There Will Come A Time Of Fire

I Wanted The Feel In These Books To Be Like An Epic Fantasy, With Kings, Queens, Dukes And Court Politics, But Of Course Like What I Was Explaining Before, About Making The Science Make Sense, You Have To Make The Politics Make Sense, Too.

Do You Want Columbus To Go Across The Ocean, Or Do You Want To Put A Message In A Bottle And Hope That It Lands Somewhere? I'd Rather Have Actual People Be There. Whether They Look Like Americans Or Like The Inhabitants Of Some Other Country, Depends On Who Has The Most Drive.

I Mean, I Wasn't Stupid. I Knew We'd Make Money And Sell A Lot Of Dune Books.

I Had A Minor In Russian History, And This Was At The Time When The Big Cold War Was Going On.

Well, I Know That George Lucas Doesn't Like It At All. When I Was Working On The Illustrated Star Wars Universe, He Told Me That He Would Be Happy If Every Copy Could Be Tracked Down And Smashed.