The Book of Frank Herbert [Import] [Paperback]

Frank Herbert (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 200 pages
• Publisher: HarperCollins; paperback / softback edition (1977)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0586046445
• ISBN-13: 978-0586046449
• Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 4.4 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)

More About the Author

Frank Herbert (1920-86) was born in Tacoma, Washington and worked as a reporter and later editor of a number of West Coast newspapers before becoming a full-time writer. His first sf story was published in 1952 but he achieved fame more than ten years later with the publication in Analog of Dune World and The Prophet of Dune that were amalgamated in the novel Dune in 1965.

Customer Reviews

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7 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars A great book of short stories., December 21, 1998

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This review is from: Book of Frank Herbert (Hardcover)

This is a fascinating colletion of stories of the future of human kind. If you like science fiction, you'll love "The Book of Frank Herbert".

0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Not Free SF Reader, November 28, 2007

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Blue Tyson "- Research Finished" (Legion clubhouse) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Book of Frank Herbert (Paperback)

A pretty average collection of Herbert stories, here, with an average of only 3.25 compared to the 3.50 for the Priests of Psi, for example.

Book of Frank Herbert : Seed Stock - Frank Herbert
Book of Frank Herbert : The Nothing - Frank Herbert
Book of Frank Herbert : Rat Race - Frank Herbert
Book of Frank Herbert : Gambling Device - Frank Herbert
Book of Frank Herbert : Looking for Something? - Frank Herbert
Book of Frank Herbert : The Gone Dogs - Frank Herbert
Book of Frank Herbert : Passage for Piano - Frank Herbert
Book of Frank Herbert : Encounter in a Lonely Place - Frank Herbert
Book of Frank Herbert : Operation Syndrome - Frank Herbert
Book of Frank Herbert : Occupation Force - Frank Herbert


Colony talent deprivation.

3.5 out of 5


Mutant decline.

3 out of 5


Freak outbreak.

3.5 out of 5


No choice.

3 out of 5


Careless indoctrination.

3 out of 5


Canine virus wipeout research.

4 out of 5


Music bugs us.

3.5 out of 5


Predicting solitude.

2.5 out of 5


Music Scramble.

3.5 out of 5


Status reveal.

3 out of 5