Sci-Fi From Sonoma: Jack London, Frank Herbert, & Philip K. Dick

By Erik Middlename Jorgensen

"Sci-Fi History" essays about famous writers who lived in Sonoma County, California, including Jack London, Frank Herbert, and Philip K Dick. Read about London's influence on George Orwell and 1984; about Frank Herbert's early photojournalism work that influenced characters from his "Dune" series, and his methodology for researching his novels; and about Philip K Dick's posthumous influence on dystopian sci-fi films.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Erik Middlename Jorgensen
• Release date: Dec 8, 2017
• ISBN: 9781370035335

Erik Middlename Jorgensen

Scif-Fi Historian and "True Crime" Investigator. I paint life-size landscapes in the desert. Watch for my upcoming Sci-Fi History novels, based on the lives of Frank Herbert and Jack London. Enjoy my short "Sci-Fi History" articles, first published in Sonoma County' s "North Bay Bohemian."

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Sci-Fi From Sonoma: Jack London, Frank Herbert, & Philip K. Dick

by Erik Jorgensen

Copyright 2015 and 2017 by Erik Jorgensen

Smashwords Edition

Sci-Fi Pioneer and Total Recall first published 2015 in North Bay Bohemian, reprinted with permission.

All other content Copyright 2017. All rights worldwide reserved by the Author.

Table of Contents:

Sci-Fi From Sonoma

Foreword

Frank Herbert: Sci-Fi Pioneer: 'Dune' Author Frank Herbert's Early Career in Santa Rosa

[first published Feb. 04, 2015 in North Bay Bohemian]

Philip K. Dick: Total Recall: How Philip K. Dick's North Bay Experiences Influenced His Work

[first published Sept. 30, 2015 in North Bay Bohemian]

Jack London: All Dystopian Roads Lead to Jack London

[written for North Bay Bohemian]

List of Jack London's Sci-Fi & Fantasy novels and short stories

Endnotes

Other books by this Author

Foreword

Thank you for reading my first published e-book, compiling three of my Sci-Fi History articles for North Bay Bohemian in Santa Rosa, California. My articles written for this weekly events magazine emphasized the local angle of these three sci-fi writers who lived and wrote in Sonoma County, although researching these legendary authors uncovered enough material to start a couple books.

While each article in this Bohemian collection focuses on local connections between these sci-fi writers' lives and their literary works, my ongoing books based on my research will have broader scope:

Frank Herbert wrote for a Sonoma County newspaper before Dune became a best-selling series, and my microfilm research uncovered 138 articles he published there before he became famous. Frank Herbert's Lost Archives, Vol.1: The Santa Rosa Press Democrat 1949–53 compiles his local photojournalism and early writings, but my Archive also shows Herbert's early news articles appearing in his later novels.

Philip K Dick never lived to see his novels and short stories turned into blockbuster sci-fi films. Like Vincent van Gogh, his genius was under-appreciated during his lifetime, and my book about PKD will focus on his posthumous influence on