Dreamer of Dune

Dreamer of Dune
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Publisher : Macmillan
Total Pages : 803
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ISBN-10 : 9781429958448
ISBN-13 : 1429958448
Rating : 4/5 (48 Downloads)

Synopsis Dreamer of Dune by : Brian Herbert

Everyone knows Frank Herbert's Dune. This amazing and complex epic, combining politics, religion, human evolution, and ecology, has captured the imagination of generations of readers. 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. 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. Though he is best remembered for Dune, Frank Herbert was the author of more than twenty books at the time of his tragic death in 1986, including such classic novels as The Green Brain, The Santaroga Barrier, The White Plague and Dosadi Experiment. Brian Herbert, Frank Herbert's eldest son, tells the provocative story of his father's extraordinary life in this honest and loving chronicle. He has also brought to light all the events in Herbert's life that would find their way into speculative fiction's greatest epic. From his early years in Tacoma, Washington, and his education at the University of Washington, Seattle, and in the Navy, through the years of trying his hand as a TV cameraman, radio commentator, reporter, and editor of several West Coast newspaper, to the difficult years of poverty while struggling to become a published writer, Herbert worked long and hard before finding success after the publication of Dune in 1965. Brian Herbert writes about these years with a truthful intensity that brings every facet of his father's brilliant, and sometimes troubled, genius to full light. Insightful and provocative, containing family photos never published anywhere, this absorbing biography offers Brian Herbert's unique personal perspective on one of the most enigmatic and creative talents of our time. Dreamer of Dune is a 2004 Hugo Award Nominee for Best Related Work. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Dreamer of Dune

Dreamer of Dune
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Publisher : Gollancz
Total Pages : 583
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9781399621953
ISBN-13 : 1399621955
Rating : 4/5 (53 Downloads)

Synopsis Dreamer of Dune by : Brian Herbert

Everyone knows Frank Herbert's Dune. This science fiction epic combines politics human evolution and ecology and has captured the imagination of generations of readers. It is one of the most popular science fiction novels ever written, has won awards, sold millions of copies around the world and spawned multiple motion-picture adaptations. Brian Herbert, Frank Herbert's eldest son, tells the provocative story of his father's extraordinary life in this honest and loving chronicle. He has also brought to light all the events in Herbert's life that would find their way into speculative fiction's greatest epic. From his early years in Tacoma, Washington, through his time at university and in the Navy, to the difficult years of poverty while struggling to become a published writer, Herbert worked long and hard before finding success after the publication of Dune in 1965. Brian Herbert writes about these years with a truthful intensity that brings every facet of his father's brilliant, and sometimes troubled, genius to full light. Insightful and provocative, containing family photos never published anywhere, this absorbing biography offers Brian Herbert's unique personal perspective on one of the most enigmatic and creative talents of our time.

The Maker of Dune

The Maker of Dune
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Publisher : Berkley Publishing Group
Total Pages : 279
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ISBN-10 : 0425097854
ISBN-13 : 9780425097854
Rating : 4/5 (54 Downloads)

Synopsis The Maker of Dune by : Frank Herbert

A compendium of Herbert's essays, articles, observations, reminiscences and meditations, as well as a never-before-published interview with the late writer

Sisterhood of Dune

Sisterhood of Dune
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Publisher : Macmillan
Total Pages : 497
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9780765322739
ISBN-13 : 0765322730
Rating : 4/5 (39 Downloads)

Synopsis Sisterhood of Dune by : Brian Herbert

Decades after the Battle of Corrin destroys the thinking machines and establishes Faykan Butler as the first Imperium Emperor, war hero Vor turns his back on political descendants who blame him for their downfall while Gilbertus Albans hides an unbelievable secret and the Butlerian movement sweeps through the known universe intent on destroying technology.

Sands of Dune

Sands of Dune
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Publisher : Tor Books
Total Pages : 151
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ISBN-10 : 9781250805690
ISBN-13 : 1250805694
Rating : 4/5 (90 Downloads)

Synopsis Sands of Dune by : Brian Herbert

Collected for the first time, these Dune novellas by bestselling authors Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson shine a light upon the darker corners of the Dune universe. Spanning space and time, Sands of Dune is essential reading for any fan of the series. The world of Dune has shaped an entire generation of science fiction. From the sand blasted world of Arrakis, to the splendor of the imperial homeworld of Kaitain, readers have lived in a universe of treachery and wonder. Now, these stories expand on the Dune universe, telling of the lost years of Gurney Halleck as he works with smugglers on Arrakis in a deadly gambit for revenge; inside the ranks of the Sardaukar as the child of a betrayed nobleman becomes one of the Emperor’s most ruthless fighters; a young firebrand Fremen woman, a guerrilla fighter against the ruthless Harkonnens, who will one day become Shadout Mapes. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Hellhole Awakening

