Is it bad that *every* *single* answer in this interview pisses me off?
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- Mon Sep 16, 2013 7:27 pm
- Forum: Brian Herbert
- Topic: Aug 09 The Trades Chronicler Heir of Dune, BH by RJ Carter
- Replies: 8
- Views: 10182
- Wed Jun 19, 2013 2:12 am
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Obits
- Replies: 71
- Views: 131939
Re: Obits
He was 59, and by all accounts, still full of life. As recently as last year, he said he still had a double-handful of Culture novels left in him. It's worth reading the last few posts on Banksophilia by him and his wife. They are fascinating and very heart-felt. Over a week since he passed and I'm ...
- Mon Jun 10, 2013 7:11 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Obits
- Replies: 71
- Views: 131939
Re: Obits
I can only agree, Thing. We've lost one of the great SF writers of our generation, and he was still at the top of his game, too. And not to get too emotional, but it's not just the loss of future novels. If Banks had retired from writing to live in Scotland in peaceful - or, more likely, noisy - enj...
- Fri Apr 12, 2013 6:59 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Ringworld and Childhood's End to be butchered by SyFy
- Replies: 8
- Views: 11062
Re: Ringworld and Childhood's End to be butchered by SyFy
I don't have very high expectations for Defiance, either, but I'm leery of TV SF generally. I think it's very hard to do well and be a successful show. It's rare that a show that has good writing and decent SFX, and even rarer that it also gets enough traction to last more than a season. I just wish...
- Thu Apr 11, 2013 8:00 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Ringworld and Childhood's End to be butchered by SyFy
- Replies: 8
- Views: 11062
Re: Ringworld and Childhood's End to be butchered by SyFy
I'm glad SyFy are producing programs that are actually SF. I'd prefer they do something other than this, though.
They have a new series called Defiance that might be okay. It looks a bit Firefly-ish - but more DS9 than TNG, perhaps.
HBJ
They have a new series called Defiance that might be okay. It looks a bit Firefly-ish - but more DS9 than TNG, perhaps.
HBJ
- Fri Dec 14, 2012 12:46 pm
- Forum: Kevin J. Anderson
- Topic: 1 Nov 12 kja Shares Writing Advice, by Kobo Writer
- Replies: 19
- Views: 14040
Re: 1 Nov 12 kja Shares Writing Advice, by Kobo Writer
Doesn't he trot this list out every NaNoWriMo?
This guy has recapping down to an art form.
HBJ
This guy has recapping down to an art form.
HBJ
- Wed Aug 15, 2012 1:59 pm
- Forum: Kevin J. Anderson
- Topic: 8 Aug 2012 Four Questions With kja, By Jon Roe, Swerve
- Replies: 14
- Views: 12854
Re: 8 Aug 2012 Four Questions With kja, By Jon Roe, Swerve
The sheer volume of science-fiction author Kevin J. Anderson’s oeuvre is staggering: more than 115 novels ... Perhaps I'm a stickler for actual facts, but this 115 number is b.s., isn't it? Could you talk a bit more about the two other books you have coming out at the same time? The other one is ca...
- Mon Jul 30, 2012 1:48 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: 2012 Olympics
- Replies: 42
- Views: 43374
Re: 2012 Olympics
So why was everything in the opening ceremony announced first in French? I mean, I'm as multicultural as the next guy, but it did seem a bit odd.
I thought the opening ceremony was great, but it didn't have as many *wow* moments as Beijing did.
HBJ
I thought the opening ceremony was great, but it didn't have as many *wow* moments as Beijing did.
HBJ
- Thu Jun 07, 2012 10:31 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Obits
- Replies: 71
- Views: 131939
Re: Obits
Yeah, that's a real shame. One of the greats. Lived to be 92, though, which isn't a bad run.
Not to be morbid, but which Grand Masters of SF are still with us? I know Fred Pohl is. Larry Niven, although he's quite a bit younger (70s?). Anyone else?
HBJ
Not to be morbid, but which Grand Masters of SF are still with us? I know Fred Pohl is. Larry Niven, although he's quite a bit younger (70s?). Anyone else?
HBJ
- Wed Mar 14, 2012 9:08 pm
- Forum: The Orthodox Herbertarian Jihad
- Topic: The Alleged "Dune 7 Notes"
- Replies: 32
- Views: 37572
Re: The Alleged "Dune 7 Notes"
Looking back through this post, I have to thank and congratulate D Pope once again on his thorough research. This is great stuff.
