The Lazarus Effect

Book Details

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Author(s):

Frank Herbert ; Bill Ransom

First Pub:

1983

Genre(s):

Science Fiction

First Read:

2023

Times Read:

1 time

Rating:

Chapters:

47 unnumbered chapters

Internal ID:

2735

Series:

<- The Jesus Incident - The Ascension Factor ->

Pandora*

#3 of 4

Pandora*

A series of science fiction books by Frank Herbert and Bill Ransom.

View this series in the book list

1) Destination: Void
2) The Jesus Incident
3) The Lazarus Effect
4) The Ascension Factor

Copyright:

Dedication:

For Brian, Bruce and Penny. For all the years they tiptoed
while their father was writing.
Frank Herbert

For all those healers who ease our suffering:
for people who feed people, then ask of them virtue;
for our friends - gratitude and affection.
Bill Ransom

First Sentence:

Duque smelled burning flesh and scorched hair.

Last Sentence:

May contain spoilers

"We care who forces our dreams onto us!"

Comments:

No comments on file

Synopsis not on file
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Added: 11-Jan-2020

Last Updated: 21-Nov-2023

Publications

01-Jan-1988

Ace

Mass Market Paperback

Date Issued:

Cir 01-Jan-1988

Format:

Mass Market Paperback

Cover Price:

$4.50

Pages*:

393

Cover Link(s):

Internet Speculative Fiction Database

World Cat

amazon.com

Internal ID:

2081

Publisher:

Ace

ISBN:

0-441-47521-3

ISBN-13:

978-0-441-47521-6

Printing:

Country:

United States

Language:

English

Credits:

Abe Echevarria - Cover Artist

A WORLD OF WATER

In The Jesus Incident, Frank Herbert and Bill 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.

FRANK HERBERT, a brilliant ecologist and futurist as well as a bestselling novelist, joins forces again with Pulitzer-nominee poet BILL RANSOM in a new adventure awaited by SF readers around the world.

Cover:

Notes and Comments:

G. P. Putnam's Sons edition / June 1983
Berkley edition / August 1984
Fifth printing / August 1986
Ace edition / August 1987
Third printing based on the number line

All Covers for this edition of the series

Blackstone Audio, Inc

Audiobook

Date Issued:

30-Jan-2015

Format:

Audiobook

Cover Price:

$14.95

Length:

15 hrs 56 min (493 pages)

"Read":

Once

Reading(s):

1) 13 Nov 2023 - 21 Nov 2023

Cover Link(s):

amazon.com

Internal ID:

33373

Publisher:

Blackstone Audio, Inc

ISBN:

Unknown

Country:

United States

Language:

English

Credits:

Scott Brick - Narration

From audible.com:

The exciting sequel to The Jesus Incident, one of the greatest adventures since Dune.

A world of water...

In The Jesus Incident, Frank Herbert and Bill 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.

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Notes and Comments:

Author(s)

Frank Herbert
Birth: 08 Oct 1920 Tacoma, Washington, USA
Death: 11 Feb 1986 Madison, Wisconsin, USA

Bill Ransom
Birth: 06 Jun 1945 Puyallup, Washington, USA

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