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100 1 _aHerbert, Frank,
_d1920-1986
245 1 0 _aOperation Haystack
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2008
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
490 1 _aProduced from Astounding Science Fiction May 1959, pp. 92-111.
500 _aRelease date is 2008-03-01
508 _aProduced by Greg Weeks, Joel Schlosberg, Bruce Albrecht and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net
520 _a"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.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aScience fiction, American
653 _aConspiracies -- Fiction
700 1 _aVan Dongen, H. R.,
_d1920-2010
830 0 _aProduced from Astounding Science Fiction May 1959, pp. 92-111.
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/24721
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