Blogs about: Frank Herbert
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On the Edge With Poetry, Part 2
More original poetry from one of our members. Two more Science Fiction themed poems inspired by by Frank Herbert’s Dune and The Mercury Theatre on the Air’s 1938 production of War of the Worlds… more →
Bedford Book Connections
Jules Verne and the birth of science fiction proper
wrote 1 day ago: Stylized illustration of a spaceship and the sun, based on the description of the emblem of the fict … more →
Aims of my writing
wrote 2 days ago: Whilst on the Arvon Foundation short-story writing course in 2009, one of the tasks we completed was … more →
The Holy Mountain (1973) - Mysticism and Symbology / Misticismo e simbologia
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wrote 3 days ago: Jodorowski é um chileno doidão que faz uns filmes esotéricos muito bons, ele cria umas situações non … more →
Yes, it's Number One, it's Top of the Pops!
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wrote 3 days ago: And number 1 is… Michael Moorcock! What are you talking about Steve?, I hear you ask. Well, a … more →
Watching "Dune" extended edition
wrote 3 days ago: June 17, 2013 I’m sitting up very late tonight watching the extended version of “Dune … more →
Finally, reading Dune (in the summer)
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wrote 3 days ago: I can’t seem to stop buying books. This week alone I bought more than seven books. My loot fro … more →
A seeker of sensory stimulation
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wrote 6 days ago: In just a few days I will be heading to Night of the Senses, an event that truly celebrates eroticis … more →
Litany Against Fear
wrote 6 days ago: Hello All! We have again survived another Monday and I’m off to bed shortly as my batteries ar … more →
Updates: Recent Science Fiction Acquisitions No. LXIV (Herbert + Tenn + Geston + Cummings)
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wrote 1 week ago: More from my local dirt cheap book store… By far most interested in William Tenn’s lone … more →
Science fiction in its time and place
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wrote 1 week ago: A sience fiction magazine Like any literary genre, science fiction is a product of its time and plac … more →
When you dork out and post a bunch of quotes from Dune
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wrote 1 week ago: Awesome quotes from Dune by Frank Herbert: “I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the li … more →
Just keep movin...
wrote 1 week ago: Just keep moving forward and don’t give a shit about what anybody thinks. Do what you have to … more →
Famous Rejection Letters
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wrote 1 week ago: What an encouragement to know that so many of the greatest authors around were rejected — some … more →
Characters I Love # 4: Duncan Idaho
wrote 1 week ago: Every Wednesday, I focus on a character from adventure fiction (film, comics & prose) that I sim … more →
The Hugo Project: 1966 - Dune
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wrote 2 weeks ago: Previously on the Hugo Project…THIS BOOK IS GREEK. I’ve decided I’m just crazy eno … more →
Litany Against Fear
wrote 2 weeks ago: Years ago I developed this version of the Litany Against Fear from Dune: It kills the mind, that lit … more →
Marginalizing Fear
wrote 2 weeks ago: This is a universal truth that I am certain no one can deny. I have yet to encounter someone without … more →
Reader Interview Number Three - Sara Boyd
wrote 2 weeks ago: Reader Interview Number Three. Hi and welcome to the Library of Erana, a place of words and of their … more →
Maud'Dib
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wrote 2 weeks ago: “Maa-om…Jeremy’s chasing me with a giant worm!” Olivia whined from the bedro … more →
