Frank Herbert and Proto-complexity
collection of sources
- 1969: Willis E. McNelly Tape Interview on Dune and its origins.
- 1970: Frank Herbert: The Ecology of Survival – Ed Leimbacher Interview
- 1971: Interview from Friends 23
- 1973: Vertex Interview by Paul Turner – 1 – 2
-Harper’s Magazine: Listening to the Left Hand: the dangers of wishing for absolutes in a relativistic universe by Frank Herbert – 1 – 2 – 3 – 4 – 5 - ~1974: Question and Answer (probably at California State University between 1972 and 1976)
- 1975: Unknown Worlds of Science Fiction – Sandworms and Saviours – A Conversation with Frank Herbert Author of Dune
- 1976: People Magazine Interview
- 1977: MacKenzie Interview – 1 – 2
–TV interview with WTTW’s John Callaway - 1978: Vector 88, an interview by David Wingrove
- 1979: On The Tenth Of Apollo 11
- 1980: Tape Interview by a Minnesota State University, Mankato academic
–Science Fiction speech
–Willis E. McNelly discussion about the Dune universe prior to publication of ‘God -Emperor of Dune’ (1981) and ‘The Dune Encyclopedia’ (1984)
-Omni Magazine: Dune Genesis – 1 – 2 – 3 - 1981: MOTHER EARTH NEWS Plowboy Interview – 1 – 2 – 3
–Adelaide, Australia Interview
–Profile of Frank Herbert – John Elkington Interview (incomplete)
–Frank Herbert by Tim O’Reilly - 1982: When I was writing Dune… by Frank Herbert
–NBC Bryant Gumbel TV Interview - 1983: Starlog 66 Interview by Chris Henderson
– Waldenbooks Tape Interview - 1984: BBC’s Breakfast Time TV Interview by Frank Bough – 1 – 2 – 3 – 4
- 1985: Frank Herbert: Historian of DUNE – Mile High Futures Vol 3.1 – Interview by Leanne C. Harper
–Knave: Dune is busting out all over – press conference interview by Neil Gaiman
– UCLA Speech 17/04
–Space Voyager #14: Duniverse Interview by Neil Gaiman
-Eye: Introduction – 1 – 2
–the other Frank Herbert: An Interview by Charles Platt - 1985 or 1986: Bewilderbeast 10 fanzine/Los Angeles Reader – FUTURISTIC (AND PRESENT) MEDITATIONS: AN INTERVIEW WITH FRANK HERBERT – 1 – 2 (part 1, part 2, part 3)
- 1987: TV interview shortly after Dec 1984 film release – aired during Great Ktca Read-A-Thon on 09/28/87
Additional links
Carthage: Reflections of a Martian by Frank Herbert
Vector 109: Singing for Supper Interview – pulls from Plowboy and Adelaide interviews