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| Born | Brian Patrick Herbert (1947-06-29)June 29, 1947 (age 77) Seattle, Washington, U.S.[1] |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Science fiction |
| Notable works | Dune series |
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| Children | 3 |
| Parents | Frank Herbert (father) |
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Brian Patrick Herbert (born June 29, 1947) is an American author, known for his work on theDune franchise, which was created by his father,Frank Herbert.
Brian Herbert's novels includeSidney's Comet,Prisoners of Arionn,Man of Two Worlds (written with his father), andSudanna Sudanna. In 2003, Herbert wrote a biography of his father titledDreamer of Dune: The Biography of Frank Herbert. The younger Herbert has edited theSongs of Muad'dib and theNotebooks of Frank Herbert's Dune. Herbert created aconcordance for theDune universe based on his father's notes, though, according to the younger Herbert, there are no immediate plans to publish it.[2] He has written several comic books with Kevin J. Anderson based onDune novels and short stories.
Herbert is known for his collaborations with authorKevin J. Anderson, with whom he has written multiple prequels (and some sequels) to his father's landmark 1965 science fiction novel,Dune, all of which have madeThe New York Times Best Seller list. The duo began with the prequeltrilogiesPrelude to Dune (1999–2001) andLegends of Dune (2002–2004). Herbert and Anderson next publishedHunters of Dune (2006) andSandworms of Dune (2007), two sequels toFrank Herbert's originalDune series, which was left incomplete at the end of Frank's sixthDune novel,Chapterhouse: Dune. These novels are based on an outline and notes left behind by Frank Herbert after his 1986 death for what he referred to asDune 7, his own planned seventh novel in the series.[3][4][5] In 2008, Herbert and Anderson began publishingHeroes of Dune (2008–2023), a series of four novels which take place between the first five novels of Frank Herbert's six originalDune series, but only two were published initially. The others were set aside, first for theGreat Schools of Dune trilogy (2012–2016), and later for theCaladan trilogy (2020–2022). However, in 2023, Herbert resumed theHeroes of Dune series by publishingPrincess of Dune (2023). Herbert and Anderson have also written numerousDune short stories (2001–2017).
(all withKevin J. Anderson)
Quinn, Judy (November 17, 1997)."Bantam Pays $3M forDune Prequels by Herbert's Son".Publishers Weekly.Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. RetrievedFebruary 6, 2014.The new prequels ... will be based on notes and outlines Frank Herbert left at his death in 1986.
Anderson, Kevin J. (December 16, 2005)."Dune 7 blog: Conspiracy Theories". Archived fromthe original on October 12, 2007. RetrievedOctober 12, 2008 – via DuneNovels.com.Frank Herbert wrote a detailed outline forDune 7 and he left extensiveDune 7 notes, as well as stored boxes of his descriptions, epigraphs, chapters, character backgrounds, historical notes—over a thousand pages worth.
I got a call from an estate attorney who asked me what I wanted to do with two safety deposit boxes of my dad's ... in them were the notes toDune 7—it was a 30-page outline. So I went up in my attic and found another 1,000 pages of working notes.
"BeforeDune, After Frank Herbert".Amazon.com. 2004. Archived fromthe original on April 9, 2009. RetrievedNovember 12, 2008.Brian was cleaning out his garage to make an office space and he found all these boxes that had'Dune Notes' on the side. And we used a lot of them for ourHouse books.
"Interview with Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson". Arrakis.ru. 2004. Archived fromthe original on September 8, 2012. RetrievedNovember 12, 2008.We had already started work onHouse Atreides ... After we already had our general outline written and the proposal sent to publishers, then we found the outlines and notes. (This necessitated some changes, of course.)
... we are ready to tackle the next major challenge—writing the grand climax of the saga that Frank Herbert left in his original notes sealed in a safe deposit box ... after we'd already decided what we wanted to write ... They opened up the safe deposit box and found inside the full and complete outline forDune 7 ... Later, when Brian was cleaning out his garage, in the back he found ... over three thousand pages of Frank Herbert's other notes, background material, and character sketches.
Adams, John Joseph (August 9, 2006)."NewDune Books Resume Story". SciFi.com. Archived fromthe original on December 19, 2007. RetrievedDecember 19, 2007.Anderson said that Frank Herbert's notes included a description of the story and a great deal of character background information. 'But having a roadmap of the U.S. and actually driving across the country are two different things,' he said. 'Brian and I had a lot to work with and a lot to expand...'
Snider, John C. (August 2007)."Audiobook Review:Hunters of Dune by Brian Herbert & Kevin J. Anderson". SciFiDimensions.com. Archived fromthe original on March 24, 2008. RetrievedFebruary 15, 2009.the co-authors have expanded on Herbert's brief outline
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