HBJ
HBJ
- Fri Mar 02, 2012 10:32 pm
- Forum: Kevin J. Anderson
- Topic: spring 1997, BIG SW interview, kja, Pen Mightier than Sabre
- Replies: 10
- Views: 9046
Re: spring 1997, BIG SW interview, kja, Pen Mightier than Sabre
what a loverly example of the self-absorbed, self-delusional, money-grubbing, tone-deaf, socially inept hacktard that is The Keith .... Isn't it, though? It hits all the main points: the shameless plugs for his own books, the rabid (but clearly in the minority) fans, the fact that *his own* Star Wa...
- Sun Feb 19, 2012 7:00 pm
- Forum: Kwisatz-es-Balat [KzB]
- Topic: Articles from various magazines
- Replies: 44
- Views: 65108
Re: Articles from various magazines
Wow, Frank really looks like an older version of Brian in that last photo. Just uncanny.
HBJ
HBJ
- Tue Jan 17, 2012 5:53 pm
- Forum: Kwisatz-es-Balat [KzB]
- Topic: Birthday cake with cinammon flavor
- Replies: 15
- Views: 16678
Re: Birthday cake with cinammon flavor
That marzipan Fremen is really cool.
(Although making a Fremen out of marzipan seems wrong, somehow).
HBJ
(Although making a Fremen out of marzipan seems wrong, somehow).
HBJ
- Tue Jan 17, 2012 5:51 pm
- Forum: Kevin J. Anderson
- Topic: 2003: Writers Write Interview
- Replies: 9
- Views: 8030
Re: 2003: Writers Write Interview
And the thinking machines, as well: Artificial intelligence. There is all that, although that's the one where we're working with it in The Butlerian Jihad. When Frank Herbert did that in the sixties, it was a realistic fear that computers would become super powerful and take over, and men would be ...
- Fri Dec 16, 2011 12:10 am
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Obits
- Replies: 71
- Views: 131939
Re: Obits
Christopher Hitchens lost his battle with cancer.
http://www.vanityfair.com/online/daily/ ... s-19492011
HBJ
http://www.vanityfair.com/online/daily/ ... s-19492011
HBJ
- Mon Dec 12, 2011 12:53 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Feedback
- Replies: 189
- Views: 488844
Re: Feedback
One thing I've noticed on the board lately is that the "View unread posts" seems to have time-shifted back to August. A couple of times I've ended up *pages* behind the current post - and almost replied .
Did we restore from an old backup at some point?
HBJ
Did we restore from an old backup at some point?
HBJ
- Sun Dec 11, 2011 2:24 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Feedback
- Replies: 189
- Views: 488844
Re: Feedback
Gets my vote.Freakzilla wrote:Dar-es-Balat?
HBJ
- Sat Dec 10, 2011 4:00 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Feedback
- Replies: 189
- Views: 488844
Re: Feedback
We know. I was just being a dick.Freakzilla wrote:I hope y'all know I don't do that all the time.
HBJ
- Sat Dec 10, 2011 2:47 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Feedback
- Replies: 189
- Views: 488844
Re: Feedback
Sorry, Freak. I didn't mean anything by it.
It's just that your last "happy post fest" over at Jac was so legendary.
Edited to add: Sandrider? Hmm. Maybe "Genius Curmudgeon"?
Editx2: I suspect I'm not making any friends today. Time to log off.
HBJ
It's just that your last "happy post fest" over at Jac was so legendary.
Edited to add: Sandrider? Hmm. Maybe "Genius Curmudgeon"?
Editx2: I suspect I'm not making any friends today. Time to log off.
HBJ
- Sat Dec 10, 2011 1:43 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Feedback
- Replies: 189
- Views: 488844
Re: Feedback
Sietch drunk?LLB wrote:Humm ...Freakzilla wrote:I'm not the lead singer here.
I'm trying to help
- TΛU Sideman
- ... Backup singer
- ... Choirboy
- ... Page-turner ?
(Ducks)
HBJ
- Thu Dec 01, 2011 11:15 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Test Forum Thread
- Replies: 83
- Views: 122655
Re: Test Forum Thread
Isn't there a rule about not posting in dead languages?LLB wrote:Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet ...
HBJ
- Thu Dec 01, 2011 3:09 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Test Forum Thread
- Replies: 83
- Views: 122655
Re: Test Forum Thread
Love it. The strikethrough one has great potential.
HBJ
HBJ
- Tue Nov 22, 2011 11:40 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Obits
- Replies: 71
- Views: 131939
Re: Obits
Wow, that's a real shame. She was one of the good ones.
Thanks for letting us know.
HBJ
Thanks for letting us know.
HBJ
- Mon Nov 07, 2011 3:27 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: SF Survey Worth Taking
- Replies: 25
- Views: 29913
Re: SF Survey Worth Taking
Maybe "fluid" means at any given time you're either gay or hetero, but never at the same time?
