Graduated 20th in a class of 243 with a degree in engineering.
The writing is fine, they aren't bad stories but it just *isn't* the same.Īttended the US Naval Academy, competed in fencing and marksmanship.
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I have been bitterly disappointed with the new dune series that have recently come out. I can only imagine how much research/how many pages his notes are for his books with the attention to detail he puts in them. I mean first you have Paul Atreides (sp?) and later the God Emperor, then you have the Emperor, the sisterhood, the bene tleilaxu(sp?) it goes on and on. I also think one of the things that fascinates people most with his Dune series is it's focus on people, and their power. He uses technology certainely but the universe he presents in Dune is largely technologically static. Some sci-fi writers (Niven) provide wonderful technological backgrounds to their stories, Herbert provides a cultural background to his stories letting that influence the entire book, from eating, religon, warfare, etc. His stories are so in-depth and the culture he presents so consitent throughout that it puts most writers of Sci-fi to shame. He really doesn't skimp out on anything in his books - except maybe tech he focuses more on culture. I mean it is like he is a historian giving you the entire picture, including background, language, culture, the works. I have never, ever come across somebody who writes Science Fiction like he does. Frank Herbert's writing sytle is also something to be admired.