Dune Encyclopedia, The, by McNelly, Willis

Before his death from cancer in 1986 Herbert wrote six Dune novels and one short story, and although he was the the real brains behind the Dune universe, he was not the only published author who wrote in it. In 1984 Willis McNelly – a notable educator as well as Herbert's patron – published the Dune Encyclopedia, a compilation of Dune-inspired stories and articles by some 40-odd SF genre authors, critics, scholars, teachers and students. The book itself resembles a true encyclopedia with[…]

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