Franklin Patrick Herbert Jr. was an American science fiction author, best known for his 1965 novel Dune and its five sequels. He also wrote short stories and worked as a newspaper journalist, photographer, book reviewer, ecological consultant and lecturer. Dune is one of the best-selling science fiction novels. Dune is one of the best-selling science fiction novels of all time, and the series has been adapted repeatedly for film and television, including David Lynch's 1984 film and Denis Villeneuve's films of 2021 and 2024.
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was an American science-fiction author, best known for his 1965 novel Dune and its five sequels
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Franklin Patrick Herbert Jr. (October 8, 1920
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February 11, 1986) was an American science-fiction author, best known for his 1965 novel Dune and its five sequels. He also wrote short stories and worked as a newspaper journalist, photographer, book reviewer, ecological
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