Beetz, Kirk. "Frank Herbert." In Beacham's Popular Fiction in America, edited by Walton Beacham and Suzanne Niemeyer. Washington, D.C.: Beacham Publishing, 1986. Discusses Whipping Star and The Dragon in the Sea, as well as Dune.

Herbert, Frank. "Men on Other Planets."

In The Craft of Science Fiction, edited by Reginald Bretnor. New York: Harper and Row, 1976. Herbert explains how he develops societies very different from his own.

McNelly, Willis E., ed. The Dune Encyclopedia. New York: Berkeley, 1984.

Provides a thorough description of the society, characters, and themes of the Dune series.

Nicholls, Peter, et al., eds. The Science Fiction Encyclopedia. New York: Dolphin Books (Doubleday), 1979. Outlines Herbert's career from journalist to successful novelist.

O'Reilly, Timothy. "From Concept to Fable: The Evolution of Frank Herbert's Dune." In Critical Encounters: Writers and Themes in Science Fiction, edited by Dick Riley. London: Ungar, 1978. A critical introduction to...