The Book of Frank Herbert

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The Book of Frank Herbert
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Author Frank Herbert
Illustrator Jack Gaughan
LanguageEnglish
Genre Science fiction
Publisher DAW Books
Publication date
1973
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint (paperback)
Pages189 pp
Preceded by The Worlds of Frank Herbert (1970) 
Followed by The Best of Frank Herbert (1975) 

The Book of Frank Herbert (1973) is a collection of ten short stories written by science fiction author Frank Herbert. The first edition of this book contained cover art and interior artwork by Jack Gaughan. Three of the stories in this collection appeared here for the first time.

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