Man of Two Worlds

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Man of Two Worlds
Author(s)	Brian and Frank Herbert
Country	United States
Language	English
Genre(s)	Science fiction novel
Publisher	Putnam
Publication date	1986
Media type	Print (Hardcover & Paperback)
Pages	429 pp
ISBN	0-399-13132-9
OCLC Number	12942431
Dewey Decimal	813/.54 19
LC Classification	PS3558.E63 M3 1986

Man of Two Worlds (1986) is a novel written by Brian and Frank Herbert.

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.