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The Jesus Incident (Pandora) [Kindle Edition]

Bill Ransom (Author), Frank Herbert (Author)
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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, the first book in Herbert & Ransom’s Pandora Sequence.

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SALES POINTS Dune is regarded as the greatest science fiction novel of all time. 'A speculative intellect with few rivals in modern SF' Encyclopedia of Science Fiction "J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis are not in Mr. Herbert's inventive league' New York Times 'An extraordinary control over the genre' The Times

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  • Format: Kindle Edition
  • File Size: 732 KB
  • Print Length: 405 pages
  • Publisher: WordFire Press (29 Jun 2011)
  • Sold by: Amazon Media EU S.à r.l.
  • Language English
  • ASIN: B0059930ZO
  • Text-to-Speech: Enabled
  • Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #17,261 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)

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17 of 17 people found the following review helpful
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What can I say! The Master at work - this book easily ranks with his brilliant "The Dosadi Experiment". Herbert adroitly explores the human psyche against the back-drop of Pandora. A potential Eden-planet on which the residue of Humanity (comprising stored/active samples from innumerable re-runs of human history) must learn to live, away from the comfort and security of the Ship (God) in orbit. In essence, they must find god within themselves thereby learning to Worship. The alternative: wiping of the recording, thus ending Humanity but allowing a weary disappointed deity to move on and enjoy the rest of the universe. Herbert's exploration of this theme is multilayered in time and space and accompanied by awesome depth of character-developement. As one of the last books he wrote, I believe it contains much philosophy and wisdom gleaned over the years by his brilliant mind. A life-changer read it!
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I read this book because it was one of the main influences for Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri, an absolutely classic and brilliant strategy game with more than a few good sci-fi credentials. I also enjoyed Dune. This book has a lot of good ideas, but they are not always well-explained and sometimes it is hard to follow the narrative. Overall it is exciting and creepy. As you may notice from the cover, Herbert also has a few issues with religion he needed to work out.
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Frank Herbert dreamed of the limits of human potental. And he was at his best when writing of it. This is another wonderful look into who we are and what we can be. Also dealing with many differing ethical problems, from cloning, status of slavery even to the choice of how we interact with the divine (an immensly powerful Ship is in orbit around the planet Pandora, has declared it's self God, and instructed the humans to decide on the best way how to WorShip it), and one of Frank Herberts most enduring themes: continuing human survival.
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