Hellstrom's Hive
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Hellstrom's Hive
Noticed this wasn't in the list (Or did I miss it?) I've had it on the shelf for a while now, figured I'd give it a go and I'm loving it so far. After the first 50 pages I went and looked up the Hellstrom Chronicle:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7R8UN9zGD04
Very Interesting movie.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7R8UN9zGD04
Very Interesting movie.
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I liked that film - Hellstrom is quality 

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I watched this all last night, and went to bed. But -- man! What a movie! I loved the whole story about the black ants at the end though. I wonder if PETA was around to protest this back then...

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Finished the book this morning and I really liked it. I really loved Franks approach of showing the story from both sides.
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Watched the entire film and must say I'm impressed. The actor portraying Hellstrom did a very good job at seeming both intelligent and delusional... I had Hellstrom's Hive in my room but had to return it and more to the library due to an accumulated bill. I'm more interested than ever to pick it up again.
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Man, I've got HH just sitting here as an audiobook, ready to go at any time. I haven't gotten around to it yet, but you guys are making me feel intrigued ... 

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Its worth it just for the poor guy who literally gets fucked to death in it.
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Ampoliros wrote:Its worth it just for the poor guy who literally gets fucked to death in it.
spoiler!
great book, i have not seen the film
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I still haven't read this one yet along with the Eyes of Heisenberg.
I like the idea having a couple of books by Frank Herbert in reserve I haven't read yet.
I like the idea having a couple of books by Frank Herbert in reserve I haven't read yet.
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Me too, I've deliberately stopped reading them so that I can do maybe one a decade from now on, might make it at least half way until I die.

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So I can see that this thread is really old but HH was one of my favorites. I plowed through that thing like a stoner through a bag of funions.
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I'd rather you revive an old topic than start a duplicate one. 


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Freakzilla wrote:I'd rather you revive an old topic than start a duplicate one.
... again.

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Re: Hellstrom's Hive
Just finished this one today, and very much enjoyed it, particularly the implications of the last couple of chapters.
On a seperate note, I think I am going to take a Frank Herbert break for a bit.
On a seperate note, I think I am going to take a Frank Herbert break for a bit.
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JimmytheT wrote:Just finished this one today, and very much enjoyed it, particularly the implications of the last couple of chapters.
On a seperate note, I think I am going to take a Frank Herbert break for a bit.
Impossible

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Serkanner wrote:JimmytheT wrote:Just finished this one today, and very much enjoyed it, particularly the implications of the last couple of chapters.
On a seperate note, I think I am going to take a Frank Herbert break for a bit.
Impossible
He'll haunt your dreams...
I find it difficult not to comapare other works to his.

edit; not that it isn't good to shift gears once in a while
Leto II is gone for good, except for OM. The "pearl" was just that; a miniscule portion of what Leto was, and not a compressed version of the whole. The pearl that the worms have do not make them Leto, or in any way similar to him.
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D Pope wrote:Serkanner wrote:JimmytheT wrote:Just finished this one today, and very much enjoyed it, particularly the implications of the last couple of chapters.
On a seperate note, I think I am going to take a Frank Herbert break for a bit.
Impossible
He'll haunt your dreams...
I find it difficult not to comapare other works to his.
edit; not that it isn't good to shift gears once in a while
Since I have become a Frank Herbert fan, the odd 30 years ago, I have read so many other authors that Frank isn't always on my mind (any more) when reading. I do however "judge" quality on the Frank Herbert scale. Some score high, others not so high.
"... the mystery of life isn't a problem to solve but a reality to experience."
“There is no escape—we pay for the violence of our ancestors.”
Sandrider: "Keith went to Bobo's for a weekend of drinking, watched some DVDs,
and wrote a Dune Novel."
“There is no escape—we pay for the violence of our ancestors.”
Sandrider: "Keith went to Bobo's for a weekend of drinking, watched some DVDs,
and wrote a Dune Novel."
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Serkanner wrote:D Pope wrote:Serkanner wrote:JimmytheT wrote:Just finished this one today, and very much enjoyed it, particularly the implications of the last couple of chapters.
On a seperate note, I think I am going to take a Frank Herbert break for a bit.
Impossible
He'll haunt your dreams...
I find it difficult not to comapare other works to his.
edit; not that it isn't good to shift gears once in a while
Since I have become a Frank Herbert fan, the odd 30 years ago, I have read so many other authors that Frank isn't always on my mind (any more) when reading. I do however "judge" quality on the Frank Herbert scale. Some score high, others not so high.
That's what I mean, FH sets the standard.
Thanks Serk!
Leto II is gone for good, except for OM. The "pearl" was just that; a miniscule portion of what Leto was, and not a compressed version of the whole. The pearl that the worms have do not make them Leto, or in any way similar to him.
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D Pope wrote:Serkanner wrote:D Pope wrote:Serkanner wrote:JimmytheT wrote:Just finished this one today, and very much enjoyed it, particularly the implications of the last couple of chapters.
On a seperate note, I think I am going to take a Frank Herbert break for a bit.
Impossible
He'll haunt your dreams...
I find it difficult not to comapare other works to his.
edit; not that it isn't good to shift gears once in a while
Since I have become a Frank Herbert fan, the odd 30 years ago, I have read so many other authors that Frank isn't always on my mind (any more) when reading. I do however "judge" quality on the Frank Herbert scale. Some score high, others not so high.
That's what I mean, FH sets the standard.
Thanks Serk!
Indeed Master D ... Frank has and still is setting the standard. Some who reach that standard are called "critical darlings" by less talented writers.
"... the mystery of life isn't a problem to solve but a reality to experience."
“There is no escape—we pay for the violence of our ancestors.”
Sandrider: "Keith went to Bobo's for a weekend of drinking, watched some DVDs,
and wrote a Dune Novel."
“There is no escape—we pay for the violence of our ancestors.”
Sandrider: "Keith went to Bobo's for a weekend of drinking, watched some DVDs,
and wrote a Dune Novel."
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Well I am now reading "Burmese Days" by Orwell, so as far as the quality of writing on a Frank Herbert scale, I would say his writing ranks pretty high up there.
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Re: Hellstrom's Hive
I recently got a copy of Hellstrom, one of the few FH novels I still haven't read. I think after I'm done with Children of Dune I will get on this one. I'm pretty excited after what I have read here!
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ULFsurfer wrote:I recently got a copy of Hellstrom, one of the few FH novels I still haven't read. I think after I'm done with Children of Dune I will get on this one. I'm pretty excited after what I have read here!
After reading Dune, naturally you want more.
You will be pleasantly surprised to discover Frank explores the same core themes in most if not all his books, even though the story and characters change ( how can I say the coffee hasn't quite kickrd in yet today), you still feel like you are getting some Dune...unlike other authors, just another nrw title.
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Re: Hellstrom's Hive
good read,
the hive came up short on internal communications at the end,
didnt jive with the technology and mentality they owned if you ask me
but whatever
they really went easy on the wild human establishment at the end
this disappointed me
the hive came up short on internal communications at the end,
didnt jive with the technology and mentality they owned if you ask me
but whatever
they really went easy on the wild human establishment at the end
this disappointed me