� 1979: 2nd in the 'Pandora' series of books. 1st printing of 2000 edition:- Synopsis: A determined group of colonists are attempting to establish a bridgehead on the planet Pandora, despite the savagery of the native lifeforms, as deadly as they are inhospitable. But they have more to deal with than just murderous aliens: their ship's computer has been given artificial consciousness and has decided that it is a God. Now it is insisting - with all the not inconsiderable force of its impressive array of armaments to back it up - that the colonists find appropriate ways to worship it:- Review(s): "A speculative intellect with few rivals in modern SF" - Encyclopedia Of Science Fiction:- (original cost �6.99).

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Title

The Jesus Incident: 2nd in the 'Pandora' series of books

Publisher

Victor Gollancz / Millennium

Publication Date

2000

ISBN 10

1857989457

ISBN 13

9781857989458

Binding

Soft cover

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Cover Art: Fred Gambino

Printing

1st Printing

Condition

Near Fine

Weight

0.24 kilograms

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A determined group of colonists are attempting to establish a bridgehead on the planet Pandora, despite the savagery of the native lifeforms, as deadly as they are inhospitable. But they have more to deal with than just murderous aliens: their ship s computer has been given artificial consciousness and has decided that it is a God. Now it is insisting - with all the not inconsiderable force of its impressive array of armaments to back it up - that the colonists find appropriate ways to worship It .

About the Author

Frank Herbert (1920-86) was born in Tacoma, Washington and worked as a reporter and later editor of a number of West Coast newspapers before becoming a full-time writer. His first sf story was published in 1952 but he achieved fame more than ten years later with the publication in Analog of Dune World and The Prophet of Dune that were amalgamated in the novel Dune in 1965.

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