The Heaven Makers
Cover of first edition (paperback) | |
Author | Frank Herbert |
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Cover artist | John Schoenherr[1] |
Language | English |
Genre | Science fiction |
Publisher | Avon |
Publication date | 1967 (1968 as book) |
Publication place | United States |
Media type | Print (Hardback & Paperback) |
Pages | 159 |
The Heaven Makers (1968) is a science fiction novel by American writer Frank Herbert. It was originally serialized in Amazing Stories magazine in 1967.
Plot introduction
The Heaven Makers is set on contemporary Earth with one difference: that we are being watched and manipulated by aliens for their viewing pleasure. The plot focuses on several humans whose lives are changed by the aliens, and an alien observer investigating the morality of these changes.
Reception
David Pringle rated The Heaven Makers one star out of four. Pringle added "the sex in the book is all male wish-fulfillment; the politics and science are childish".[2]
References
External links
- The Heaven Makers title listing at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
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- Bibliography
- Dune (1965)
- Dune Messiah (1969)
- Children of Dune (1976)
- God Emperor of Dune (1981)
- Heretics of Dune (1984)
- Chapterhouse: Dune (1985)
- "The Road to Dune" (1985)
- Songs of Muad'Dib (1992)
- The Road to Dune (2005)
- "A Matter of Traces" (1958)
- "The Tactful Saboteur" (1964)
- Whipping Star (1970)
- The Dosadi Experiment (1977)
- Destination: Void (1966)
- The Jesus Incident (1979)
- The Lazarus Effect (1983)
- The Ascension Factor (1988)
- The Dragon in the Sea (1956)
- The Green Brain (1966)
- The Eyes of Heisenberg (1966)
- The Heaven Makers (1968)
- The Santaroga Barrier (1968)
- Soul Catcher (1972)
- The Godmakers (1972)
- Hellstrom's Hive (1973)
- Direct Descent (1980)
- The White Plague (1982)
- Man of Two Worlds (1986)
- High-Opp (2012)
- Angels' Fall (2013)
- A Game of Authors (2013)
- A Thorn in the Bush (2014)
collections
- The Worlds of Frank Herbert (1970)
- The Book of Frank Herbert (1973)
- The Best of Frank Herbert (1975)
- The Priests of Psi (1980)
- Eye (1985)
- The Collected Stories of Frank Herbert (2014)
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