Soul Catcher (29 page)

The resistance fighters’ main hope is Crista
Galli, a woman believed by some to be the child of God. Crista
pools her talents with Dwarf MacIntosh, Beatriz Tatoosh, and Rico
LaPush to transcend the barriers between the different species and
overthrow The Director and the sinister cabal with which he
rules.

Book 3 in Herbert & Ransom’s Pandora
Sequence.

Earth has become a library planet for
thousands of years, a bastion of both useful and useless
knowledge—esoterica of all types, history, science,
politics—gathered by teams of “pack rats” who scour the galaxy for
any scrap of information. Knowledge is power, knowledge is wealth,
and knowledge can be a weapon. As powerful dictators come and go
over the course of history, the cadre of dedicated librarians is
sworn to obey the lawful government . . . and use their wits to
protect the treasure trove of knowledge they have collected over
the millennia.

The starship Earthling, filled with
thousands of hybernating colonists en route to a new world at Tau
Ceti, is stranded beyond the solar system when the ship’s three
Organic Mental Cores—disembodied human brains that control the
vessel’s functions—go insane. An emergency skeleton crew sees only
one chance for survival: to create an artificial consciousness in
the Earthling’s primary computer, which could guide them to their
destination . . . or could destroy the human race.

Frank Herbert’s classic novel that begins
the epic Pandora Sequence (written with Bill Ransom), which also
includes
The Jesus Incident
,
The Lazarus Effect
, and
The Ascension Factor
.

Prequel to Herbert & Ransom’s Pandora
Sequence.

Immortal aliens have observed Earth for
centuries, making full sensory movies of wars, natural disasters,
and horrific human activities . . . all to relieve their boredom.
When they finally became jaded by ordinary, run-of-the-mill
tragedies, they found ways to create their own disasters, just to
amuse themselves. However, interfering with human activities was
forbidden, and by the time Investigator Kelexel arrived to
investigate, things were really getting out of hand. . . .

The Jesus Incident
(with Bill Ransom)

A sentient Ship with godlike powers (and
aspirations) delivers the last survivors of humanity to a horrific,
poisonous planet, Pandora—rife with deadly Nerve-Runners, Hooded
Dashers, airborne jellyfish, and intelligent kelp.
Chaplain/Psychiatrist Raja Lon Flattery is brought back out of
hybernation to witness Ship’s machinations as well as the schemes
of human scientists manipulating the genetic structure of humanity.
Sequel to Frank Herbert’s
Destination: Void
.

Book 1 in Herbert & Ransom’s Pandora
Sequence.

The Lazarus Effect
(with Bill Ransom)

In
The Jesus Incident
Herbert and
Ransom introduced Ship, an artificial intelligence that believed it
was God, abandoning its unworthy human cargo on the all-sea world
of Pandora. Now centuries have passed. The descendants of humanity,
split into Mermen and Islanders, must reunite … because Pandora’s
original owner is returning to life!

Book 2 in Herbert & Ransom’s Pandora
Sequence.

Man of Two Worlds
(with Brian Herbert)

Frank Herbert’s last published novel, 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 and
ambitious human Lutt Hansen, Jr., finds himself sharing his body
and mind with a naive alien dreamer. The two have to survive
numerous dangers, schemes and assassination attempts . . . but can
they survive each other?

by Brian
Herbert

In the super-consumer society of the future,
recycling is illegal, and Earth’s garbage is catapulted into deep
space. But as humankind reluctantly learns, what goes up must come
down. . . .

In this rollicking, thought-provoking,
highly imaginative exploration, Brian Herbert shares the
environmental concerns of his father, Frank Herbert, the
world-famous author of
Dune
.

Man of Two Worlds
(with Frank Herbert)

Frank Herbert’s last published novel, 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 and
ambitious human Lutt Hansen, Jr., finds himself sharing his body
and mind with a naive alien dreamer. The two have to survive
numerous dangers, schemes and assassination attempts . . . but can
they survive each other?

Who needs Heaven?

God, it turns out, lives on the planet
Tananius-Ofo in the distant galaxy 722C12009. And now, after
countless millennia, He’s invited us to come visit Him.

Not everybody, mind you. Just an odd
assortment of heathens, heretics, pantheists, perverts, and true
believers of every sect and creed—all crammed into a single white
spaceship piloted by a slightly crazed biocomputer. Each pilgrim is
determined to be the first to reach God and learn His
secrets . . .

If they don’t all kill each other on the way
there.

Bestselling author Brian Herbert’s hilarious
first novel. For centuries the slops that inhabit the Earth have
been rocketing their refuse into the Galaxy, carelessly littering
the cosmos with wrappers and peelings and bottles and cans. But now
the universe is about to get even. An immense comet of garbage has
been sighted on a collision course for Earth! Only one man can stop
it: a human discard, a lowly government worker who dreams of
becoming a Space Patrol Captain but could never pass the
physical—the unheroic, the imperfect, the one-and-only Sidney
Malloy!

On the peanut-shaped planetoid of Ut, a
150-million-year-old computer named Mamacita rules with dictatorial
control. Her every whim is a steadfast rule, and no command is
stronger than the ban of Sudanna, the wind that sweeps across Ut
spreading the liberating sounds of music.

Hiley OIV is one of Ut’s most conscientious
inhabitants, a man so afraid of losing his head (Utpeople have very
precarious necks) that a Bad Thought almost never enters his mind.
But now his teenage daughter has fallen in love with Prussirian
BBD—Ut’s most notorious outlaw—a man who has broken Mamacita’s
cardinal rule: he makes music.

