Utopian colony failed, but Burley thrives a century later - Kitsap Sun

Utopian colony failed, but Burley thrives a century later
Kitsap Sun
One of the buildings was a store owned by colonist Otto Herbert. Otto's son Frank Herbert wrote the "Dune" trilogy. The late Frank Herbert was born in 1920 in Tacoma, after the colony disbanded. Laxson moved to Burley in 1949 at age 9.

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Portland: The Science Fiction Capital of America? - IFC (blog)


IFC (blog)
Portland: The Science Fiction Capital of America?
IFC (blog)
Frank Herbert, author of the formidable Dune series, cut his teeth writing for the Oregon Statesman Journal—and, little-known fact—found inspiration for the desert planet Dune while writing an article about the sand dunes of Florence, Oregon.

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Dune, ritorna in libreria la saga completa - Corriere della Fantascienza


Corriere della Fantascienza
Dune, ritorna in libreria la saga completa
Corriere della Fantascienza
Torna in libreria la serie di fantascienza più famosa e più venduta in tutto il mondo: il ciclo di Dune di Frank Herbert. A prezzi decisamente abbordabili. Fanucci Editore si guadagna ulteriore stima dei lettori di fantascienza con la pubblicazione ...

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