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I enjoy his writings. This collection of short stories was pretty fun to read.
Ten short stories, spanning Herbert's career. None of the stories are particularly great, but most are entertaining.
"Seed Stock" - [copied/pasted from my review of "Eye"] Colonists on a new planet find survival more difficult than it should be. Pretty good story, could easily have been developed into or followed by a novel. 3/5. 6-6-08.
"The Nothing" - Radiation gives most of the population super powers. There's a lot that could have been done here, but the story is just a cute take on fate/free will. 2.5/5. 2-4-09.
"Rat Race" - [copied/pasted from my review of "Eye"] Not a very interesting story, and surprisingly poorly written. Typical 50s sci-fi pulp magazine writing. 1.5/5. 6-6-08.
"Gambling Device" - Twilight-Zoney story. Kind of a show more corny set-up, and poorly written, but a clever ending. 2.5/5. 1-19-09.
"Looking for something?" - A stage hypnotist discovers that the entire world is hypnotized to not see our alien overlords. A nice story, but it would have been nice if there were some sort of resolution. 2.5/5. 2-4-09.
"The Gone Dogs" - A disease that only affects canines is killing off the world's dogs. I guess that's a bad thing? Stupid plot, but well-written and otherwise a good story. 2.5/5. 2-4-09.
"Passage for Piano" - [copied/pasted from my review of "Eye"] Focuses entirely on characters rather than ideas or suspense - not a strong direction for Herbert. 2/5. 6-6-08.
"Encounter in a Lonely Place" - Completely stupid ESP story, but some amusing character writing. 2/5. 2-4-09.
"Operation Syndrome" - A plague of insanity is spread by a telepathic machine used for entertainment. The plot is sort of awkward and occasionally boring, but it picks up as it goes and eventually gets some good suspense going. 2.5/5. 2-4-09.
"Occupation Force" - Very short, humorous story. Sort of the Dr. Strangelove approach to the classic aliens-visiting-Earth scenario. 2.5/5. 1-19-09. show less
"Seed Stock" - [copied/pasted from my review of "Eye"] Colonists on a new planet find survival more difficult than it should be. Pretty good story, could easily have been developed into or followed by a novel. 3/5. 6-6-08.
"The Nothing" - Radiation gives most of the population super powers. There's a lot that could have been done here, but the story is just a cute take on fate/free will. 2.5/5. 2-4-09.
"Rat Race" - [copied/pasted from my review of "Eye"] Not a very interesting story, and surprisingly poorly written. Typical 50s sci-fi pulp magazine writing. 1.5/5. 6-6-08.
"Gambling Device" - Twilight-Zoney story. Kind of a show more corny set-up, and poorly written, but a clever ending. 2.5/5. 1-19-09.
"Looking for something?" - A stage hypnotist discovers that the entire world is hypnotized to not see our alien overlords. A nice story, but it would have been nice if there were some sort of resolution. 2.5/5. 2-4-09.
"The Gone Dogs" - A disease that only affects canines is killing off the world's dogs. I guess that's a bad thing? Stupid plot, but well-written and otherwise a good story. 2.5/5. 2-4-09.
"Passage for Piano" - [copied/pasted from my review of "Eye"] Focuses entirely on characters rather than ideas or suspense - not a strong direction for Herbert. 2/5. 6-6-08.
"Encounter in a Lonely Place" - Completely stupid ESP story, but some amusing character writing. 2/5. 2-4-09.
"Operation Syndrome" - A plague of insanity is spread by a telepathic machine used for entertainment. The plot is sort of awkward and occasionally boring, but it picks up as it goes and eventually gets some good suspense going. 2.5/5. 2-4-09.
"Occupation Force" - Very short, humorous story. Sort of the Dr. Strangelove approach to the classic aliens-visiting-Earth scenario. 2.5/5. 1-19-09. show less
Indeholder "Seed Stock", "The Nothing", "Rat Race", "Gambling Device", "Looking for Something?", "The Gone Dogs", "Passage for Piano", "Encounter in a Lonely Place", "Operation Syndrome", "Occupation Force".
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Frank Herbert was born Franklin Patrick Herbert, Jr. in Tacoma, Washington on October 8, 1920. He worked originally as a journalist, but then turned to science fiction. His Dune series has had a major impact on that genre. Some critics assert that Herbert is responsible for bringing in a new branch of ecological science fiction. He had a personal show more interest in world ecology, and consulted with the governments of Vietnam and Pakistan about ecological issues. The length of some of Herbert's novels also helped make it acceptable for science fiction authors to write longer books. It is clear that, if the reader is engaged by the story---and Herbert certainly has the ability to engage his readers---length is not important. As is usually the case with popular fiction, it comes down to whether or not the reader is entertained, and Herbert is, above all, an entertaining and often compelling writer. His greatest talent is his ability to create new worlds that are plausible to readers, in spite of their alien nature, such as the planet Arrakis in the Dune series. Frank Herbert died of complications from pancreatic cancer on February, 11, 1986, in Madison, Wisconsin. He was 65. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- 1973 (collection) (collection); 1973 (Encounter in a Lonely Place) (Encounter in a Lonely Place); 1973 (Gambling Device) (Gambling Device); 1954 (The Gone Dogs) (The Gone Dogs); 1952 (Looking For Something) (Looking For Something); 1956 (The Nothing) (The Nothing) (show all 11); 1955 (Occupation Force) (Occupation Force); 1954 (Operation Syndrome) (Operation Syndrome); 1973 (Passage For Piano) (Passage For Piano); 1955 (Rat Race) (Rat Race); 1970 (Seed Stock) (Seed Stock)
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