Timeweb
—Brian Herbert creates a
universe of wondrous possibilities that is populated by sentient
spaceships, shapwshifters, intriguing robots, and miniature aliens
with mysterious powers. Humanity has become a mercantile society
that has spread throughout the galaxy, ruled by wealthy merchant
princes who live in decadent splendor—entirely unaware of another
realm just beneath the fabric of the universe.

When galactic ecologist Noah Watanabe
discovers the cause of a strange, cosmic disintegration, he embarks
on an epic journey to restore the ancient balance to the crumbling
galaxy. Noah must work with warring, alien races to unlock the
secrets to a vast celestial puzzle.

The Web and the Stars
—The web is
unraveling, threatening to plunge the universe into oblivion.

Galactic ecologist Noah Watanabe is
struggling to hold the cosmic filigree together, while the evil
shapeshifter race of Mutatis threatens to use a doomsday weapon
against humanity. Noah has his own paranormal ability to journey
into the depths of the universe, but he has made enemies of his
own, including a third powerful force determined to destroy humans
and Mutatis alike.

Webdancers
—The conclusion to Brian
Herbert’s epic Timeweb trilogy. As the human race and the sinister
shape-shifting Mutatis continue their epic war, the connecting
filigree of Timeweb strands that hold the universe together, begins
to unravel. Sentient podships travel the strands of the web, but
the cosmos itself is disintegrating.

Galactic ecologist Noah Watanabe, possessed
of special powers, is the one person who has a chance of saving all
races. He is immortal, and faced with the crisis to the universe,
he is also evolving, changing both mentally and physically . . .
but into what? Noah is swept on a tidal wave of destiny and knows
there is no turning back.

The Timeweb Chronicles
1:
Timeweb

Brian Herbert creates a universe of wondrous
possibilities that is populated by sentient spaceships,
shapeshifters, intriguing robots, and miniature aliens with
mysterious powers. Humanity has become a mercantile society that
has spread throughout the galaxy, ruled by wealthy merchant princes
who live in decadent splendor—entirely unaware of another realm
just beneath the fabric of the universe.

When galactic ecologist Noah Watanabe
discovers the cause of a strange, cosmic disintegration, he embarks
on an epic journey to restore the ancient balance to the crumbling
galaxy. Noah must work with warring, alien races to unlock the
secrets to a vast celestial puzzle.

The Timeweb Chronicles
2:
The Web and the Stars

In
Timeweb
, Brian Herbert introduced
readers to the fantastically beautiful galactic web of space and
time that interconnects the cosmos, which can be used as a
transportation infrastructure for sentient starships. But the web
is unraveling, threatening to plunge the universe into
oblivion.

Galactic ecologist Noah Watanabe is
struggling to hold the cosmic filigree together, while the evil
shapeshifter race of Mutatis threatens to use a doomsday weapon
against humanity. Noah has his own paranormal ability to journey
into the depths of the universe, but he has made enemies of his
own, including a third powerful force determined to destroy humans
and Mutatis alike.

The Timeweb Chronicles
3:
Webdancers

The conclusion to Brian Herbert’s epic
Timeweb
trilogy. As the human race and the sinister
shape-shifting Mutatis continue their epic war, the connecting
filigree of Timeweb strands that hold the universe together, begins
to unravel. Sentient podships travel the strands of the web, but
the cosmos itself is disintegrating.

Galactic ecologist Noah Watanabe, possessed
of special powers, is the one person who has a chance of saving all
races. He is immortal, and faced with the crisis to the universe,
he is also evolving, changing both mentally and physically . . .
but into what? Noah is swept on a tidal wave of destiny and knows
there is no turning back.

by Brian Herbert &
Kevin J. Anderson

Frank Herbert’s
Dune
chronicles
became an enduring classic and the most popular science fiction
series of all time. Working from recently discovered files left by
his father, Brian Herbert and best-selling novelist Kevin J.
Anderson bring us
Dune: House Atreides
, the prequel, which
captures all the complexity and grand themes of the original work
while weaving a new tapestry of great passion and momentous destiny
into a saga that expands the tale written by Frank Herbert more
than thirty years ago.

Complex, brilliant, and prophetic, Frank
Herbert’s award-winning Dune chronicles captured the imaginations
of millions of readers worldwide—and transformed their perception
of what the future could be. By his death in 1986, Frank Herbert
had completed six novels in the Dune series. But much of his
vision—vast, sprawling, and multilayered—remained unwritten. Now,
working from recently discovered files left by his father, Brian
Herbert and bestselling novelist Kevin J. Anderson collaborate on a
new novel, the first volume in the prequel to
Dune
—where we
step onto planet Arrakis.

Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson return
to the vivid universe of Frank Herbert’s
Dune
, bringing a
vast array of rich and complex characters into conflict to shape
the destiny of worlds. . . .

As Shaddam sits at last on the Golden Lion
Throne, Baron Vladimir Harkonnen plots against the new Emperor and
House Atreides—and against the mysterious Sisterhood of the Bene
Gesserit. For Leto Atreides, grown complacent and comfortable as
ruler of his House, it is a time of momentous choice: between
friendship and duty, safety and destiny. But for the survival of
House Atreides, there is just one choice—strive for greatness or be
crushed.

In
Dune: House Corrino
Brian Herbert
and Kevin J. Anderson bring us the magnificent final chapter in the
unforgettable saga begun in
Dune: House Atreides
and
continued in
Dune: House Harkonnen.

Here nobles and commoners, soldiers and
slaves, wives and courtesans shape the amazing destiny of a
tumultuous universe. An epic saga of love and war, crime and
politics, religion and revolution, this magnificent novel is a
fitting conclusion to a great science fiction trilogy . . . and an
invaluable addition to the thrilling world of Frank Herbert’s
immortal
Dune
.