Whipping Star (1970) Signed First Edition Reference

Whipping Star introduces Herbert’s ConSentiency universe and the Bureau of Sabotage. Published by Putnam in 1970, the novel follows Jorj X. McKie as he discovers that the Caleban — stellar beings who provide instantaneous interstellar travel — are being systematically destroyed, and that the death of the last one will destroy every being who has ever used jump-doors.

First Edition Identification

Publisher: G.P. Putnam’s Sons, New York Publication date: 1970 Format: Hardcover in dust jacket

Signed Copy Market Values

• Signed first edition, fine/fine: $100–$300
• Unsigned first edition: $20–$50

Herbert’s ConSentiency novels (Whipping Star and The Dosadi Experiment) are among his most inventive non-Dune works. The Bureau of Sabotage — a government agency whose explicit purpose is to slow down bureaucracy — is one of Herbert’s wittiest creations.