Bøger af Frank Herbert

In the endless war between East and West, oil has become the ultimate prize. Nuclear-powered subtugs brave enemy waters to tap into hidden oil reserves beneath the East's continental shelf. But the last twenty missions have never returned. Have sleeper agents infiltrated the elite submarine service, or are the crews simply cracking under the pressure?Psychologist John Ramsay has gone undercover aboard a Hell Diver subtug. His mission is to covertly observe the remainder of the four-man crew-and find the traitor among them. Sabotage and suspicion soon plague the mission, as Ramsay discovers that the stress of fighting a war a mile and a half under the ocean exposes every weakness in a man. Hunted relentlessly by the enemy, the four men find themselves isolated in a claustrophobic undersea prison, struggling for survival against the elements . . . and themselves.A gripping novel by the legendary author of Dune.

From Science fiction grandmaster Frank Herbert, creator of the Dune universe, comes this novel of bioterrorism and gendercide. What if women were an endangered species?It begins in Ireland, but soon spreads throughout the entire world: a virulent new disease expressly designed to target only women. As fully half of the human race dies off at a frightening pace and life on Earth faces extinction, panicked people and governments struggle to cope with the global crisis. Infected areas are quarantined or burned to the ground. The few surviving women are locked away in hidden reserves, while frantic doctors and scientists race to find a cure. Anarchy and violence consume the planet.The plague is the work of a solitary individual who calls himself the Madman. As government security forces feverishly hunt for the renegade scientist, he wanders incognito through a world that will never be the same. Society, religion, and morality are all irrevocably transformed by the White Plague.

America is a police state, and it is about to be threatened by the most hellish enemy in the world: insects.When the Agency discovered that Dr. Hellstrom's Project 40 was a cover for a secret laboratory, a special team of agents was immediately dispatched to discover its true purpose and its weaknesses-it could not be allowed to continue. What they discovered was a nightmare more horrific and hideous than even their paranoid government minds could devise.First published in Galaxy magazine in 1973 as "Project 40," Frank Herbert's vivid imagination and brilliant view of nature and ecology have never been more evident than in this classic of science fiction.

De door zand verwoeste wereld van Arrakis is groen, bewaterd en vruchtbaar geworden. De oude Paul Atreides is er niet meer. Zijn tweelingkinderen Leto en Ghanima zijn achtergelaten onder de hoede van de Fremen, terwijl zijn zus Alia als regent over het universum heerst. Maar voor de kinderen van Duin betekent de bloei van hun land ook de vernietiging ervan: het veranderde klimaat bedreigt de reuzezandwormen, en dit is dan weer rampzalig voor de economie van de planeet. Leto en Ghanima zien mogelijke oplossingen, maar fanatiekelingen beginnen de heerschappij van het almachtige Atreides-rijk aan te vechten. Een economische en ecologische ramp dreigt.Klassiek sciencefiction-epos over de strijd om de planeet Duin, waar de belangrijkste grondstof van het universum gevonden kan worden. Frank Herbert schreef de eerste zes boeken (en een kort verhaal), maar de reeks werd voortgezet door verschillende schrijvers. Frank Herbert studeerde o.a. psychologie en werkte tot de jaren 1960 als journalist en redacteur. Daarna richtte hij zich volledig op het schrijven van fictie en werd een van de belangrijkste sciencefictionauteurs.

In twee delen verfilmd met Timothée Chalamet en Zendaya!Kijk nu ook: 'Dune: Prophecy' op MAX, een zesdelige miniserie over de mysterieuze Gene Besserit.Het leven van Paul, van het nobele huis Atreides, verandert drastisch na het vertrek van zijn thuisplaneet Caladan. De keizer heeft zijn vader, Hertog Leto, het gouverneurschap van de weerbarstige woestijnplaneet Arrakis aangeboden. Maar is het een eervolle promotie of een manier om van de machtige familie af te komen?Arrakis, beter bekend als Duin, is de enige planeet waar de specie melange voorkomt, een drug die stimulerend werkt en daardoor cruciaal is om in de ruimte te kunnen navigeren. Er zijn daarom meer kapers op de kust en huis Atreides wordt van alle kanten bedreigd. Uiteindelijk vlucht Paul de woestijn in, waar mysterieuze en gevaarlijke Vrijmans en monsterlijke zandwormen op de loer liggen.De voorspellingen over Pauls leven komen een voor een uit, en de strijd om de macht over Duin en het heelal begint...De epische vertelling in 6 titels over huis Atreides, huis Harkonnen, de verslavende specie melange en zandwormen op de planeet Duin begint bij dit eerste deel. 'Duin' werd met een Nebula Award (1965) en Hugo Award (1966) bekroond en is een van standaardwerken in de sciencefiction. Op dit boek zijn diverse films en televisie series, diverse bordspellen en verschillende computergames gebaseerd.Frank Herbert (1920-1986) was een sciencefictionschrijver die vooral bekend werd met zijn zesdelige Duin-epos. Voor het eerste deel van die serie, Duin, ontving hij een Nebula Award in 1965 en een Hugo Award in 1966. Het is een van de best verkochte sciencefiction boeken ter wereld, en vormde de inspiratie voor diverse andere auteurs, film producties en games.Frank Herbert studeerde o.a. psychologie en werkte tot de jaren zestig als journalist en redacteur. Daarna richtte hij zich volledig op het schrijven van fictie en werd een van de belangrijkste sciencefiction auteurs.

