Book description
On the distant planet Dreenor lives the most powerful species in the
Galaxy. All of the Universe is the creation of the Dreens, who posses
the power of 'idmaging', turning their thoughts into reality. The can
create whole worlds, of which the wild, ungovernable planet Earth is
one. But suddenly Earth is a threat, its people on the verge of
discovering interstellar travel, and with it, of gaining access to
Dreenor itself - a paradox within a paradox, not to be permitted. While
the elder Dreens plan Earth's destruction, a youngster, Ryll, embarks on
an unauthorised jaunt across space. Forced for survival to merge bodies
with an Earther whose mind is as strong as his own, he has to battle for
control. And the future of all earthly life lies in the hand of a
composite being, half wily, aggressive human, half naive adolescent
alien, confused and far from home Frank Herbert (1920-86) was born in
Tacoma, Washington and worked as a reporter and later editor of a number
of West Coast newspapers before becoming a full-time writer. His first
SF story was published in 1952 but he achieved fame more than ten years
later with the publication in Analog of 'Dune World' and 'The Prophet of
Dune' that were amalgamated in the novel Dune in 1965. Brian Herbert is
an American SF author and son of the famous author Frank Herbert.
