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[[category:Hugo Award winning authors|Herbert, Frank]]
[[category:Hugo Award winning authors|Herbert, Frank]]
[[category:Nebula Award winning authors|Herbert, Frank]]

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1920 - 1986.

A science fiction writer. He has been criticized as sexist, particularly in Hellstrom's Hive.

  • Hellstrom's Hive (1973) - Portrayed an insect-like race of humans as matriarchal.
  • The White Plague (1982) - A male scientist unleashes a plague that kills only women, dooming the human race.
  • Dune (1965) - Dune and sequels portrayed a relatively patriarchal government, with a powerful matriarchal cult (the Bene Gesserit) dedicated to breeding the Uber-boy.