McNelly, 1920 - 2003

[NeoDevilbane]

This is bad news, and almost out of nowhere. It may seem a bit petty at this point to wonder on this, but I have to wonder what will happen to that first chapter or so he said he would eventually allow the public to read of his take on "The Butlerian Jihad."

http://www.dunenovels.com/news/mcnelly.html

- Neo

[Andrew]

Yes sad new indeed, please refer to Author of DE Passes On news thread also.

[Colonel_Worf]

I would like to see his preliminary TBJ work as well.

[NeoDevilbane]

Will we see it NOW, though? Does anyone know?

- Neo

[Vanguard3000]

We'll probably never see it. McNelly never intended to release it in the state it was in.

[NeoDevilbane]

I could swear I just read a semi-recent article that (in his own words) said that he planned to release it exclusively to some kind of public library of a sort... I know *someone* else has read it.

[Vanguard3000]

Hmm... I sure hope it gets out sometime (well, as long as McNelly would have had no problem with it - I.e. if he planned to release it after his death). It would be a real shame for something like that to be lost in the ages.