title: The Maker of Dune: Insights of a Master of Science Fiction
author:  Frank Herbert 
description: Herbert, who died a year ago, wrote two collections of short stories and 22 novels, including the immensely popular, six-part Dune series. However, his short nonfiction essaysculled from newspaper features, correspondence, interviews, introductions to science-fiction anthologies and record-liner noteshave remained uncollected until now. Stimulating, cogent and thought-provoking, these pieces cover much of the same ground as Herbert's fictiondemonstrating his interest in ecology, the future, religion and the consequences of scienceand thus provide clues, as O'Reilly notes, to "the myriad threads that make up the cloth on which Frank's stories are so lavishly embroidered." One section is devoted to "The Origins of Dune," and the book includes a complete Herbert bibliography. <br />Copyright 1987 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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  DUNE
  
  
  HOUSE HARKONNEN
  
  
  Brian Herbert and
  
  
  Kevin J. Anderson
  
  
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  BANTAM BOOKS
  
  
  NEW YORK • TORONTO • LONDON
  
  
  SYDNEY • AUCKLAND
  
  
    
    
  
  
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  To our mutual friend Ed Kramer, without whom this project would never have
  come to fruition. He provided the spark that brought us together.
  
  
    
    
  
  
  ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
  
  Jan Herbert, with appreciation for her unflagging devotion and constant
  creative support.
  
  
  Penny Merritt, for helping manage the literary legacy of her father, Frank
  Herbert.
  
  
  Rebecca Moesta Anderson’s tireless support and enthusiasm for this project,
  her ideas, imagination, and sharp eyes truly enhanced this project.
  
  
  Robert Gottlieb and Matt Bialer of the William Morris Agency, Mary Alice Kier
  and Anna Cottle of Cine/Lit Representation— all of whom never wavered in their
  faith and dedication, seeing the potential of the entire project.
  
  
  Irwyn Applebaum and Nita Taublib at Bantam Books gave their support and
  atte