Author: Frank Herbert

Born on October 8, 1920, Frank Patrick Herbert was an American author and newspaper journalist, who grew up to be one of the most considerate thinkers of science fiction.Frank Herbert is the author most famous by Dune, a novel that became a world bestseller and garnered such significant awards as the Hugo Award and Nebula Award. His novels were not based on quick action. Instead he examined the relationship among power, environment, and human choices in a complex manner. This stood him out and touched the readers, filmmakers, and writers around the world.Herbert began his career as a journalist, editor and photographer before he was recognized. These positions provided him with the opportunity to witness the real-life systems that in turn influenced his style of storytelling. He attended the University of Washington and he was not fond of degrees but rather practical education.During the writing of Dune, Herbert was struggling with money. He had done his studies on deserts and ecology over the years, writing patiently and rewriting intensively. His discipline in routine was not fast. He was also an environmental thinker as he was interested in nature and sustainability.Frank Herbert died 11 February 1986, and his thoughts are still relevant. His experience demonstrates that thoughtfulness and patience could make a piece of work that would live long beyond a single lifetime.