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Title: Operation Haystack
Series Title: Produced from Astounding Science Fiction May 1959, pp. 92-111.
Credits:
Produced by Greg Weeks, Joel Schlosberg, Bruce Albrecht
and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at
https://www.pgdp.net
Summary: "Operation Haystack" by Frank Herbert is a science fiction novella written in the late 1950s. The story explores themes of political intrigue and genetic manipulation set against a backdrop of galactic governance. It revolves around a covert investigation into a conspiracy that threatens the stability of the Galactic League, utilizing elements of suspense and unexpected alliances as its central narrative. The plot follows Lewis Orne, an I-A operative who survives a near-fatal injury while uncovering a militant faction on the planet Heleb, where an all-female ruling caste has been manipulating the sex of offspring and raising a male slave army. After a long convalescence, Orne is tasked with infiltrating the home of the High Commissioner of Marak, Ipscott Bullone, under the guise of a guest due to family connections. As he seeks to gather intel on suspected conspirators within Bullone's family, Orne finds himself drawn to Diana Bullone, complicating his mission. The story culminates in a tense confrontation where the deeper implications of a long-standing secret society are revealed, forcing Orne to confront familial loyalties and political ethics amidst efforts to avert another galactic war. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Reading Level: Reading ease score: 86.7 (6th grade). Easy to read.
Author: Herbert, Frank, 1920-1986
Illustrator: Van Dongen, H. R., 1920-2010
EBook No.: 24721
Published: Mar 1, 2008
Downloads: 151
Language: English
Subject: Science fiction, American
Subject: Conspiracies -- Fiction
LoCC: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.
This edition has images.
Title: Operation Haystack
Series Title: Produced from Astounding Science Fiction May 1959, pp. 92-111.
Credits:
Produced by Greg Weeks, Joel Schlosberg, Bruce Albrecht
and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at
https://www.pgdp.net
Summary: "Operation Haystack" by Frank Herbert is a science fiction novella written in the late 1950s. The story explores themes of political intrigue and genetic manipulation set against a backdrop of galactic governance. It revolves around a covert investigation into a conspiracy that threatens the stability of the Galactic League, utilizing elements of suspense and unexpected alliances as its central narrative. The plot follows Lewis Orne, an I-A operative who survives a near-fatal injury while uncovering a militant faction on the planet Heleb, where an all-female ruling caste has been manipulating the sex of offspring and raising a male slave army. After a long convalescence, Orne is tasked with infiltrating the home of the High Commissioner of Marak, Ipscott Bullone, under the guise of a guest due to family connections. As he seeks to gather intel on suspected conspirators within Bullone's family, Orne finds himself drawn to Diana Bullone, complicating his mission. The story culminates in a tense confrontation where the deeper implications of a long-standing secret society are revealed, forcing Orne to confront familial loyalties and political ethics amidst efforts to avert another galactic war. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Reading Level: Reading ease score: 86.7 (6th grade). Easy to read.
Author: Herbert, Frank, 1920-1986
Illustrator: Van Dongen, H. R., 1920-2010
EBook No.: 24721
Published: Mar 1, 2008
Downloads: 151
Language: English
Subject: Science fiction, American
Subject: Conspiracies -- Fiction
LoCC: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.