Hellhole Awakening
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Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Total Pages : 568
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9780857200648
ISBN-13 : 085720064X
Rating : 4/5 (48 Downloads)

Synopsis Hellhole Awakening by : Kevin J. Anderson

The second in a newepic science fiction series from the internationally bestselling co-authors of the DUNE prequels General Adolphus knows the Monarchy crackdown is coming. Now he needs to pull together all the resources of the Hellhole colony, the ever-expanding shadow-Xayan settlement, and his connections with the other Deep Zone worlds. On Sonjeera, Diadem Michella Duchenet has collected a huge fleet, led by firebrand Commissar Escobar Hallholme, son of the man who originally defeated Adolphus. Uniting themselves and pooling their minds, the shadow-Xayans send a power surge along the original stringline path that links Hellhole with the Monarchy's hub on Sonjeera. All of the Diadem's battleships are currently approaching on that route, and when the mental blast wipes out all the substations, the battleships are effectively stranded. But now a bigger threat appears. Three large asteroids come in from the outer reaches of the Candela system. On Hellhole, the awakened Xayans finally reveal information that has been hidden even from their own followers. A large group of powerful, rogue telemancers split away from the main race-fanatics, violent, and ruthless. And now that the Xayan civilization is reawakening, the rogues have come back to destroy them once and for all. They are coming for Hellhole, and this time they will completely destroy it. Kevin J. Anderson has over 20 million books in print in 30 languages worldwide. As well as his STAR WARS, DUNE and X-FILES novels, he has written an ambitious space-opera series, THE SAGA OF SEVEN SUNS. He holds the Guinness world record for the largest single-author book signing. Kevin Anderson lives in Colorado. The son of DUNE author Frank Herbert, Brian Herbert is a bestselling science fiction author in his own right.

Dune Wipping Mek Promo Short Story

Dune Wipping Mek Promo Short Story
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Publisher : Macmillan
Total Pages : 28
Release :
ISBN-10 : 0765309793
ISBN-13 : 9780765309792
Rating : 4/5 (93 Downloads)

Synopsis Dune Wipping Mek Promo Short Story by : Brian Herbert

The Forgotten Heroes

The Forgotten Heroes
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Publisher : Macmillan
Total Pages : 338
Release :
ISBN-10 : 0765307073
ISBN-13 : 9780765307071
Rating : 4/5 (73 Downloads)

Synopsis The Forgotten Heroes by : Brian Herbert

The United States Merchant Marine has a tradition of being in the forefront of every American military action and has served with distinction in every conflict. New York Times bestselling author Brian Herbert chronicles the amazing exploits of these gallant seamen, assembling a fascinating array of data from historical documents, government records, diaries, and interviews with surviving veterans. This brilliant history details the heroism, self-sacrifice and grim determination that have always been the hallmark of the United States Merchant Marine. Herbert also reveals one of the great injustices of American history. The civilian fighters of the Merchant Marine performed feats of extraordinary bravery during World War II; they were the lifeline of the entire Allied war effort, delivering troops, materiel, food, fuel, and every essential needed for victory over the Axis. In doing so, the Merchant Marine suffered losses so high that the casualty rates were kept secret. At war's end, the men and women of every other service branch were honored by parades and given medical and educational benefits--but the members of the Merchant Marine, who were so vital to our victory, have received neither the benefits nor the recognition they deserved. Herbert is part of a growing movement across the United States to right the wrong. The Forgotten Heroes is a history of these unsung heroes and a plea for justice.

The Little Green Book of Chairman Rahma

The Little Green Book of Chairman Rahma
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Publisher : Macmillan
Total Pages : 413
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9780765332547
ISBN-13 : 076533254X
Rating : 4/5 (47 Downloads)

Synopsis The Little Green Book of Chairman Rahma by : Brian Herbert

After solving the environmental problems of the United States, dictator Chairman Rahma must fight off new weapons being deployed by the corporations and deal with unsettling reports of mutants.

DUNE: The Graphic Novel, Book 2: Muad’Dib

DUNE: The Graphic Novel, Book 2: Muad’Dib
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Publisher : Abrams
Total Pages : 188
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9781647006792
ISBN-13 : 1647006791
Rating : 4/5 (92 Downloads)

Synopsis DUNE: The Graphic Novel, Book 2: Muad’Dib by : Frank Herbert

In DUNE: The Graphic Novel, Book 2: Muad’Dib, the second of three volumes adapting Frank Herbert’s 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 of Frank Herbert, and the New York Times bestselling author Kevin J. Anderson, continues to explore Paul’s journey as he evolves from boy to mysterious messiah. Illustrated by Raúl Allén and Patricia Martín, this spectacular blend of adventure and spirituality, environmentalism, and politics is a groundbreaking look into our universe and transformed by the graphic novel format into a powerful, fantastical tale for a new generation of readers.