- Paperback: 320 pages
- Publisher: Bantam (January 1975)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0553082760
- ISBN-13: 978-0553082760
- Shipping Weight: 503 g
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
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From Publishers Weekly
Starred Review. A classic of modern science fiction, Herbert's tale of insects threatening to destroy the Orwellian state that was once America is a vivid and imaginative tale sure to please longtime fans and newcomers alike. Scott Brick's reading is straightforward, but bears a weighty tone that helps to create a stern, almost sedated atmosphere. Once the insects invade, however, Brick never ceases to up the ante and terrify his audience. The characters are rich and wonderfully realized; Dr. Hellstrom himself is exceptionally interpreted. Although written in 1973, Herbert's chilling tale still holds firm and Brick is aware of this. While overacting would have been easy and possibly even acceptable, Brick's understated reading makes this a fantastic experience. A Tor paperback. (May)
Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. --This text refers to the Audio CD edition.
Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. --This text refers to the Audio CD edition.
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'... a glorious mix of actio and intruige ... a book that will leave you both thinking and talking about it for a long time after you've finished. Nine and a Half out of Ten' GRAEME'S FANTASY BOOK REVIEW 'a pretty unique piece of fiction, powerful and reflective... 5/5' SFBOOK.COM
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Hellstrom's Hive is ingenious, and a precursor to Dune !,
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This review is from: HELLSTROM'S HIVE (Mass Market Paperback)
Incredible. How imaginative for Frank Herbert to take a popular documentary movie of the late 60's about insects, the famous "Hellstrom's Chronicles", and turn it into a science fiction novel ! In this story, the movie-making lab of Dr. Hellstrom is just a cover for a more sinister plot to overtake the Earth with humans bred with a hive mentality... human insects ! For Dune fans, the connection will be immediate: Dune's Bene Jesserett sisterhood could well have been forming in Frank's mind when he wrote Hellstrom's Hive. The engineering of the human species is the basis for this novel and Dune (not to mention other Herbert novels). I couldn't help but feel that Hellstrom's Hive was the embryonic stages of Dune coming to life. For a true Herbert fan, this book is a blessing. Oh, the ending is not your typical fairy-tale ending either ! Quite scarey actually. Good luck finding a copy.
5.0 out of 5 stars
An Intriguing Book,
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This review is from: HELLSTROM'S HIVE (Mass Market Paperback)
In this book we see Frank Herbert from his best side. A conflict between two societies - the Outside, which is our society, and the Hive, a human termite hill of gigantic proportions. Herbert lets you see the inside view from both sides in this fundamental battle over human nature, and he presents it so without prejudice that you can truly wonder which society Frank Herbert himself would have preferred.The human characterizations are wonderful: Herbert lets his characters live through all 5 senses in such a way that you will feel immersed in the universe of this book. You will smell fear, sexual excitement and hopeful wafts of fresh air. He also hits it right with his characters observational abilities in this book, and makes the reader wish to keep his own observations equally keen. The plot is rich, and the tension escalates all the way through the book. Who will survive? Who will escape? Who will be caught out? A surprise ending has you feel the book end with a spasm of tension rather than the release you would have expected.
5.0 out of 5 stars
A forgotten masterpeace,
By aharel@physics.technion.ac.il (Haifa, Israel) - See all my reviews
This review is from: HELLSTROM'S HIVE (Mass Market Paperback)
Almost as good as the one and only Dune (but not related at all). What higher compliment is there?
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