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| Author | Frank Herbert |
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| Language | English |
| Genre | Science fiction |
| Publisher | G. P. Putnam's Sons |
Publication date | 1970 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (hardback & paperback) |
| ISBN | 0-8398-2648-6 |
| Preceded by | “The Tactful Saboteur” |
| Followed by | The Dosadi Experiment |
Whipping Star is a 1970 science fiction novel by American writer Frank Herbert. It is the first full-length novel set in the ConSentiency universe established by Herbert in his short stories “A Matter of Traces” and “The Tactful Saboteur”.