, (1969). First edition. Second Dune Novel. Photo by George Westbeau
Frank Herbert (1920 - 1986) was best known as the author of the novel Dune and its five sequels. Though he became famous for science fiction, he was also a newspaper journalist, photographer, short story writer, book reviewer, ecological consultant and lecturer.
The Dune saga, set in the distant future and taking place over millennia, deals with complex themes such as human survival and evolution, ecology, and the intersection of religion, politics and power. Dune itself is the best-selling science fiction novel of all time and the series is widely considered to be among the classics of the genre. [Source: Wikipedia]