Ten short stories, spanning Herbert's career. None of the stories are particularly great, but most are entertaining.

"Seed Stock" - [copied/pasted from my review of "Eye"] Colonists on a new planet find survival more difficult than it should be. Pretty good story, could easily have been developed into or followed by a novel. 3.5/5. 6-6-08.

"The Nothing" - Radiation gives most of the population super powers. There's a lot that could have been done here, but the story is just a cute take on fate/free will. 3/5. 2-4-09.

"Rat Race" - [copied/pasted from my review of "Eye"] Not a very interesting story, and surprisingly poorly written. Typical 50s sci-fi pulp magazine writing. 2/5. 6-6-08.

"Gambling Device" - Twilight-Zoney story. Kind of a corny set-up, and poorly written, but a clever ending. 3/5. 1-19-09.

"Looking for something?" - A stage hypnotist discovers that the entire world is hypnotized to not see our alien overlords. A nice story, but it would have been nice if there were some sort of resolution. 3/5. 2-4-09.

"The Gone Dogs" - A disease that only affects canines is killing off the world's dogs. I guess that's a bad thing? Stupid plot, but well-written and otherwise a good story. 3/5. 2-4-09.

"Passage for Piano" - [copied/pasted from my review of "Eye"] Focuses entirely on characters rather than ideas or suspense - not a strong direction for Herbert. 2.5/5. 6-6-08.

"Encounter in a Lonely Place" - Completely stupid ESP story, but some amusing character writing. 2.5/5. 2-4-09.

"Operation Syndrome" - A plague of insanity is spread by a telepathic machine used for entertainment. The plot is sort of awkward and occasionally boring, but it picks up as it goes and eventually gets some good suspense going. 3/5. 2-4-09.

"Occupation Force" - Very short, humorous story. Sort of the Dr. Strangelove approach to the classic aliens-visiting-Earth scenario. 3/5. 1-19-09. ( )

A pretty average collection of Herbert stories, here, with an average of only 3.25 compared to the 3.50 for the Priests of Psi, for example.

Book of Frank Herbert : Seed Stock - Frank Herbert
Book of Frank Herbert : The Nothing - Frank Herbert
Book of Frank Herbert : Rat Race - Frank Herbert
Book of Frank Herbert : Gambling Device - Frank Herbert
Book of Frank Herbert : Looking for Something? - Frank Herbert
Book of Frank Herbert : The Gone Dogs - Frank Herbert
Book of Frank Herbert : Passage for Piano - Frank Herbert
Book of Frank Herbert : Encounter in a Lonely Place - Frank Herbert
Book of Frank Herbert : Operation Syndrome - Frank Herbert
Book of Frank Herbert : Occupation Force - Frank Herbert

Colony talent deprivation.

3.5 out of 5

Mutant decline.

3 out of 5

Freak outbreak.

3.5 out of 5

No choice.

3 out of 5

Careless indoctrination.

3 out of 5

Canine virus wipeout research.

4 out of 5

Music bugs us.

3.5 out of 5

Predicting solitude.

2.5 out of 5

Music Scramble.

3.5 out of 5

Status reveal.

3 out of 5

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