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Summary
Future space fantasy concerning a time when the human race has reached a point of intellectual stagnation and receives the help of a space-age Messiah and prophet. Full description
Summary: |
Future space fantasy concerning a time when the human race has reached a point of intellectual stagnation and receives the help of a space-age Messiah and prophet. |
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Item Description: |
Sequel: Dune messiah. "Jacket art / John Schoenherr" -- Back flap of dust jacket. |
Physical Description: |
xxvi, 687 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm |
ISBN: |
9780801950773 0801950775 044100590X 9780441005901 0441010628 9780441010622 0441172717 9780441172719 0441013597 9780441013593 9780844033617 0844033618 |
Author Notes: |
The length of some of Herbert's novels also helped make it acceptable for science fiction authors to write longer books. It is clear that, if the reader is engaged by the story---and Herbert certainly has the ability to engage his readers---length is not important. As is usually the case with popular fiction, it comes down to whether or not the reader is entertained, and Herbert is, above all, an entertaining and often compelling writer. His greatest talent is his ability to create new worlds that are plausible to readers, in spite of their alien nature, such as the planet Arrakis in the Dune series. Frank Herbert died of complications from pancreatic cancer on February, 11, 1986, in Madison, Wisconsin. He was 65. (Bowker Author Biography) |