Book Five in the Magnificent Dune Chroniclesthe Bestselling Science Fiction Adventure of All TimeLeto Atreides, the God Emperor of Dune, is dead. In the fifteen hundred years since his passing, the Empire has fallen into ruin. The great Scattering saw millions abandon the crumbling civilization and spread out beyond the reaches of known space. The planet Arrakisnow called Rakishas reverted to its desert climate, and its great sandworms are dying.Now the Lost Ones are returning home in pursuit of power. And as these factions vie for control over the remnants of the Empire, a girl named Sheeana rises to prominence in the wastelands of Rakis, sending religious fervor throughout the galaxy. For she possesses the abilities of the Fremen sandridersfulfilling a prophecy foretold by the late God Emperor....

Book Four in the Magnificent Dune Chroniclesthe Bestselling Science Fiction Adventure of All TimeMillennia have passed on Arrakis, and the once-desert planet is green with life. Leto Atreides, the son of the world's savior, the Emperor Paul Muad'Dib, is still alive but far from human. To preserve humanity's future, he sacrificed his own by merging with a sandworm, granting him near immortality as God Emperor of Dune for the past thirty-five hundred years.Leto's rule is not a benevolent one. His transformation has made not only his appearance but his morality inhuman. A rebellion, led by Siona, a member of the Atreides family, has risen to oppose the despot's rule. But Siona is unaware that Leto's vision of a Golden Path for humanity requires her to fulfill a destiny she never wantedor could possibly conceive....

A fascinating examination of the fragile balance between consciousness, man and insect from one of the best-loved science fiction creators of all time.In an overpopulated world seeking living room in the jungles, the International Ecological Organization was systematically exterminating the voracious insects which made these areas uninhabitable. Using deadly foamal bombs and newly developed vibration weapons, men like Joao Martinho and his co-workers fought to clear the green hell of the Mato Grosso.But somehow those areas which had been completely cleared were becoming reinfested, despite the impenetrable vibration barriers. And tales came out of the jungles . . . of insects mutated to incredible sizes . . . of creatures who seemed to be men, but whose eyes gleamed with the chitinous sheen of insects. . . .

Everything of beauty must have at least one flaw in it. Otherwise people do not realize how beautiful it truly is.Mrs. Ross is an expatriate American who has found a quiet life in the small Mexican village of San Juan, a place where she can be content, a place where no one knows the secrets of her shadowy past life. Until an ambitious American painter takes up residence in San Juan, attempting to depict-and expose-everything about the sleepy Mexican town. But he may have underestimated the lengths a seemingly harmless old woman will go to protect her secrets.A Thorn in the Bush is one of four previously unpublished short novels written by famed Dune author Frank Herbert. Early in his career Herbert moved his family to Mexico where he struggled to survive as a writer. This novel came from those life-changing experiences.

A previously unpublished thriller by the author of DuneMurder. Mystery. Mexico. American journalist Hal Garson finds himself in a deadly game of authors when he travels to Mexico on the hunt for a killer story.With only a desperate letter to follow, he ignores the warnings of death and danger that he will find and travels to Ciudad Brockman, where monsters lurk behind friendly faces and swim hungrily below the lake searching for blood.Garson unearths a lethal game infused with conspiracy, murder, and spies, and winds up in a crossfire with a dangerous crime lord. Along the way, he finds people who may not want to be found...including a mysterious and beautiful woman.One question lies heavy on Garson''s mind... Who can be trusted?This heart-stopping thriller by Dune author Frank Herbert offers something for everyone, if you dare to travel with Garson.

THE ROAD TO DUNE is a compilation ofmaterial celebrating and adding to the epic Dune novels. In this fascinating volume, the world's millions of Dune fans can now read atlong last the unpublished chapters and scenes from the original Dune books;as well as correspondence with Frank Herbert relating to DUNE; short stories byBrian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson and also SPICE PLANET, an original novellaby Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson, based on a detailed outline left by Frank Herbert. 'Frank Herbert would surely be delighted and proud of this continuation of his vision.' Dean Koontz