HBJ
HBJ
- Thu Sep 08, 2011 10:42 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Favorite short stories
- Replies: 23
- Views: 25752
Re: Favorite short stories
The Killing Stroke by Stephen Donaldson. A novella, actually, but really good.
HBJ
HBJ
- Wed Aug 24, 2011 2:06 am
- Forum: Genre TV and Movies
- Topic: Iron Man 2
- Replies: 24
- Views: 29492
Re: Iron Man 2
Yeah, likewise. I saw The Soloist a while back, which looked like it was designed to be an Oscar-winning vehicle for Jamie Foxx, with RDJr in a supporting role. RDJr stole pretty much every scene he was in.I'll watch Robert Downey Jr read the phone book
HBJ
- Tue Aug 23, 2011 8:51 pm
- Forum: Genre TV and Movies
- Topic: New Blade Runner Project
- Replies: 6
- Views: 9619
Re: New Blade Runner Project
Yeah, I'd heard about this, and was completely uninterested, as someone other than Scott was attached to it at the time.
With Scott helming it, though, it *might* be okay. Prometheus will be a good indicator.
HBJ
With Scott helming it, though, it *might* be okay. Prometheus will be a good indicator.
HBJ
- Tue Jul 19, 2011 11:11 am
- Forum: Genre TV and Movies
- Topic: I am offended
- Replies: 5
- Views: 8564
Re: I am offended
Some of the comments capture it nicely: Better Than You 16 hours ago I wish we could ban 1984 just so that hack writers who barely understood Orwell's politics at all would stop making stupid hamfisted references to it in their own work. hide 1 reply reply Peter Burman 12 hours ago Hell, I don't tru...
- Fri Jul 01, 2011 5:15 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Goodbye Pi, Hello Tau!
- Replies: 4
- Views: 8495
Re: Goodbye Pi, Hello Tau!
Interesting, but pi is useful when calculating areas of circles and volumes of circle-based solids. So you'd end up halving tau all the time, which would suck.
HBJ
HBJ
- Mon Jun 20, 2011 8:09 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: New Dark Tower book in the works
- Replies: 11
- Views: 14021
Re: New Dark Tower book in the works
Yeah, the last three were not so good. By the last book, I was so numb with disappointment and detachment that scenes that were supposed to be uplifting or heart-wrenching just left me cold. And the ending was incredibly anticlimactic after six books of build-up. I will read this new one, but not wi...
- Mon Jun 20, 2011 7:55 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Great Find!!!
- Replies: 12
- Views: 15185
Re: Great Find!!!
Very well done, indeed.
HBJ
- Tue Jun 07, 2011 8:07 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Favorite short stories
- Replies: 23
- Views: 25752
Re: Favorite short stories
Another good Heinlein. Actually, the collection by the same name has a number of fine stories, IIRC.Eyes High wrote:The Unpleasant Profession of Jonathan Hoag by Heinlein
HBJ
- Tue May 31, 2011 2:46 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Memorial Day
- Replies: 5
- Views: 9755
Re: Memorial Day
Hope you all had a good holiday. Not many in the military in my family, other than my grandfather who died as a POW during WWII. I never knew him - my father barely remembers him - but raised a glass nonetheless.
HBJ
HBJ
- Tue May 31, 2011 2:40 pm
- Forum: Genre TV and Movies
- Topic: Hyperion Film
- Replies: 4
- Views: 7960
Re: Hyperion Film
They are well worth it. Some are better than others, but they are all worth the price of admission. There's a reason we still talk about them 20 years later.Omphalos wrote:Still gotta read these fuckers.
HBJ
- Tue May 31, 2011 10:59 am
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Favorite short stories
- Replies: 23
- Views: 25752
Re: Favorite short stories
I've always had a fondness for By His Bootstraps by Heinlein.
HBJ
HBJ
- Tue May 17, 2011 10:22 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: SF Authors & Their Favorite Books
- Replies: 15
- Views: 16184
Re: SF Authors & Their Favorite Books
I thought that was a pretty good list, actually. Interesting that the living authors I really admire mostly picked dead authors I really admire .
Pity about the weak Dune entry, but at least it appeared.
HBJ
Pity about the weak Dune entry, but at least it appeared.
HBJ
- Fri May 13, 2011 7:01 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Zombie Ants!
- Replies: 13
- Views: 12897
Re: Zombie Ants!
Completely understandable reaction.
HBJ
HBJ
- Fri May 13, 2011 9:49 am
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Zombie Ants!
- Replies: 13
- Views: 12897
Re: Zombie Ants!
Parasites are fascinating. There's a book called "Parasite Rex" which I can recommend, if you "like" that sort of thing. Warning: it can be a bit disturbing.
HBJ
HBJ
- Thu May 12, 2011 2:40 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Zombie Ants!
