Herbert, Frank

Dune by Frank Herbert( Book )
332 editions published between 1555 and 2010 in 23 languages and held by 4,831 libraries worldwide
This Hugo and Nebula Award winner tells the sweeping tale of a desert planet called Arrakis, the focus of an intricate power struggle in a byzantine interstellar empire. Arrakis is the sole source of Melange, the "spice of spices." Melange is necessary for interstellar travel and grants psychic powers and longevity, so whoever controls it wields great influence. The troubles begin when stewardship of Arrakis is transferred by the Emperor from the Harkonnen Noble House to House Atreides. The Harkonnens don't want to give up their privilege, though, and through sabotage and treachery they cast young Duke Paul Atreides out into the planet's harsh environment to die. There he falls in with the Fremen, a tribe of desert dwellers who become the basis of the army with which he will reclaim what's rightfully his. Paul Atreides, though, is far more than just a usurped duke. He might be the end product of a very long-term genetic experiment designed to breed a super human; he might be a messiah. His struggle is at the center of a nexus of powerful people and events, and the repercussions will be felt throughout the Imperium. Dune is one of the most famous science fiction novels ever written, and deservedly so. The setting is elaborate and ornate, the plot labyrinthine, the adventures exciting.

Children of Dune by Frank Herbert( Book )
113 editions published between 1976 and 2008 in 14 languages and held by 3,637 libraries worldwide
This third volume in the Dune trilogy depicts the evolutionary development of the planet Arrakis.

God Emperor of Dune by Frank Herbert( Book )
92 editions published between 1694 and 2010 in 12 languages and held by 3,466 libraries worldwide
Fourth book in the Dune series. Takes place 3500 years after the events of the original trilogy. Tells the story of Leto, the son of Paul Atreides, who has traded his humanity to become an immortal sandworm of Dune.

Heretics of Dune by Frank Herbert( Book )
81 editions published between 1981 and 2009 in 12 languages and held by 3,420 libraries worldwide
The planet Arrakis is becoming desert again. Lost ones are returning home from the far reaches of space. The great sandworms are dying, and the children of Dunes children awaken from empire as from a dream, wielding the new power of a heresy called love.

Dune messiah by Frank Herbert( Book )
140 editions published between 1969 and 2009 in 17 languages and held by 3,398 libraries worldwide
The sisterhood of the Bene Gesserit plots to seize control of the galaxy-wide empire of their supernatural leader, while on Arrakis, the Maud'dib, the heir to an unimaginable power, confronts new challenges.

Chapterhouse, Dune by Frank Herbert( Book )
42 editions published between 1985 and 2010 in 8 languages and held by 2,864 libraries worldwide
The desert planet Arrakis, called Dune, has been destroyed. Now the Bene Gesserit, heirs to Dune's powers, have colonized a green world and are turning it into a desert, mile by scorched mile.

The white plague by Frank Herbert( Book )
45 editions published between 1982 and 2009 in 6 languages and held by 2,099 libraries worldwide
After witnessing the murder of his wife and twin sons, innocent victims of an IRA bomb, an American molecular biologist develops a strain of the plague that is 100 percent fatal to women.

Sandworms of Dune by Brian Herbert( Book )
14 editions published between 2007 and 2009 in 3 languages and held by 1,902 libraries worldwide
A ship of escaped refugees uses genetic technology to revive talented figures from the world's past in order to safeguard their survival, including Paul Maud'Dib and Lady Jessica.

Dune. The machine crusade by Brian Herbert( Book )
15 editions published between 2003 and 2008 in English and French and held by 1,787 libraries worldwide
As the struggle against the thinking robots continues, Serena Butler's forces continue their battle and Selim Wormrider and his Fremen outlaws take the first step into becoming the fighters who would change history.

Hunters of Dune by Brian Herbert( Book )
11 editions published between 2006 and 2008 in 3 languages and held by 1,707 libraries worldwide
A group of refugees escapes on a ship into the uncharted reaches of the galaxy, seeking safety with the assistance of Paul Muad'Dib and Lady Jessica, revived with the help of genetic technology, while avoiding the diabolical traps of the Enemy.