blm@chinet.UUCP (Brad L. McKinley) (03/08/86)
Someone told me today that Frank Herbert recently died. If so, science fiction has lost in my opinion its' greatest creative genius. I've read the "Dune" series up through "Chapterhouse: Dune" and I can say without question that it is THE most impressive work I've read in science fiction. Is this just a bad rumor? I normally don't read this group so if this has already been discussed I apologize. ------- Name : Brad L. McKinley --- (503) 889-4321 USMail: M D R Professional Software, Inc., 915 SW 3rd Avenue, Ontario, OR 97914 Usenet: ihnp4!chinet!blm OR ihnp4!chinet!mdr!blm CIS : 70015,1205 Source: BDY171 "God created Arrakis to test the faithful."
hammen@puff.UUCP (Zaphod Beeblebrox) (03/10/86)
In article <389@chinet.UUCP>, blm@chinet.UUCP (Brad L. McKinley) types: > Someone told me today that Frank Herbert recently died. If so, science > fiction has lost in my opinion its' greatest creative genius. I've read > the "Dune" series up through "Chapterhouse: Dune" and I can say without > question that it is THE most impressive work I've read in science fiction. > > Is this just a bad rumor? I normally don't read this group so if this has Yes, it's true. Frank Herbert died at the University Hospital here a couple of weeks back. I'm not sure when or of what. Robert J. Hammen {ihnp4,allegra,seismo}!uwvax!puff!hammen U. of Wisc. CS Dept. U. of Wisc. Plasma Physics Dept. Manta Software Corp.