- Replies: 13
- Views: 12897
Re: Zombie Ants!
There's some other parasite that forces ants to climb to the tops of blades of grass and wave their front legs around. They get eaten by birds, and the next stage of the parasite takes place inside the bird's stomach.
Or something like that. Can't remember the exact details.
HBJ
Or something like that. Can't remember the exact details.
HBJ
- Mon May 09, 2011 8:04 pm
- Forum: Genre TV and Movies
- Topic: Rise of the Apes
- Replies: 27
- Views: 32068
Re: Rise of the Apes
In the movie, it coulda been a time dilation thing, too.
('Cause they were in a spaceship an' goin' fast an' shit)
HBJ
('Cause they were in a spaceship an' goin' fast an' shit)
HBJ
- Tue Apr 12, 2011 2:32 pm
- Forum: Frank Herbert Interviews
- Topic: Video: Short Clip
- Replies: 7
- Views: 9915
Re: Video: Short Clip
The presenter in blue has the full 80s-era Lady Di thing going on, too.
HBJ
HBJ
- Thu Mar 31, 2011 7:59 pm
- Forum: Discussions from Other Boards
- Topic: The DN FTL debate, AKA: Byron Makes Ass of Self
- Replies: 167
- Views: 537209
Re: The DN FTL debate, AKA: Byron Makes Ass of Self
Hmm. Good point.SandChigger wrote:They have the same effects... but I'm not sure if it means they're the same thing.
Ah, fuckit.
HBJ
- Wed Mar 30, 2011 10:18 pm
- Forum: Discussions from Other Boards
- Topic: The DN FTL debate, AKA: Byron Makes Ass of Self
- Replies: 167
- Views: 537209
Re: The DN FTL debate, AKA: Byron Makes Ass of Self
You know, we kind of gloss over this with FH's stuff and assume that because the Holtzmann field stuff is about canceling gravity (in the suspensors, at least) that they can also counteract weightlessness in space, but being able to cancel gravity doesn't necessarily entail that you can create it a...
- Mon Feb 28, 2011 10:10 pm
- Forum: Genre TV and Movies
- Topic: Maid-droid
- Replies: 17
- Views: 26194
Re: Maid-droid
See, now you done made me remember To Sail Beyond the Sunset, which was a truly appalling book. Damn you, D Pope.D Pope wrote:Do you mean something like Heinlein?Omphalos wrote:Wonder if any scholars out there are studying SF porn?
HBJ
- Sat Feb 26, 2011 6:51 pm
- Forum: Book Reviews
- Topic: The Millennium, by Upton Sinclair
- Replies: 20
- Views: 21342
Re: The Millennium, by Upton Sinclair
Haven't read any Heinlein in a long time; probably at least 20 years. Read pretty much everything I could find then, which was most of what he wrote. Didn't see the satirical aspect of Farnham's Freehold at all at the time, but then I may not have been capable of doing so. I liked Moon a lot, though...
- Sat Feb 26, 2011 6:42 pm
- Forum: Fiction Links
- Topic: Who's Afraid of Wolf359, by Ken MacLeod
- Replies: 2
- Views: 6632
Re: Who's Afraid of Wolf359, by Ken Mcleod
[Annoying Pedantry] It's "MacLeod". [/Annoying Pedantry] I like his work, generally. I have The Execution Channel sitting unfinished on a shelf somewhere, having been started in a weak moment when I was reading other books that I was invested in, but out of reach. Must get back to it. HBJ
- Sat Feb 26, 2011 6:26 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Atlas Shrugged Part 1 Trailer
- Replies: 41
- Views: 46513
Re: Atlas Shrugged Part 1 Trailer
>> :[SET CONDITION] =ON SCROLL_DOWN(NextPost) AND $USER(x) =" TheSandRider " >> IF " Interest in the SandRider's Ramblings " (= 0) THEN SCROLL_DOWN(NextPost) =True >> IF " Interest in the SandRider's Ramblings " (>0 BUT <1) THEN SCROLL_DOWN(Slow) =True AND RANDOM_SENTE...
- Thu Feb 17, 2011 10:56 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: New gizmo
- Replies: 108
- Views: 135868
Re: New gizmo
Freakzilla wrote:This is fucking awesome! I can jack off practically anywhere now.SandChigger wrote:Congratulations! Welcome to the world of portability!Freakzilla wrote:I finally broke down and bought a laptop.
Er, Freak, a laptop doesn't make you invisible, you know.
HBJ
- Wed Feb 16, 2011 9:40 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: The saying "hello" thread.
- Replies: 540
- Views: 1947249
Re: The saying "hello" thread.
