Man of Two Worlds
by Frank Herbert, Brian Herbert
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Frank Herbert's last published novel is a charming and witty science fiction adventure coauthored with his son Brian. What if the entire universe were the creation of alien minds? After an unfortunate spaceship accident, the hedonistic human Lutt Hansen Jr. finds himself sharing his body and mind with a naive alien dreamer. Together the two must survive dangers, schemes, and assassination attempts-but can they survive each other?Tags
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Bored alien Dreen named Ryll accidentally crashes his spaceship. To survive, Ryll merges his mind and body with a dying human tycoon, Lutt Hansen Jr. Together, the duo must navigate assassinations and stop an impending war between their respective worlds.
The Dreens, god-like, omnipotent aliens living on the planet Dreenor, possess the power of idmaging, meaning they can bring entire worlds and star systems into reality through pure imagination.
The entirety of human civilization and Earth itself is nothing more than a generated illusion created by the Dreens. Ironically, Earth has developed enough interstellar technology and military might that the Humans are now a legitimate threat to destroy Dreenor. However, if the Dreens are wiped show more out, humanity will completely cease to exist. show less
The Dreens, god-like, omnipotent aliens living on the planet Dreenor, possess the power of idmaging, meaning they can bring entire worlds and star systems into reality through pure imagination.
The entirety of human civilization and Earth itself is nothing more than a generated illusion created by the Dreens. Ironically, Earth has developed enough interstellar technology and military might that the Humans are now a legitimate threat to destroy Dreenor. However, if the Dreens are wiped show more out, humanity will completely cease to exist. show less
Unbelievable
The really unbelievable part is I recall reading this book as a teen and liking it...
Maybe I am being too harsh concerning this book, but I expected better than what's in this story. Especially when reading the foreword introduction it is discussed how the two Herberts would go over each chapter looking for inconsistencies and plot errors. Something was off in their review efforts, because I found plenty! Did not finish this time.
But I'll add 1 for the remembrance.
The really unbelievable part is I recall reading this book as a teen and liking it...
Maybe I am being too harsh concerning this book, but I expected better than what's in this story. Especially when reading the foreword introduction it is discussed how the two Herberts would go over each chapter looking for inconsistencies and plot errors. Something was off in their review efforts, because I found plenty! Did not finish this time.
But I'll add 1 for the remembrance.
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Frank Herbert was born Franklin Patrick Herbert, Jr. in Tacoma, Washington on October 8, 1920. He worked originally as a journalist, but then turned to science fiction. His Dune series has had a major impact on that genre. Some critics assert that Herbert is responsible for bringing in a new branch of ecological science fiction. He had a personal show more interest in world ecology, and consulted with the governments of Vietnam and Pakistan about ecological issues. The length of some of Herbert's novels also helped make it acceptable for science fiction authors to write longer books. It is clear that, if the reader is engaged by the story---and Herbert certainly has the ability to engage his readers---length is not important. As is usually the case with popular fiction, it comes down to whether or not the reader is entertained, and Herbert is, above all, an entertaining and often compelling writer. His greatest talent is his ability to create new worlds that are plausible to readers, in spite of their alien nature, such as the planet Arrakis in the Dune series. Frank Herbert died of complications from pancreatic cancer on February, 11, 1986, in Madison, Wisconsin. He was 65. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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Brian Herbert is an author and the son of Frank Herbert, the creator of the Dune series. Brian Herbert has had several stand-alone novels published but he is perhaps most well-known for his books that expand on his father's Dune novels. Written with author Kevin J. Anderson, these novels have been commercially successful and generally well show more received by the public. Brian Herbert is the co-author of the Dune novels House Atreides, House Harkonnen, House Corrino, The Butlerian Jihad, The Machine Crusade, The Battle of Corrin, The Road To Dune, Hunters of Dune, Sandworms Of Dune, Paul Of Dune, The Winds Of Dune, and Sisterhood of Dune. Brian Herbert has also edited several works relating to the Dune universe and to his father. In 2003, he authored Dreamer of Dune, the biography of Frank Herbert, a Hugo Award finalist nomination. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- Canonical title
- Man of Two Worlds
- Original title
- Man of Two Worlds
- Original publication date
- 1986
- Original language
- English
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