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Show m: 1 he Sill Lake Tribune Februarjjh. Sunday, l'foh Frank Herberl created some of the best science fiction Djx id Mk hael httlin Hall lfiiore Sun W riter used to laugh ut rue back iri 'bo ills and earli '6Us because lead 'Hem e fiction - a lot of p admitted Iv tiukcd under gaudy-lookinpa pei back covers replete with bug eyed monsters and big bosomed women in metallic hut r at her Amazonian cos- Herbert, wno died Tuesday at age wrote about two dozen books among them Dune - an epic de scribed by many of Us readers as simply the best science fiction novel li S3, l''njc 1 tumes I can smile now remembering how often I told people that science fiction was terrific stuff Head Hubert I d sav, or Clifford Simak. or C Clarke, or Isaac Asimov this stuff is great' Somewhere along the way. frank Herbert managed to sneak into my pantheon of heroes Not that I told anyone, Head Frank Herbert What I prohablv said was. "Head Unni' " Hein-loin- . of all' I don t know that it was the best Hut it was terrific. Somewhere across planet Karth. there are 12 million copies of it floating around copies people actually paid for - and mil lions more copies of the five sequels Herbert had produced in the yeais since linin' is space opera on the grandest scale, a novel in which Herbert managed to create not only a world' from Ins imagination, but a world' with its own history, traditions, reli-- ' gions and ecology. et The world is Arrakis. a desert planw ith a name derived from Iraq and native population of Fremen styled along the lines of Bedouin nomads he planet is of prime importance to the Great Families of the Imperium of the universe because it is the sole source of an addictive, hallucinogenic and spiritually-importan- t spice melange - which is essential for in ter stellar trav el I p to Date For melange you substitute oil. and you're up to date. said Dr. Willis McNelly, a professor of English at California State University-Fullertofriend of Iferbert and long-tim- the Imperium McNelly said last week thjt Herbert apparently did not realize immediately just how good Dime had turned out or that it and the sequels would eventually bring in millions of dollars Untie became a bestseller the first ever clearly labeled science fic tion, said Jack L. C'halker, a former Baltimore high school teacher who now writes S F. "He sort of blazed the trail the legitimizing science fiction as part of the mainstream marketplace " The plot turns not only on the con flict for the spice, but also on the religious significance placed upon it Uult Classic a 1 e cultures with myths that propel the young hero, Paul Atreides, into the role of a messiah to the desert Fremen. and to the throne as em- - Two new video cassettes of classics Times Serviu i'u 5 ork 7ime.s critics report n recent home-videreleases Yerdi's 'T n Ballo in Maschera, A Metropolitan Opera production featuring Luciano Pavarotti, Katia Louis Quilico, Judith Blegen. Bianca Berini; Giuseppe Patane conducting, 1980 Paramount Home ideo 15(1 minutes. $59.95 The transfer of selected Live From the Met telecasts to commercial video cassette begins with Verdi's "Ballo in Maschera " This 198(1 performance at the Metropolitan Opera has for the television viewer the same air of frugality that it has had on stage. But it matters little when Luciano Pavarotti is in such splendid voice as Riccardo and Katia Ricciar- dli though she strains at Amelia's can show the bloom taxing role that has been fading from her voice of late ! Hianca Rerun s histrionics as the fortuneteller Ulrica are not inappropriate to the eharacter, Louis Quilico an excellent Renato, Judith Blegen works hard as Oscar, and supporting every tiling is the musical direction of New York o i mance by the Royal Ballet, is a grand spectacle It is especially notable fur lie eloquent Juliet of Alessandra Fern, a Royal Ballet dancer now with American Ballet Theater. At first, her Juliet seems almost a giddy child. But as her love for Romeo deepens. so does her intensity. Wayne Eagling emphasizes Romeo's sensiperhaps unduly, for at times tivity he looks unassertive. A good supporting cast includes David Drew, as an arrogant Tybalt, and Stephen Jefferies and Mark Freeman, as Mercutio and Benvolio. Through their astute direction. MacMillan and Colin Nears have made the stage production attain new-lifon video by stressing significant gestural details. Even viewers who consider the choreography flawed may be caught up in its drama Jack Anderson Video cassettes are generally available in two formats, VHS and Beta. Some titles are also available on LaserVision video disks. Unless otherwise specified, prices cued are the manufacturers suggested retail price for a VHS cassette; rental rates vary from store to store. Giuseppe Patane. one of the authentic Verdi conductors of our time. If this flamboyant concoction of ro mantic revenge and political intrigue seems a little out of place in its Colonial Boston setting, remember that Verdi moved it there to placate censors uneasy with "Ballo's original theme of European regicide. The force of Verdi's music, however, sw eeps all incongruity aside. This is a winning few hours for the opera lover -- Bernard Holland "Romeo and Juliet, A Royal Ballet production featuring Wayne and Alessandra Ferri; directed by Colin Nears and Sir Kenneth MacVideo 128 Millan Thorn EMI-HBminutes. $39.95 Kenneth MacMillan's choreographic version of Prokofievs "Romeo and Juliet has always looked splendid, both in its original production by the Royal Ballet and in its recent restaging by American Ballet Theater. But whereas some fans adore its pageantry, others find it ponderous Whatever view one takes, this video version, based upon a live perfor g of r W who has taught seieni Haldt-ma- people hear the voice unit lilt 1m -'go oil and look fur umeilimg t Heibert managed quite a lot in lu 63 years, working as a journalist oi the' West Coast until Hie money Iron Ins epic series brought him the free and aum to write fiction dabble in ecological interests includ w ing the design of an inexpensive md mill lie envisioned families using once he cost of oil and commercial energy soars out of reach He also played a role in production of the movie version of Dune which he said he lov ed. but critics panned as it bombed at the box office. Friends recalled his delight at seeing the characters and world born in hi' imagination coming to life on tie screen. Workaholic Friends described him as a workaholic and thorough researcher whose character was not altered by the success of his books. He attended science fiction conventions all over the wurld. and patiently talked with voung readers as he autugrapheii copies of his books for them He was a heavy-se- t man. with a thick beard and a deep, hearty laugh and easy to remember because, as Dr. McNelly put it. he was "the ere how many ol atur of a new world those do you meet in your lifetime' - Top II) Author James Gunn, professor of English and director of the Center for Study of Science Fiction at the of Kansas, said Untie probably would rank in his list of the top-lnovels in the genre, but that it also 'tended to overshadow the skill and excellence of his other work simply because it was a kind of a cult book and a cult series. full-tim- Iru-versi- full-tim- I Untie was Herbert's second novel, Druyon m the Sea (also a 1955 tale idled Under Pressure) envisioning an oil shortage, and intrigue related to undersea oil wells Over the years, Herbert also wrote The Green Brain. The Gudmukers. The Santaroya Barrier. Whipping Star and The Dosadi Experiment. works that Mr Gunn among others said "certainly deserve to be read and recognized " Overshadowed following by The novel became a "campus cult classic, fellow writers said, and created a ready market of millions of readers anxious for more about Arrakis and the Imperium although none of the five sequels met wth the same critical acclaim. Some were even ridiculed like Children u j Dune, which was likened in an Associated Press review to a "three-par- t mystery asking, "Why was this book written Why was it published Win bother to read it A lot of people, however lead it and came back for more "He certainly had a breadth ol vision that was unique in science ficauthor Joe tion. said award-winnin- - Tie wrote some damned good other books," said Charles Sheffield, president of the Science Fiction W of America. 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