I can't see it - I'm using whatever the dark skin is ... Who's "the dark skin"? :? [edit] also: why does the author of this thread read "Hyppo" ? I thought the word-filter was set to render Hyppo as "Hyppo" ... does that only apply to text ? [/edit] [edit_2] this is in...
- Wed Feb 16, 2011 4:07 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: New gizmo
- Replies: 108
- Views: 135868
Re: New gizmo
Free. It's a nice app. I have no iPad, but I run it on my iPhone.
I used to use Stanza, but iBooks seems to format stuff better. Much more readable. Unfortunately, it doesn't have a Mac or PC version, though, unlike Stanza, where you can basically read everything everywhere.
HBJ
I used to use Stanza, but iBooks seems to format stuff better. Much more readable. Unfortunately, it doesn't have a Mac or PC version, though, unlike Stanza, where you can basically read everything everywhere.
HBJ
- Fri Feb 11, 2011 5:15 am
- Forum: Brian Herbert
- Topic: 1992 interview with Brian Herbert and Marie Landis-Edwards
- Replies: 11
- Views: 9850
Re: 1992 interview with Brian Herbert and Marie Landis-Edwards
Bingo.Omphalos wrote:I think someone told him when he was working on this: viewtopic.php?f=2&t=1089&hilit=expert
HBJ
- Wed Feb 09, 2011 9:55 pm
- Forum: Brian Herbert
- Topic: 1992 interview with Brian Herbert and Marie Landis-Edwards
- Replies: 11
- Views: 9850
Re: 1992 interview with Brian Herbert and Marie Landis-Edwards
BH: Margaret Mitchell said it best. Forgive me for paraphrasing. It went something like this: "Writing is accomplished by applying the seat of your pants to the seat of your chair for long periods of time." As opposed to stumbling along gently-inclined, well-manicured trails while wheezin...
- Wed Jan 26, 2011 5:04 pm
- Forum: Genre TV and Movies
- Topic: V: The Second Generation
- Replies: 132
- Views: 140531
Re: V: The Second Generation
There's a threat of a second (third?) series where they bring back the actress (and character) of Diana from the original series. No idea how that plays with continuity since I thought there wasn't supposed to be any. ie. this was a reboot, not a sequel. Not that I really care. I haven't seen any of...
- Fri Jan 21, 2011 2:29 pm
- Forum: Kevin J. Anderson
- Topic: Fantasy Book Critic Interview with KJA 13Feb2008
- Replies: 7
- Views: 7185
Re: Fantasy Book Critic Interview with KJA 13Feb2008
Well, he appears to be doing *both* - blaming Frank for constraining them with his damn pesky outline they had to follow, *and* claiming that despite the initial unpopularity, Hunters and Sandworms will be considered classics in time.
In the same paragraph.
HBJ
In the same paragraph.
HBJ
- Mon Jan 03, 2011 7:35 pm
- Forum: Kevin J. Anderson
- Topic: 2006 SF Site interview by Killian Melloy
- Replies: 27
- Views: 18638
Re: 2006 SF Site interview by Killian Melloy
Hmm. That's very interesting. And confusing. Are there any other references to Paul of Dune in the other nu-Dune books, Chig? IIRC, the Hacks Twain were originally planning to do the Paul trilogy before Dune 7. So I wouldn't put it past KJA to put in a reference to it in the Legends series. (Not tha...
- Mon Jan 03, 2011 3:35 pm
- Forum: Kevin J. Anderson
- Topic: 2006 SF Site interview by Killian Melloy
- Replies: 27
- Views: 18638
Re: 2006 SF Site interview by Killian Melloy
KM: And the big finale is going to be two big books, is that right? That is huge! Are they both based on the outline and notes left by Frank Herbert? KJA: We have Frank Herbert's outline for Dune 7, which is his grand climax for the series. When Brian and I read the outline, we were blown away, suc...
- Wed Nov 10, 2010 8:38 pm
- Forum: Kevin J. Anderson
- Topic: 28 July 1999, space.com, KJA
- Replies: 8
- Views: 9912
Re: 28 July 1999, space.com, KJA
and notice the Frank ass-sucking from ten years ago ... Keith doesn't talk with this kind of reverence about Frank anymore ... Yeah, no kidding. I guess he was still reeling from the shock of actually getting the gig. Now, though, he's had ten years of listening to the Rot/Gorge publicists tell eve...
- Wed Sep 08, 2010 7:04 pm
- Forum: The Orthodox Herbertarian Jihad
- Topic: The Alleged "Dune 7 Notes"
- Replies: 32
- Views: 37572
Re: The Notes and the Outline, here's what I got.
They say they found the Dune 7 outline after "plotting" the first prequel trilogy. I don't think they ever say exactly when the notes were found. But If you're saying you think HA was written without the benefit of any FH material, then I won't argue .
