Omphalos wrote:Which actually does not count at all, since this is a "SciFi Essential Book" (which as far as I can tell means that it sucks) meaning that the organization that reviewed it has some interest in seeing it do well, financial or otherwise.boardadmin wrote:Start here for Hunters.ijzersmidt wrote:Can anybody point me to a acceptable positive review/analyses of either Sandworms or Hunters? I have problems finding any.
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Its no secret at all that we cannot trust der Uberfuhrer over at DN to respect the sanctity of our closely held beliefs; at least as described in our posts. So I'm going to start archiving mine here before captain-censorship hits that magic button of his. Here is my latest:
Something is about to happen, Hal. Something wonderful!
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Oh well. This is already going on at Jacurutu. Ill just watch over there.
Something is about to happen, Hal. Something wonderful!
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It really does not take much these days, does it?Mandy wrote:Byron's funny when he gets his panties in a twist.
Something is about to happen, Hal. Something wonderful!
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Well, he is getting sloppier, if anything. Im not convinced that means that he is getting tired of fighting us. Someone has gone and made a true believer out of him. I wonder how we can crack that shell?
Something is about to happen, Hal. Something wonderful!
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Electroshock therapy?Omphalos wrote:Well, he is getting sloppier, if anything. Im not convinced that means that he is getting tired of fighting us. Someone has gone and made a true believer out of him. I wonder how we can crack that shell?
They were destroyed because they lied pretentiously. Have no fear that my wrath
will fall upon you because of your innocent mistakes.
~Leto II, God Emperor
will fall upon you because of your innocent mistakes.
~Leto II, God Emperor
^^^War Mattock?
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Look, I'm not much good at big speeches, and I know I haven't always been an easy guy to get on with, and I know, that given the choice, I wouldn't have chosen you as friends, but I just want to say, that over the years, I have come to regard you as people I met.
-Rimmer’s farewell speech
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Oh, we'll have none of that.
I'm far too old to act like an adult.
(What I mean is, I've acted like an adult all my life and where has it really gotten me? So screw it, I'm going to act childish and have a good fit and enjoy it! )
I'm far too old to act like an adult.
(What I mean is, I've acted like an adult all my life and where has it really gotten me? So screw it, I'm going to act childish and have a good fit and enjoy it! )
"Chancho...sometimes when you are a man...you wear stretchy pants...in your room...alone."
"Politics is never simple, like the sand chigger of Arrakis, one is rarely truly free of its bite."
Arrakeen is an unawakened ghola.
"Politics is never simple, like the sand chigger of Arrakis, one is rarely truly free of its bite."
Arrakeen is an unawakened ghola.
"All too easy..."Omphalos wrote:It really does not take much these days, does it?Mandy wrote:Byron's funny when he gets his panties in a twist.
(Geez, thanks to Kevin I actually feel dirty using a Star Wars quote now...)
Dude, he's loooong gone.Omphalos wrote:I wonder how we can crack that shell?
Narf!
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Byron deleted my perfectly civil exchange with Hyppo on the Are There Any Women On Here thread started by Sloe Man, but not before Sloe Man quoted one of my posts. So now when you read the thread you see Sloe Man quoting a now non-existant post where I point out that the women at Dunenovels are the leftovers who nobody else wants.
Considering how delete-happy Byron is these days, I pulled this from the I was a friend of Omphalos thread
P.S. Sloey's gonna miss youI wrote:I wasn't a friend of Omphalos. How anyone could not like these new books is completely beyond my understanding. They're so well-written. You can really tell how much planning went into them because they really make you think about where we're headed as a species.
Sales for Paul of Dune should be through the roof! That should shut up all of those naysayers once and for all. If they weren't good, no one would buy them. Having access to the writing process through the Dune Novels Blog by the actual authors really lets us know that they're doing this for the fans of FH's classics.
