Sender: John C. Wenn:ES AE:Xerox Date: 4 Mar 89 11:07:57 PST (Saturday) Subject: Author Lists: Frank Herbert From: JWenn To: SF-LOVERS%rutgers:EDU cc: JWenn, tanelorn!david%CS.ORST:EDU I just *KNEW* that someone would ask for Frank Herbert eventually. Of course, he's most famous for "Dune". The consensus opinion is that the series went into a serious decline after the first book. Well, I started reading Frank Herbert when I picked up "Dune Messiah". I quickly finished it, said that was good, let's look for some more, proceeded to read "Children of Dune" and then "Dune", and then read the enitre series in the correct order. Overall, I'ld rate "Dune Messiah" (the first one I read and enjoyed) as the weakest of the three. Not because it's a bad book, just that it pales in comparison with "Dune". And aside from "Dune", the Frank Herbert book I'ld recommend would be his first novel: "Under Pressure", a fine psychological novel set in a submarine. [C] == Short Story Collection. [NSF] == Not SF [O] == Omnibus. Includes other books. aka == Also known by this other title. /John arpa: JWenn.ESAE@Xerox.com hismajestyislikeabigjamdoughnutwithcreamontop-ly ---------------------------------------------------------------- Herbert, Frank [U.S.A., 1920-11/02/1986] The Dune Chronicles: The Great Dune Trilogy [1979] [O] Dune [1965] Dune Messiah [1969] Children of Dune [1976] The Second Great Dune Trilogy [1987] [O] God-Emperor of Dune [1981] Heretics of Dune [1984] Chapterhouse: Dune [1985] The Jorg X McKie Series: Whipping Star [1970] The Dosadi Experiment [1977] The Best of Frank Herbert [1975] [C] [split into] The Best of Frank Herbert 1952 - 1964 [1976] [C] The Best of Frank Herbert 1965 - 1970 [1976] [C] The Dragon in the Sea [1956] [aka "Under Pressure" and "21st Century Sub"] Destination: Void [1966] The Eyes of Heisenberg [1966] The Green Brain [1966] The Heaven Makers [1968] The Santaroga Barrier [1968] The Worlds of Frank Herbert [1970] [C] The Godmakers [1972] Soul Catcher [1972] [NSF] Hellstrom's Hive [1973] [aka "Project 40"] The Book of Frank Herbert [1973] [C] Direct Descent [1980] The White Plague [1982] The Priests of Psi [1980] [C] Eye [1985] [C] The Maker of Dune [1987] [Non-Fiction] The Notebooks of Frank Herbert's Dune [1988] [C] Herbert, Frank & Herbert, Brian Man of Two Worlds [1986] Herbert, Frank & Ransom, Bill In Series: [sequels to Herbert's "Destination: Void"] The Jesus Incident [1979] The Lazarus Effect [1983] The Ascension Factor [1988]