HBJ
HBJ
- Tue Sep 07, 2010 6:09 pm
- Forum: The Orthodox Herbertarian Jihad
- Topic: The Alleged "Dune 7 Notes"
- Replies: 32
- Views: 37572
Re: The Notes and the Outline, here's what I got.
The best bit up there is HBJs transcript of the 2006 Hunters of Dune Audiobook Interview. Even from the text alone, I feel like he decided to be clever and flex some authority in some twisted passive agressive way, even SB tries to get him back on track. Thanks again for doing that Hunchback! You'r...
- Tue Sep 07, 2010 6:00 pm
- Forum: Brian Herbert
- Topic: 2005: Preface to The Road to Dune (w/ KJA)
- Replies: 10
- Views: 10903
Re: 2005: Preface to The Road to Dune (w/ KJA)
IIRC, the FH chapters were a mix. Some were clearly early drafts of scenes that were later dropped or re-imagined, while others were consistent enough with the finished novel that they could have been included.
I thought they were great, either way. Not canon, though.
HBJ
I thought they were great, either way. Not canon, though.
HBJ
- Fri Aug 27, 2010 8:29 pm
- Forum: Book Reviews
- Topic: Matter by Iain M. Banks
- Replies: 59
- Views: 51699
Re: Matter by Iain M. Banks
Actually, as the orbital goes around its star, there would probably be seasons. The way I've shown it, though, it looks like "spring" and "fall" might be completely dark (or perpetually twilight?), with the far side in the shadow of the near. :shock: So the axial tilt would have...
- Mon Aug 16, 2010 8:58 pm
- Forum: Brian Herbert
- Topic: 2009 : AMCfilmcritic.com
- Replies: 19
- Views: 15297
Re: 2009 : AMCfilmcritic.com
I'd like to see it modeled after Freak's reading group, with minimal bullshit and off-topic tomfoolery, but as you know, I'm not a real respecter of rules ... Ah, sorry. I turned one of the posts into a typical KJA hate fest. I'll try to keep my comments more along the lines of scholarly comparison...
- Mon Aug 16, 2010 8:53 pm
- Forum: Brian Herbert
- Topic: 1999: Afterword from Dune: House Atreides
- Replies: 10
- Views: 9822
Re: 1999: Afterword from Dune: House Atreides
I'm guessing that if the safety deposit box is real, it didn't just happen to turn up. I think BH, his agent, or whoever were trying to track down any random Dune material left by Frank, in preparation for the new Dune work - the anthology, the KJA-partnered prequels, or KJA-initiated Dune 7. If FH ...
- Mon Aug 16, 2010 8:36 pm
- Forum: Brian Herbert
- Topic: 2006: Hunters of Dune Audiobook Interview (w/ KJA)
- Replies: 2
- Views: 4704
Re: 2006: Hunters of Dune Audiobook Interview (w/ KJA)
Yeah, this interview is pretty extraordinary, I think. Not in the basic conclusions - BH is a well-meaning imbecile and KJA is an ass - but in the details they revealed. Clearly they hadn't yet finalized the Dune 7 creation myths.
HBJ
HBJ
- Fri Jul 30, 2010 9:15 pm
- Forum: Kevin J. Anderson
- Topic: 2007: Dune Italia Interview
- Replies: 7
- Views: 6207
Re: 2007: Dune Italia Interview
DI - Let's begin with a topic that will interest every Dune fan: Dune 7. By now, the first part of this climax to the Dune Saga, "Hunters of Dune", has been published, and the second, "Sandworms", will be released in August. Could you give us any further hints about these conclu...
- Fri Jul 30, 2010 8:21 pm
- Forum: Brian Herbert
- Topic: 2005: Introduction to "Spice Planet", from The Road to Dune
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2005: Introduction to "Spice Planet", from The Road to Dune
INTRODUCTION Finding such a wealth of notes was just one step down the road, but the fresh material, ideas, clues, and explanations suddenly crystallized many things in the chronology of the Dune epic. It rekindled in us a kind of honeymoon excitement for the whole universe. We photocopied boxes of ...
- Fri Jul 30, 2010 8:14 pm
- Forum: Brian Herbert
- Topic: 2005: Preface to The Road to Dune (w/ KJA)
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2005: Preface to The Road to Dune (w/ KJA)
PREFACE A beginning is the time for taking the most delicate care that the balances are correct. — FROM FRANK HERBERT'S Dune It was like finding a buried treasure chest. Actually, they were cardboard boxes stuffed full of folders, manuscripts, correspondence, drawings, and loose notes. Some of the b...
