Herbert, Brian

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HERBERT, Brian

HERBERT, Brian. American, b. 1947. Genres: Mystery/Crime/Suspense, Science fiction/Fantasy, Humor/Satire. Career: Crowell Collier Macmillan, San Rafael and Stockton, CA, field manager, 1966; Fireman's Fund America, San Francisco, CA, and Seattle, WA, underwriter, 1968-73; Insurance Co. of North America, Seattle, underwriter, 1973-77; Stanley Scott & Co., Seattle, broker, 1977-84; writer. Has worked as inventor, job printer, import shop owner, and catalog company owner. Publications: HUMOR: Classic Comebacks, 1981; Incredible Insurance Claims, 1982. SCIENCE FICTION/FANTASY NOVELS: Sidney's Comet, 1983; The Garbage Chronicles, 1985; Sudanna, Sudanna, 1985; (with F. Herbert) Man of Two Worlds, 1986; Prisoners of Arionn, 1987; The Race for God, 1990; (with M. Landis) Memorymakers, 1991; (with M. Landis) Blood on the Sun, 1996. SCIENCE FICTION/FANTASY NOVELS WITH K.J. ANDERSON: Dune: House Atreides, 1999; Dune: House Harkonnen, 2000; Dune: House Corrino, 2001; Dune: The Butlerian Jihad, 2002; Dune: The Machine Crusade, 2003; Dune: The Battle of Corrin, 2004; forthcoming: Hunters of Dune; The Road to Dune; Sandworms of Dune. OTHER: Dreamer of Dune (biography), 2003; The Forgotten Heroes (history), 2004. EDITOR: The Notebooks of Frank Herbert's Dune, 1988; The Songs of Muad'Dib (collection of F. Herbert's poetry), 1992; B. Brubaker, Never as It Seems, 1992; O. Lang, A Bird of Passage, 1995. Contributor of articles and short stories to periodicals. Address: PO Box 10164, Bainbridge Island, WA 98110, U.S.A. Online address: www.dunenovels.com

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