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Whipping Star

Frank Herbert

First published 1970
Series Jorj McKie
Publisher G. P. Putnam's Sons
Format Hardcover
Type Novel
Cover art John Schoenherr
Pages 186
Price $4.95

Berkley released two publications that state "Sixth printing." The first is an undated edition which is 176 pages and the second is the 1977 edition at 188 pages. The differences are:

  • It was typeset with one less line of text per page.
  • The story is now sectioned into chapters, starting at the top of a page and leaving space at the end to start the next chapter atop the next page.
  • Fictional quotes and epigrams were added at the beginning of each chapter.
  • Story text is not the same either which, along with the previously noted materials, explains the additional 1977©

  • Month is arbitrary to place the trade hardcover after the magazine serial, which came first.
  • Catalog of Copyright entry A00000164580 puts the publication date at 1970-06-23.
    Copyright renewed 1998-12-31 (RE0000794065).

Title Year Publisher Format Type Catalog ID Cover Artist Pages
Whipping Star Cover 1970 Berkley Medallion Paperback Novel S1909 Richard Powers (artist) 176
Whipping Star Cover 1970 Berkley Medallion Paperback Novel Richard Powers (artist) 176
Whipping Star Cover 1972 New English Library Paperback Novel Bruce Pennington 222
Whipping Star Cover 1973 New English Library Paperback Novel Bruce Pennington 222
Whipping Star Cover 1975 Berkley Medallion Paperback Novel Richard Powers (artist) 176
Whipping Star Cover 1975 New English Library Paperback Novel Bruce Pennington 222
Whipping Star Cover 1977 Berkley Medallion Paperback Novel Paul Alexander 188
Whipping Star Cover 1977 Berkley Medallion Paperback Novel Paul Alexander 188
Whipping Star Cover 1978 New English Library Paperback Novel Bruce Pennington 222
Whipping Star 1979 New English Library Hardcover Novel 222
Whipping Star 1980 Gregg Press Hardcover Novel xvii+188
Whipping Star Cover 1981 Berkley Books Paperback Novel Paul Alexander 188
Whipping Star Cover 1981 Berkley Books Paperback Novel Paul Alexander 188
Whipping Star Cover 1982 Berkley Books Paperback Novel Paul Alexander 188
Whipping Star Cover 1982 New English Library Paperback Novel Bruce Pennington 222
Whipping Star 1983 Berkley Books Paperback Novel 188
Whipping Star 1984 Berkley Books Paperback Novel Paul Alexander 188
Whipping Star Cover 1986 Berkley Books Paperback Novel Paul Alexander 188
Whipping Star Cover 1991 Ace Books Paperback Novel Paul Alexander 188
Whipping Star Cover 2008 Tantor Media audio CD Novel
Whipping Star Cover 2008 Tantor Media audio MP3 CD Novel
Whipping Star Cover 2009 Tor Trade Paperback Novel 256
Whipping Star Cover 2010 Tor eBook Novel
Whipping Star Cover 2021 Tantor and Blackstone Publishing audio MP3 CD Novel