- Fri Jul 30, 2010 7:31 pm
- Forum: Kevin J. Anderson
- Topic: 1999: Afterword from Dune: House Atreides
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1999: Afterword from Dune: House Atreides
< We have this text because Hunchback Jack took the time and trouble, Thanks Jack, you're the best!> I never met Frank Herbert, but I knew him well through the words he wrote. I read DUNE when I was ten years old, and reread it several times over the years; then I read and enjoyed all of the sequels...
- Wed Jul 28, 2010 11:34 pm
- Forum: Brian Herbert
- Topic: 1999: Afterword from Dune: House Atreides
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1999: Afterword from Dune: House Atreides
1999: Afterword from Dune: House Atreides Brian Herbert For more than a decade there had been rumors that I would write another novel set in my father's Dune universe, a sequel to the sixth book in the series, Chapterhouse: Dune. I had published a number of acclaimed science fiction novels, but was...
- Wed Jul 28, 2010 10:51 pm
- Forum: Brian Herbert
- Topic: 2006: Hunters of Dune Audiobook Interview (w/ KJA)
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2006: Hunters of Dune Audiobook Interview (w/ KJA)
Scott Brick: This is Scott Brick, the narrator of the Dune audiobooks. I’m in the studio today, and we’ve just finished recording Hunters of Dune , the latest in the epic Dune saga, and I’m very pleased to be taking on the phone with the authors, Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson. Brian, Kevin, t...
- Tue Jun 22, 2010 11:29 am
- Forum: Book Reviews
- Topic: Matter by Iain M. Banks
- Replies: 59
- Views: 51699
Re: Matter by Iain M. Banks
Yeah, Feersum is very good, but not representative of Banks' SF work, really. TPoG is a much better starting point.
Enjoy UoW. It was my first Banks novel, and I picked it up after a long period of not reading anything. It reminded me why I had enjoyed reading so much.
HBJ
Enjoy UoW. It was my first Banks novel, and I picked it up after a long period of not reading anything. It reminded me why I had enjoyed reading so much.
HBJ
- Wed May 26, 2010 8:01 pm
- Forum: Dune Secondary Source Bibliography
- Topic: Dune Secondary Source Bibliography
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Re: Dune Secondary Source Bibliography
Assuming the "three book deal" is for dune 5, 6 and 7, that is. I suppose we'd need to read the article to confirm that.
HBJ
HBJ
- Wed May 26, 2010 2:16 pm
- Forum: Dune Secondary Source Bibliography
- Topic: Dune Secondary Source Bibliography
- Replies: 192
- Views: 589636
Re: Dune Secondary Source Bibliography
Many, many thanks to you and Mr. Prosser, Omph! This is a great find. Edited to add: from this link: http://sffrd.library.tamu.edu/search/subject/853/?q=HERBERT,%20FRANK&page=1 ... there's the entry: $2 million+ for Frank Herbert in three book deal No author listed Science Fiction Chronicle 3(8)...
- Wed Apr 28, 2010 4:45 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Books in the pile
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- Views: 7886286
Re: Books in the pile
IIRC, Consider Phlebas was published first, but I've heard that Player of Games is a better novel to read first, since it introduces aspects of the Culture more clearly. Banks wrote it first too, I think.
I actually read Use of Weapons first, which is my personal favourite.
HBJ
I actually read Use of Weapons first, which is my personal favourite.
HBJ
- Sat Oct 17, 2009 3:50 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Books in the pile
- Replies: 947
- Views: 7886286
Re: Books in the pile
Can't tell you how pleased I am to see so many enthusiastic Banks readers here.
HBJ
HBJ
- Tue Aug 11, 2009 9:51 am
- Forum: Dune Talk
- Topic: Kevin J. Anderson and Litigation
- Replies: 20
- Views: 27479
Re: Kevin J. Anderson and Litigation
I'm not even sure what I just read. KJA spends half the document saying how awesome he is, and then gives his opinion on the legality of someone else's work using little more than analogy?
Not worth the paper it's written on.
HBJ
Not worth the paper it's written on.
HBJ
- Wed Jul 29, 2009 9:21 pm
- Forum: Book Reviews
- Topic: Nineteen Eighty-Four, by George Orwell
- Replies: 2
- Views: 9924
Re: Nineteen Eighty-Four, by George Orwell
Great review Omph. I think it's hard to overstate the greatness of this book. I truly think everyone should read it. Sadly, during the eighties (around the year in the title, in fact) it was too often referred to by commentators as a screed against Communism. Orwell was actually commenting on distur...
- Thu Jul 16, 2009 2:38 pm
- Forum: Book Reviews
- Topic: The New Hugo Winners, ed by Isaac Asimov
- Replies: 1
- Views: 5874
Re: The New Hugo Winners, ed by Isaac Asimov
Nice review, as usual. Looks like a great collection. Willis, Bear, Varley.
