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In HuOD, the Oracle Of Time is the guiding force of the Guild. My guess is that feminine voice is Norma. LetoII makes a reference to "the oracle" in GEOD in reference to the decendants of Siona in so much as "The oracle can't see her". I don't know if this is the same oracle, or another example of KA+BH misinterpreting FH.

Where did Agamemnon pick the name Atreides? His real name was Skouros, right? Granted, that name sounds greek too....but in Battle of Corrin he says he has a direct lineage to the House of Atreus. I think this claim is made in other books too.

Sounds like KJA and BH's foray into gangsta rap. Check out the official site. There is a new introductory blurb on The Maching Crusade as well. Also, The Battle of Corrin is outlined and they are starting to write it. I guess Machine Crusade is in the can.

It's not easy being an underpaid humanities prof, trying to hang onto the coattails of a great author and, in the end, not achieving the success he dreamed of. maybe this his last joke on a cruel world? I have lost my copy of Dune. What are the names of the protagonists of the BJ as described in the dune appendix?

I think one only has to go to the statement KJA makes (quoted earlier in this thread) to realize that he will not be changing his writing style for Dune7. Not even fair to expect him to. the thing to remember is that, no matter how Dune7 ends, or what KJA and BH ultimately end up doing. It will not in the least diminish from the whole series. FH's original books will never change. They will always be there to be appreciated. when you onsider the whole story arc, what would you say that dune is about? The dangers of religion? The dangers of a messiah? Do you think the House Trilogy develops the arc at all? Will the Legends Trilogy develop the ARC? Man's reliance on machines = Dangerous. Man creates the "ultimate machine": very bad. This leads to a great revolt wherein humankind develops their powers. Man ultimately creates the "ultimate man" Man's reliance on Messiah (ultimate man)= Stagnation:Dangerous. A Brave and forward thinking "ultimate man" seeks to solve this problem by a reign of terror which destroys stagnation. At the right time He then destroys his own abilities. The question: Did he change the course of History? Climax: Human kind is again on the run from BOTH man made and artifical superpowers. What has man learned? I would be very interested to hear other people's synopses of the dune story arc. Even though the story isn't complete, you can extrapolate themes without knowing all the events. Are the prequels necessary if you view things like this?

He did answer your question. What kind of doctor? He's an English Professor. A PhD in English. Not all doctors are medical, right?

Oops, In that last post, I was referring to an earlier email from KJA to Neo, Not Baron Moritani....the one that justifies why Dune7 is being written after the House books and the BJ books.

well, no. Dune 7 wouldn't have been about The Butlerian Jihad etc....but those stories, as written by KJA/BH, are "wrapped around" elements of Dune7. KJA's earlier response to the Baron makes that clear. So as you read the prequels, you are "set up for" Dune7. But another way of looking at it is that you are receiving bits and pieces of Dune7 the whole way. Another thread would be: what would FH's version of the BJ been like, were it to come after his own Dune7? It just makes very little sense to me that KJA and BH feel the need to "set up" Dune 7 with the BJ when FH would have written the two in the opposite order. Clearly FH needed no such setup. I think KJA/BH must underestimate the Classic Dune Audience, or having longer lifespans they have decided to just stretch things out a bit. Like KJA implies in his email to me, Dune7 proper could be more than one book. I say it is already more than one book! But what do I know, I am just a sand flea :-) :-)

It's been a while since we've seen a real "prequels Content" update on the website. I have this opinion that everything that KJA and BH have been writing IS Dune7. I came to this conclusion after receiving the note above from KJA. The unattained FH Dune7 would have likely been one book with a lot of references to historical stuff, tales told about events not fleshed out. It would have been pretty philosphical and maybe a little stoney (my old debate coach used to light one up with FH on occaision). But BH and KJA are basically elaborating on everything possible and in the process they are giving us dune7...I could write more to back this up but I haven't figured out to to hide spoilers in those cute little boxes. Also, my fiancee and I are laughing about how i am a sand flea! How do i "evolve"??? hahaha!

Perhaps a bit ethiopian like Their Makkonnens...

Hi, I'm Omar...new to this group. Between 1986 and 1998 I would have an occaisional dream that I'd be in a book store and stumble upon "Dune7". Just as I reached for it, I'd wake up. Anyone else have this psychosis??? Now for the thread relevance. I just received a personal correspondance from KJA which you may find intersting. I feel it is OK to pass this on, since it came from their official website. We were discussing writing styles and the possiblility of Dune7 being a trilogy. He writes: Dear Omar, Thanks for your letter. Frank Herbert's outline for DUNE 7 contains many events and Frank's writing style in later DUNE books was to skip dramatizing many major events. Our writing style is to show more of the action on stage, which takes many more pages. Until we actually begin developing and writing the story Frank Herbert outlined, we won't know how much room we'll require. Kevin J. Anderson