M.H.I.

[makattak]

I have a bit of a MHI inspired complex right now.
While shopping over the weekend, my wife bought a 'WELCOME' mat that is now on our front door stoop.
We've lived in our house for over 11 years without a 'WELCOME' mat and have never been attacked by vampires.
I think there might be a correlation...

I'm glad I'm not the only one to check the door mats after reading MHI... 


(Ours say "Whooooo's there?"... so we're good.)

[birdman]

I'm glad I'm not the only one to check the door mats after reading MHI... 


(Ours say "Whooooo's there?"... so we're good.)

Ours is a skull and crossbones :)

[freakazoid]

I head read the first MHI some months ago. Recently ordered and received the last three.

[Fitz]

I head read the first MHI some months ago. Recently ordered and received the last three.

I just finished Legion. Loved it. My only criticism is that the author keeps making bigger and more awful monsters. It's getting to the point where the heroes are godlike.

Versus, for example, the more interesting (to me) normal dudes fighting more reasonable monsters.

[brimic]

I just finished Legion. Loved it. My only criticism is that the author keeps making bigger and more awful monsters. It's getting to the point where the heroes are godlike.

Versus, for example, the more interesting (to me) normal dudes fighting more reasonable monsters.

But there are some great imaginative monsters in between the low level zombies and high level boss monsters- diggers, giant werewolves, armored zombie bears....

[Fitz]

But there are some great imaginative monsters in between the low level zombies and high level boss monsters- diggers, giant werewolves, armored zombie bears....

Sure, and in the last two books, the monsters have been godlike, requiring godlike powers from the heroes.

I hate to whine about realism in a monster book, but... it's a bit much

[makattak]

Sure, and in the last two books, the monsters have been godlike, requiring godlike powers from the heroes.

I hate to whine about realism in a monster book, but... it's a bit much

Ummm... Every book has required that. Think about MHI and Vendetta: in both cases, an outside force had to imbue or provide Owen with godlike powers in order to defeat the monster. (In addition to the amulet of Alpha and the boogy man of Legion.)

[brimic]

Sure, and in the last two books, the monsters have been godlike, requiring godlike powers from the heroes.

I haven't read the last one or two books yet.
But I'll agree that even in the first book when Owen turned back time to undo what happened in the swamp was more than a bit annoying...

[Doggy Daddy]

I haven't read the last one or two books yet.
But I'll agree that even in the first book when Owen turned back time to undo what happened in the swamp was more than a bit annoying...

http://tinyurl.com/nxrqfc

 

[MechAg94]

http://tinyurl.com/nxrqfc

 

That is a bit more than annoying. 

[Jamisjockey]

Sure, and in the last two books, the monsters have been godlike, requiring godlike powers from the heroes.

I hate to whine about realism in a monster book, but... it's a bit much

It's all a bit much.  "B" movie over the top.  Larry even says so himself.  That's the fun of it.

[kgbsquirrel]

Legion was short. Read it in 2 days. Needs to be longer. *nods sagely*

[Devonai]

Yeah I breezed through it pretty quick, but I was also eager to find out how my namesake got redshirted. 

[Fitz]

Yeah I breezed through it pretty quick, but I was also eager to find out how my namesake got redshirted.  

Your screen name here was mentioned in tarantula nebula and it took me a while to make the connection between you here and you on bookfacez


It involved you, some nipple clamps. And a few of the cat people. At least, I think it did. Or maybe wanted it to

[makattak]

Legion was short. Read it in 2 days. Needs to be longer. *nods sagely*

Slacker.

[Devonai]

Your screen name here was mentioned in tarantula nebula and it took me a while to make the connection between you here and you on bookfacez

It involved you, some nipple clamps. And a few of the cat people. At least, I think it did. Or maybe wanted it to

As long as we're all tracking now. 

[birdman]

Your screen name here was mentioned in tarantula nebula and it took me a while to make the connection between you here and you on bookfacez


It involved you, some nipple clamps. And a few of the cat people. At least, I think it did. Or maybe wanted it to

HAHAHAHA that's awesome, you must have been like "hey!  Devonai!  That dude is on APS!"  I wonder if this David guy knows him?  Oh...wait...

[drewtam]

Maybe that is why I liked Alpha more... the powers of both the good and bad guys was a little more constrained. Plus with the limited scope of the story, there was a little more character depth.


That said, I look forward to the over the top finale. On the good guy side, we got the chosen one, the guardian, the alpha male and female, a master with a lessor, orcs, elves, and a worldwide army of hunters.
On the bad guy side we got the Eldritch Abominations, MCB leadership, STFU, and evil minions.

This will be quite the showdown.

[kgbsquirrel]

Don't forget the gnomes. They be representin'! 

[Devonai]

Fitz, have you read Dead Six?  I think you'd enjoy it.  Only a hint of the supernatural:

http://www.amazon.com/Dead-Six-Larry-Correia/dp/1451637586/

Drew, I'm in complete agreement.  Alpha is definitely the strongest of the series.

HAHAHAHA that's awesome, you must have been like "hey!  Devonai!  That dude is on APS!"  I wonder if this David guy knows him?  Oh...wait...

   I created that character name for an RPG session 17 years ago by taking my first name, jumbling it up, and adding a few letters.  It caused the GM no end of consternation as he was constantly calling me either "Dave" or "Dev."  Later, he married a woman named Deb, and the potential for embarrassment got exponentially worse.

[kgbsquirrel]

I will say that the impromptu poultry-patch had me laughing for several minutes. I wanna see what Skippy could do if he got his mitts on a CH-53A Sea Stallion. 

[birdman]

I will say that the impromptu poultry-patch had me laughing for several minutes. I wanna see what Skippy could do if he got his mitts on a CH-53A Sea Stallion. 

Make it an echo and I'm with you...the A was kinda...crappy, by the time the delta and echo rolled around, that airframe got interesting :)

[kgbsquirrel]

Make it an echo and I'm with you...the A was kinda...crappy, by the time the delta and echo rolled around, that airframe got interesting :)

Actually I'd rather it be a CH-53K, but I don't have videos of either the E or K doing barrel rolls and loops.    Plus story line plausibility (for a fantasy/sci-fi book, I know, I know), getting a 53A second hand versus getting a new off the line E or K.


ETA:
http://youtu.be/k_pAe8Gvua8

I really want to see what would happen if Sikorsky took the K model, added a fourth engine side by side with the rear/center engine and beefed up the rotor blades/spindle some more. Oh, and that's a humvee loaded internally by the way.

[drewtam]

Don't forget the gnomes. They be representin'! 

Dem gnomes be crazy

natural born killaz

[birdman]

Actually I'd rather it be a CH-53K, but I don't have videos of either the E or K doing barrel rolls and loops.    Plus story line plausibility (for a fantasy/sci-fi book, I know, I know), getting a 53A second hand versus getting a new off the line E or K.


ETA:
http://youtu.be/k_pAe8Gvua8

I really want to see what would happen if Sikorsky took the K model, added a fourth engine side by side with the rear/center engine and beefed up the rotor blades/spindle some more. Oh, and that's a humvee loaded internally by the way.

Why not just replace the 3 T64's with 3 AE1107's from an osprey, they are only 12" bigger in diameter, and you'd have more power than 4 T64's :)

As for loops/rolls, a coworker was a USMC test pilot and said he has personally looped an echo in a test. (I never validated his story, but he was not one to embellish...one of those 'quiet types')

...on purpose...

...The airframe was retired due to over stress.

...he thought he might have over stressed his sphincter