Books: Son of author Frank Herbert picks up where late father left off.
By PETER LARSEN
The Orange County Register
The sprawling universe of "Dune" – dreamed up by science-fiction author Frank Herbert over six novels – came to an unexpected halt with his death in 1986....
The Winds of Dune by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson lands at #15 on the New York Times Hardcover Fiction print bestseller list after its first week in-stores!
Congratulations to Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson!
LOOK AT BRIAN HERBERT'S resume and you would naturally assume that he and his father, Frank, the creator of the "Dune" series, had a fantastic relationship.
If they didn't, why would Herbert carry on his father's legacy with more than a dozen books written in the "Dune" series?
Frank Herbert's Dune universe is currently expanding under the careful eye of Herbert's son Brian. Working with fellow author Kevin J. Anderson, they've both been exploring the early worlds of Dune -- first in their Prelude series and now in their Legends of Dune series, starting with The Butlerian Jihad, and currently in their latest release The Machine Crusade. ...
Frank Herbert worked from 1958-63 creating one of the signature works of science fiction. "Dune," published in 1965 — after being rejected at least 20 times — is one of the genre's masterpieces, the story of the desert world of Arrakis featuring feuding interplanetary factions and one of the most unique characters of the genre, the prophet-turned-messiah Paul Muad' Dib.
Writing the story consumed Herbert, according to his son, Brian, who has taken up the mantle of "Dune" in books co-written with Kevin J. Anderson.