Hellstrom's Hive

frank herbert

"A team of government operatives is sent to invade the site of Dr. Hellstrom's secret Project 40. What they find are specially bred scientists with huge heads and stunted legs who develop weapons that hum with dead insect venom, chemically neutered workers capable of poisoning the world, hidden tunnels immune to atomic fission, hormones for ecstatic sensual pleasures & the vats where everyone finally ends to nourish future generations of Hellstrom's horrifying hive."

Genres science fictionfictionhorrordystopiascience fiction fantasyfantasyaudiobookclassicsspeculative fictionnovels

312 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published September 1,1973

Literary awards

prix tour-apollo award,

This edition

Format: 312 pages, Mass Market Paperback
Published: March 23, 1982 by Bantam Books (NY)
ISBN: 9780553144383
ASIN: 0553144383
Language: English

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Nils Hellstrom

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About the author

frank herbert

Franklin Patrick Herbert Jr. was an American science fiction author best known for the 1965 novel Dune and its five sequels. Though he became famous for his novels, he also wrote short stories and worked as a newspaper journalist, photographer, book reviewer, ecological consultant, and lecturer.
The Dune saga, set in the distant future, and taking place over millennia, explores complex themes, such as the long-term survival of the human species, human evolution, planetary science and ecology, and the intersection of religion, politics, economics and power in a future where humanity has long since developed interstellar travel and settled many thousands of worlds. Dune is the best-selling science fiction novel of all time, and the entire series is considered to be among the classics of the genre.