Hopefully now that Omph's gone this place can finally start to feel like home and we can really get into how these new books have affected our lives.
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I love it! Thanks!
And tell Sloey to get his ass over to Jacurutu.
Something is about to happen, Hal. Something wonderful!
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Pull your pants back up orald.
Something is about to happen, Hal. Something wonderful!
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CL, what I don't think they understand is how notes work. When people take notes in preperation for writting something, sometimes they decide not to use some ideas. It's OK to use those notes later, but not if they contradict what you've already published.
In Dune, FH wrote that Paul was born on Caladan and whatever notes FH wrote to the contrary before publishing Dune are irrelivent.
I was born in New Orleans and moved to Atlanta when I was very young, but I still tell people I was born in New Orleans. That's where the birth certificate is, there's no sense in lying about it.
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It makes too much sense. Its days must be numbered.
Something is about to happen, Hal. Something wonderful!
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Just had two posts deleted today:
In the What do you want Paul of Dune to look like thread
In the What do you want Paul of Dune to look like thread
And in the FH inconsistencies threadI wrote:I want Paul of Dune to include all of the garbage we've seen referenced in the other books and a bunch more!
I love what's going on. You better believe I'll be first in line for it. Dune is slipping down the sewer of mediocrity and stagnation. We all know why the books actually sell, and it ain't 'cause o' the authors. I'll make sure to get my review out as soon as possible.
I'll give the HLP as much money as they want for as many products as they produce. I want them to continue to grow soft. We can help bring about their own Kralizec. The scattering which will occur in future HLP generations will help bring about a new age of quality in which fans of the FH novels will be able to look back on this period as the dark times and laugh about what a joke all of these other books have been.
And with what's being pumped out now, I don't think we'll have to wait very long.
I wrote:I've got another FH inconsistency here. He never once mentions in GEoD that Norma was a God. You'd think he'd want to include a little detail like that.
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Nekhrun wrote:And in the FH inconsistencies thread
I wrote:I've got another FH inconsistency here. He never once mentions in GEoD that Norma was a God. You'd think he'd want to include a little detail like that.
Something is about to happen, Hal. Something wonderful!
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I got this over at DN when using a proxy to take a peek. I think it's surprisingly appropriate.Warning: implode() [function.implode]: Bad arguments. in /var/www/browse/pguts.php on line 704
I deleted some of your posts because they were derailing the topic and not focusing on the issues asked, and instead going after the authors or their material. That's why. ~ BM
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I just tried to take a look now too, and I can't even get that far. I guess Unca Mike let things wilt again.
Something is about to happen, Hal. Something wonderful!
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I'm guessing that this one is destined for the deletion pile, so I'll post here as well:
To which I wrote:Yeah, that will be interesting to see which version the official one is now.Web Druid wrote:I will also be posting several videos I took of the first event this year at University Bookstore in Seattle WA. They will be posted on Suvudu.com either Friday or Monday. I'll let you know when that happens, as I see some of you are curious about how the two writers came to work together, the notes they found, etc.
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I was there when he was recording it. I'm glad that he recorded it, because there were some things I just did not have time to write down and comment about. That will jog my memory for sure.
Something is about to happen, Hal. Something wonderful!
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So Shawn is part of that site, too, huh? (That was the user name on that one YouTube video I found of Kevin at Comic Con. Hey, Triumph was at Comic Con 2008, too. Too bad he didn't run into Kevin...A GOOD AUTHOR FOR HIM TO POOP ON!!! )
Suvudu...Suck Up Videos something something something?
Suvudu...Suck Up Videos something something something?
"Chancho...sometimes when you are a man...you wear stretchy pants...in your room...alone."
"Politics is never simple, like the sand chigger of Arrakis, one is rarely truly free of its bite."
Arrakeen is an unawakened ghola.
"Politics is never simple, like the sand chigger of Arrakis, one is rarely truly free of its bite."
Arrakeen is an unawakened ghola.