What science fiction author, author of the Dune series, among others, was born in Tacoma and attended the University of Washington?
Organizations of the Dune universe and deconstructed in at least one book, "The Science of Dune" (2008). His originating 1965 novel "Dune" is popularly considered one of the greatest science fiction novels of all time, and is frequently cited as the best-selling science fiction novel in history. "Dune" and its five sequels by Herbert explore the complex and multilayered interactions of politics, religion, ecology and technology, among other themes. As Frank Herbert's "Dune" (1965) begins, the known universe is ruled by Shaddam IV, the 81st Padishah Emperor of House Corrino, whose power is secured by his control of the brutally efficient military force known as
Hugh Cook (science fiction author) Hugh Cook (science fiction author) Hugh Cook ( – ) was a cult author whose works blend fantasy and science fiction. He is best known for his epic series "The Chronicles of an Age of Darkness". Hugh Walter Gilbert Cook was born in Essex, England in 1956. After spending his early childhood in England he moved to Ocean Island (now Banaba Island in Kiribati). His experiences of English castles and of life on an equatorial island later influenced his writing. He moved to, and was educated in New Zealand. His first novel, "Plague Summer" was published when he was 24