Man of Two Worlds - Plot Summary

Plot Summary

On the distant planet Dreenor lives the most powerful species in the Galaxy. All of the Universe is the creation of the Dreens, who possess the power of "idmaging", turning their thoughts into reality. They 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 unauthorized 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.

Works by Frank Herbert
Dune universe
  • Dune
  • Dune Messiah
  • Children of Dune
  • God Emperor of Dune
  • Heretics of Dune
  • Chapterhouse: Dune
  • "The Road to Dune"
ConSentiency universe
  • "A Matter of Traces"
  • "The Tactful Saboteur"
  • Whipping Star
  • The Dosadi Experiment
Destination: Void universe
  • Destination: Void
  • The Jesus Incident
  • The Lazarus Effect
  • The Ascension Factor
Standalone novels
  • The Dragon in the Sea
  • The Green Brain
  • The Eyes of Heisenberg
  • The Heaven Makers
  • The Santaroga Barrier
  • Soul Catcher
  • The Godmakers
  • Hellstrom's Hive
  • Direct Descent
  • The White Plague
  • Man of Two Worlds
  • High-Opp
Short story collections
  • The Worlds of Frank Herbert
  • The Book of Frank Herbert
  • The Best of Frank Herbert
  • The Priests of Psi
  • Eye


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