Ranking FH's Other Books
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Ranking FH's Other Books
Hi all, just stumbled upon this forum today.
Anyway, I've had enough of those Dune spin-offs (that's a whole 'nother thread), and I'm trying to scratch that itch with F.H.'s non-Dune material. I've read the Dosadi Experiment and Santaroga Barrier and enjoyed both. Reading Destination : Void now and I'll be honest, I'm finding it a little too - clinical and technical. There's a great used book store near me that has them all, but now that I'm slogging through D:V I find myself wondering if I'm not missing out by grabbing something else instead.
I'm wondering from you folks what you'd consider his Top 5 non-Dune books. I'm not looking for a hard ranking per se, just a sense of what you think I should seek out next that I haven't already.
Any help is appreciated. My apologies if you covered this in another thread, I couldn't see anything similar.
Anyway, I've had enough of those Dune spin-offs (that's a whole 'nother thread), and I'm trying to scratch that itch with F.H.'s non-Dune material. I've read the Dosadi Experiment and Santaroga Barrier and enjoyed both. Reading Destination : Void now and I'll be honest, I'm finding it a little too - clinical and technical. There's a great used book store near me that has them all, but now that I'm slogging through D:V I find myself wondering if I'm not missing out by grabbing something else instead.
I'm wondering from you folks what you'd consider his Top 5 non-Dune books. I'm not looking for a hard ranking per se, just a sense of what you think I should seek out next that I haven't already.
Any help is appreciated. My apologies if you covered this in another thread, I couldn't see anything similar.
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There is a lot of technobable but the ending makes it all worthwhile.Cro-Mags wrote:Reading Destination : Void now and I'll be honest, I'm finding it a little too - clinical and technical.
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I don't necessarily mind technobabble, but it is very heavy in this book, and a lot of it is dated (references to analog technology and relays and whatnot - I'm willing to accept it's a product of it's era, but it can detract at points). I'm sticking with it, but I keep wondering if I'm not missing out on something better from him.
BTW nice av.
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Don't worry, there's going to be a new edition in a few years with all the technobabble updated and the gaps filled in.
It will be called Destination: UltraVoid.![Wink ;)](./images/smilies/icon/wink.gif)
It will be called Destination: UltraVoid.
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Welcome.
The top 5 non Dune books:
First 3 would be the "sequels" to D:V (really far removed from D:V's style, and have Bill Ransom as a coauthor, in fact the last book was written mostly by Bill after FH died).
Then the 2 ConSentiency books, Whipping Star and Dosadi Experiment.
The top 5 non Dune books:
First 3 would be the "sequels" to D:V (really far removed from D:V's style, and have Bill Ransom as a coauthor, in fact the last book was written mostly by Bill after FH died).
Then the 2 ConSentiency books, Whipping Star and Dosadi Experiment.
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Welcome!Cro-Mags wrote:I'm wondering from you folks what you'd consider his Top 5 non-Dune books.
I'll bite:
The White Plague
The Santaroga Barrier
Destination: Void
The Jesus Incident
The Dragon in the Sea
Not ranked or anything...
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Relays are still heavily used today... just not in computers. Keep in mind, they were building from scratch with what was available.Cro-Mags wrote:I don't necessarily mind technobabble, but it is very heavy in this book, and a lot of it is dated (references to analog technology and relays and whatnot - I'm willing to accept it's a product of it's era, but it can detract at points). I'm sticking with it, but I keep wondering if I'm not missing out on something better from him.
BTW nice av.
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My favourite non-Dune Frank Herbert novels are (no specific order):
The Jesus incident
Destination: Void
The White Plague
The eyes of Heisenberg
The Godmakers
The Jesus incident
Destination: Void
The White Plague
The eyes of Heisenberg
The Godmakers
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Here's my list:
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Is it me or are most of the cover images stretched vertically? The first one and the last few look OK.Omphalos wrote:Here's my list:
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Whoa. ![Shocked :shock:](./images/smilies/icon/eek.gif)
That's what they would look like if you were viewing them in close orbit around a black hole.![Razz :P](./images/smilies/icon/razz.gif)
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That's what they would look like if you were viewing them in close orbit around a black hole.
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You guys using MSIE? Catch a clue and ditch that bitch. Firefox is the way of the future.
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Google chrome 5.0.375.70
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Google Chrome does the same thing for me. So that one should be ditched too. ![Razz :P](./images/smilies/icon/razz.gif)
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It looks good in IE. ![Very Happy :D](./images/smilies/icon/biggrin.gif)
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MSIE screws up all other things, especially fonts and CSS pages.Freakzilla wrote:It looks good in IE.
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They're super-stretched in Safari, too. ![Razz :P](./images/smilies/icon/razz.gif)
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Thanks for the feedback.
I have to admit, the lazy part of me was wishing for consensus ("yes, this is our officially sanctioned Top 5"), but I appreciate the fact that none of you listed the same 5 even more, since it tells me you guys are more critical and not just a hive-mind.
BTW everything looks fine in Netscape Navigator.![Embarrassed :oops:](./images/smilies/icon/redface.gif)
j/k
I have to admit, the lazy part of me was wishing for consensus ("yes, this is our officially sanctioned Top 5"), but I appreciate the fact that none of you listed the same 5 even more, since it tells me you guys are more critical and not just a hive-mind.
BTW everything looks fine in Netscape Navigator.
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j/k
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We're all Sandchigger's sock puppets, he's just very creative and thorough.Cro-Mags wrote:...it tells me you guys are more critical and not just a hive-mind.
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Yes, I'm MUCH MORE than just a pretty face...
INCOMING!!!![Screaming :angry-screaming:](./images/smilies/angry/screaming.gif)
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My eyes! Where's that spoon...
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I can not see what I do not want to see. I can not see what I do not want to see. I can not see what I do not want to see. I can not see what I do not want to see. I can not see what I do not want to see. I can not see what I do not want to see.
I did however see you're cover thumbnails, teeny small but correctly formed, Opera 10.53.
I did however see you're cover thumbnails, teeny small but correctly formed, Opera 10.53.
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I need medicine ... NOW!
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.. That's better.
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.. That's better.
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Thanks Serkanner - good save ![Shocked :shock:](./images/smilies/icon/eek.gif)
Oh and, no love for Hellstrom?
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Oh and, no love for Hellstrom?
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