I like Willis a lot, btw. Waiting on her next novel.
HBJ
I like Willis a lot, btw. Waiting on her next novel.
HBJ
- Thu Apr 09, 2009 12:07 am
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Books in the pile
- Replies: 947
- Views: 7886286
Re: Books in the pile
Yeah, Inversions is a good one.
HBJ,
avoiding another "Banks is God" rant.
HBJ,
avoiding another "Banks is God" rant.
- Sun Apr 05, 2009 11:35 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Books in the pile
- Replies: 947
- Views: 7886286
Re: Books in the pile
You could try "Mordant's Need" by Donaldson. Vaguely medieval setting with swords and magic, but some pretty original ideas and a cool story. A lot of people don't like Donaldson's prose, though, so be warned - it may not be your cup of tea.
HBJ
HBJ
- Thu Apr 02, 2009 8:20 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Books in the pile
- Replies: 947
- Views: 7886286
Don't sell yourself short, Omph. Your reviews rock - and not just because I agree with most of them ;) . What is difficult is reading I, Robot and not understanding what the hell you're reading. Or writing a review of I, Robot without showing a bit of fucking respect for the author. (Oh, and thanks,...
- Tue Mar 31, 2009 10:19 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Books in the pile
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- Views: 7886286
- Mon Mar 30, 2009 7:30 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Books in the pile
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- Fri Mar 27, 2009 8:36 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Books in the pile
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- Fri Mar 27, 2009 3:11 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Commonality of reading experience
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- Views: 17351
- Fri Mar 27, 2009 2:54 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Books in the pile
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The Algebraist , Feersum Endjinn , and Against a Dark Background . Any recommended order for those? ;) They're all completely unrelated to each other, so no specific order is required. I'd agree with inhuien's recommendation. GP, agree with you about Banks' SF vs. non-SF. Banks seems to write his S...
- Thu Mar 26, 2009 4:03 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Books in the pile
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- Thu Mar 26, 2009 2:55 am
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Books in the pile
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I'll readily agree that Olympos is a struggle to get through after Ilium. But I enjoyed the series as a whole very much. Hmm, Drood. I'm tempted but it looks pretty damn long, and I'm not convinced it really needs to be. Simmons is good, but he can be wordy. Right now, I'm reading The Crow Road by I...
- Sat Mar 21, 2009 4:25 am
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: related to post count....
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- Views: 63387
Yeah, I've been getting a bit nervous the last couple of days. They do minotor my usage where I work, and sooner or later they're going to notice how many accesses there are from my office desktop to Jacurutu or here. I've been a bit of a post whore this week. I need to dial it back for a few days I...
- Thu Mar 19, 2009 11:00 am
- Forum: Book Reviews
- Topic: Dune: The Butlerian Jihad
- Replies: 6
- Views: 9027
I found and read your Legends review after posting this one, Omph. Your disappointment in the series definitely came through. :) I try to review every book I read, but my reviews aren't nearly as analytical - or, frankly, as good - as yours, Omph. Going back and reading this review was interesting f...
- Thu Mar 19, 2009 9:43 am
- Forum: Book Reviews
- Topic: Dune: The Butlerian Jihad
- Replies: 6
- Views: 9027
I guess what I meant was that the first half of the first book didn't have any elements that made it feel like a Dune novel. It just read like any sub-par SF book for teens. Not having read any further, I didn't get to the parts where all the Dune-era elements sprang into existence with little or no...
- Thu Mar 19, 2009 1:21 am
- Forum: Book Reviews
- Topic: Dune: The Butlerian Jihad
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Dune: The Butlerian Jihad
This is a short review I wrote on Amazon about 5 years ago, just after I read (or didn't read) TBJ. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Awful. Just plain awful., August 20, 2004 [*----] I found the House prequel trilogy to be entertaining enough, even though it lacke...
- Wed Mar 18, 2009 11:25 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Books in the pile
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- Wed Mar 18, 2009 11:23 pm
- Forum: Book Reviews
- Topic: The Unselfish Gene, by Robert Burns
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- Wed Mar 18, 2009 11:46 am
- Forum: Dune Secondary Source Bibliography
- Topic: Fullerton
- Replies: 23
- Views: 41715
- Tue Mar 17, 2009 10:25 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Books in the pile
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- Tue Mar 17, 2009 10:07 am
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: eBay & Amazon finds
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- Views: 42702
- Mon Mar 16, 2009 2:11 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Books in the pile
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- Mon Mar 16, 2009 10:01 am
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: The saying "hello" thread.
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- Mon Mar 16, 2009 1:24 am
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: The saying "hello" thread.
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- Mon Mar 16, 2009 12:42 am
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Books in the pile
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