"1927Z"^^ . . . "2007Z"^^ . "American writer" . "Sterling Lanier, Sterling E. Lanier"@en . . "Lanier, Sterling Edmund"@en . "2007-06-28Z"^^ . . "1927-12-18Z"^^ . . . "Sterling Edmund Lanier"@en . "Sterling Edmund Lanier (December 18, 1927 \u2013 June 28, 2007) was an American editor, science fiction author and sculptor. He is perhaps known best as the editor who championed the publication of Frank Herbert\u2019s bestselling novel Dune."@en .