Several NASW members (Sibylle Hechtel, Carol Hart, Sergio Pistoi, and David M. Lawrence) contributed chapters to this exploration of science-fiction author Frank Herbert's world in his popular Dune series. Hechtel contributed the chapter on "The Biology of the Sandworm" after received an unexpected e-mail asking if she'd tackle such an assignment. She was more than interested. "I'd first read Dune in high school and later read all the sequels," she said.