The Best of Frank Herbert

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author = Frank Herbert
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country = USA
language = English
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genre = Science fiction
publisher = Sidgwick & Jackson
release_date = 1975
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media_type = Print (Hardcover & Paperback)
pages = 302 pp
isbn = ISBN 0-283-98173-3
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"The Best of Frank Herbert" (1975) is a collection of thirteen short stories written by science fiction author Frank Herbert and edited by Angus Wells. In 1976 this book was re-released as a two volume set; "The Best of Frank Herbert 1952 – 1964" and "The Best of Frank Herbert 1965 – 1970". All of the stories in this collection had been previously published in magazine or book form.

Contents

The Best of Frank Herbert 1952-1964:

*"Looking for Something?" - short story - "Startling Stories", April 1952
*"Nightmare Blues" - novelette - "Best SF Stories and Novels", 1955
*"Dragon in the Sea" (Excerpt) - short fiction - 1956
*"Cease Fire" - short story - "Astounding Science Fiction", January 1958
*"Egg and Ashes" - short story - "If", November 1960
*"The Mary Celeste Move" - short story - "Analog", October 1964

The Best of Frank Herbert 1965-1970:

*"Committee of the Whole" - novelette - "Galaxy Magazine", April 1965
*"Dune" (Excerpt) - short fiction - 1965
*"By the Book" - novelette - "Analog", August 1966
*"The Primitives" - novelette - "Galaxy Magazine", April 1966
*"The Heaven Makers" (Excerpt) - short fiction - 1967
*"The Being Machine" (aka The Mind Bomb) - novelette - "If", October 1969
*"Seed Stock" - short story - "Analog", April 1970

External links

* [http://www.dunenovels.com/index.html DuneNovels.com ~ Official site of "Dune" and Herbert Limited Partnership]