The Ascension Factor

“Old Rambling House” is a short story by science fiction author Frank Herbert which first appeared in Galaxy magazine in 1958 and later in Herbert’s 1985 short story collection The Worlds of Frank Herbert. It is notable for its atmosphere and the dystopian multiverse in which no hope of freedom is left, which is atypical for Herbert’s works.

It’s hard to ferret out a gang of fanatics; it would, obviously, be even harder to spot a genetic line of dedicated men. But the problem Orne had was one step tougher than that! Field Agent Lewis Orne must contend with genetic manipulation and dig deep into a complex political situation to untangle deep embedded secrets. A science fiction classic from Frank Herbert, author of DUNE!

“Missing Link” is vintage Frank Herbert. It tells the story of Lewis Orne, junior I-A field man, on the planet Gienah III. He is there to investigate a missing ship, and the natives are nothing but trouble… Originally published in “Astounding Science Fiction” under the editorship of John W. Campbell, Jr. here is a tale from the Golden Age of Science Fiction!