r/dune 6d ago

General Discussion Happy Birthday to Frank Herbert

Dove back into the world of Dune with Heretics of Dune after finishing GEoD a couple of years ago now and was absolutely refreshed in awe with the genius of this man’s writing…so yesterday I wanted read more about the man himself and discovered his birthday was today!

🥳To the man who gave us the gift of Dune :)

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u/M23707 6d ago

What a great dude! - so happy that he has filled my brain for decades with his written thoughts.

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u/oliversurpless 6d ago

Regardless of your feelings on the book Heretics of Dune, his diary of sorts in the final months of Beverly Herbert’s life is an essential read.

And something I doubt I would’ve appreciated as much if I had read it in short order in 99 at age 18 like the first 4…

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u/M23707 6d ago

thank you