Man of Two Worlds

by Brian Herbert and Frank Herbert

Book Overview

What if the entire universe happened to be the creation of alien minds? Dreens are extraordinary storytellers--and they can actually make the worlds they imagine come to life--and this is the origin... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0441518575
• ISBN13: 9780441518579
• Release Date: October 1987
• Publisher: Ace Books
• Length: 423 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 4.3" x 6.9"

Customer Reviews

Father and Son Team

I really enjoyed this book. You can't really identify which author did which sections, but the format and style is that of Frank's other works. This book had a great story line with a mix of emotions. This work isn't like the Dune books in its content, but is still very intuiging for the other twists, turns, and emotions that come out of it. You can definately find yourself relating to the experiences of many different characters in the book. The character development is very good, as you would expect from a book by Frank Herbert. This is a book that I just found difficult to put down and have actually read multiple times.

How could it be better than Dune.

This is a great book. To compare every piece of literature to the masterpiece that was Frank Herbert's crowning achievement is ludicrous. This book stands alone as a great novel. I can see Frank's hand in it as well as that of his son, Brian; it is this that kept me reading it. It was incredibly well done on the science fiction front (i.e. Frank's touch), as well as being incredibly humorous (Brian's input into science fiction). I loved it when I read "The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy" many years ago. After reading and enjoying "Man of Two Worlds" I went back and reread "Hitchiker". Enjoy this book for what it is worth, not as a comparitive study to the masterpiece that is Dune.

Don't expect Frank Herbert and you'll enjoy this book!

If you've read Frank Herbert and you've loved Frank Herbert and you expected Frank Herbert, you might be disappointed. Just as the main character is the synthesis of a curious alien and a self-indulgent human, Man of Two Worlds is the synthesis of veteran writer Frank Herbert with his less prolific son, Brian Herbert. The best way to enjoy the novel is to read it as if it is Brian Herbert's book, because you won't have all the expectations going into it. This is just like the movie everyone raved about that you didn't think was so great. Block out the pep rally and pick this book up for a very interesting twist to the two strangers on the run theme.