His emergence as a writer of major stature commenced with the publication in Analog from December 1963 to February 1964 of "Dune World", the first part of his Dune series. At this time he also wrote one novel, The Dragon in the Sea (November 1955-January 1956 Astounding as "Under Pressure" 1956 vt 21st Century Sub 1956 vt Under Pressure 1974), a much praised sf thriller concerning complex psychological investigations aboard a submarine of the Near Future whose Cold War mission is to steal oil from America's foes.
He began publishing sf with "Looking for Something?" for Startling Stories in April 1952, and during the next decade was an infrequent contributor to the sf magazines, producing fewer than twenty short stories (which nevertheless constituted a majority of his short fiction he never made a significant impact with work below novel length) much of this material was assembled in various collections, including The Book of Frank Herbert (coll 1973) and The Best of Frank Herbert (coll 1975). Herbert worked as a reporter and editor on a number of West Coast newspapers before becoming a full-time writer. This volume collects four of those complete, never-before-published novels written before Dune: High-Opp, a dystopian science fiction novel Angels' Fall, a jungle survival adventure A Game of Authors, a Cold War thriller and A Thorn in the Bush, a mainstream novel based on some of Herbert's experiences in Mexico.(1920-1986) US author born in Tacoma, Washington, and educated at the University of Washington, Seattle he was Brian Herbert's father. He persevered until finally, seven years later, he wrote the most unpublishable novel of all, Dune-which, once it finally found a home with an obscure publisher, finally made Frank Herbert a household name synonymous with science fiction. After the success of his first novel The Dragon in the Sea (1955), Herbert wrote numerous novels and short stories that failed to find a market. Even at the beginning of his writing career, Frank Herbert wrote whatever inspired him, irrespective of genre, market, or audience tastes.
But he was an exceptionally diverse author who wrote in numerous genres. Frank Herbert will forever be known as the "author of Dune, " the science fiction masterpiece that made his career and made his name.
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