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Dreamer of Dune: The Biography of Frank Herbert

10 best books like Dreamer of Dune: The Biography of Frank Herbert (Brian Herbert): The Road to Dune, The Dune Encyclopedia, The Battles of Dune, The Science of Dune, Dune and Philosophy: Weirding Way of the Mentat, Blood and Thunder: The Life and Art of Robert E. Howard, The Way the Future Was: A Memoir, The Bradbury Chronicles: The Life of Ray Bradbury, Russia: The Once and Future Empire From Pre-History to Putin, The John Varley Reader

The Road to Dune
AuthorFrank Herbert
ISBN0765353709
Frank Herbert's Dune is widely known as the science fiction equivalent of The Lord of the Rings. Now The Road to Dune is a companion work comparable to The Silmarillion, shedding light on and following the remarkable development of the bestselling science fiction novel of all time.

In this...
The Dune Encyclopedia
AuthorWillis Everett McNelly
ISBN0425068137
Eight years in the making, the work of painstakung scholarship and research, containing thousands of entries and cross-references...

Futurist, journalist, bestselling author, world-maker Frank Herbert's magnificent future history, The Dune Chronicles, has proven itself the most...
The Battles of Dune
AuthorFelix Salten
ISBN1559948981
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The Science of Dune
AuthorKevin R. Grazier
ISBN1933771283
An Unauthorized Exploration into the Real Science behind Frank Herbert's Fictional Universe (Science of Pop Culture series)

Delving into the world of Dune, this guide offers fascinating scientific speculation on topics including physics, chemistry, ecology, evolution, psychology,...
Dune and Philosophy: Weirding Way of the Mentat
AuthorJeffery Nicholas
ISBN0812697154
“This wonderful book tries to answer some of the disturbing questions which haunt us as we read Frank Herbert’s Dune Chronicles. Next to a message from one of those blue-in-blue-eyed, red-mouthed, spice-eating Mentats from the far future, Dune and Philosophy is the most satisfying set of answers...
Blood and Thunder: The Life and Art of Robert E. Howard
AuthorMark Finn
Robert E. Howard, creator of Conan, King Kull, and others that defined heroic fantasy, lived and died in the small town of Cross Plains, Texas. While his books remain in print, Howard himself has fallen into obscurity, his life mired in speculation and half-truth. This engaging biography traces the...
The Way the Future Was: A Memoir
AuthorFrederik Pohl
ISBN0345277147
Award-winning writer, whiz-kid editor, wide-eyed fan, pioneering anthologist and demon literary agent—Frederik Pohl's been all over the science-fiction field, including a stretch as President of The Science Fiction Writers of America.

Here is his story of how he got to all those places...
The Bradbury Chronicles: The Life of Ray Bradbury
AuthorSam Weller
ISBN0060545844
Accomplished journalist Sam Weller met the author Ray Bradbury while writing a cover story for the Chicago Tribune Magazine and spent hundreds of hours interviewing Bradbury, his editors, family members, and longtime friends. With unprecedented access to private archives, he uncovered never–before–published...
Russia: The Once and Future Empire From Pre-History to Putin
AuthorPhilip Longworth
Through the centuries, Russia has swung sharply between successful expansionism, catastrophic collapse, and spectacular recovery.  This illuminating history traces these dramatic cycles of boom and bust from the late Neolithic age to Ivan the Terrible, and from the height of Communism to the...
The John Varley Reader
AuthorJohn Varley
ISBN0441011950
From the moment John Varley burst onto the scene in 1974, his short fiction was like nothing anyone else was writing. His stories won every award the science fiction field had to offer, many times over. His first collection, The Persistence of Vision, published in 1978, was the most important collection...
Dunkirk: Retreat to Victory
AuthorJulian Thompson
ISBN0330437968
A gripping account, this tale reveals the British Expeditionary Force's (BEF) brave stand against the German army and dramatic rescue of 338,000 British troops from the beaches of Dunkirk in World War II. In May 1940, the small BEF was sent to help the Belgians and French against the advancing German...
Borges: A Life
AuthorEdwin Williamson
ISBN0143035568
Edwin Williamson’s major new biography is the first in any language to encompass the entire span of Jorge Luis Borges’s life and work. Drawing upon previously unknown or unavailable sources, it brings out the human side of Borges: his roots in Argentina, the evolution of his political ideas, his...
Bashan and I
AuthorThomas Mann
ISBN0812218337
Bashan and I is the moving story of Thomas Mann's relationship with his spirited German short-haired pointer. From their first encounter at a local farm, Mann reveals how he slowly grows to love this energetic, loyal, and intelligent animal. Taking daily walks in the nearby parkland, Mann begins to...
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