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I find it interesting that Duke Leto ordered a suicide raid by some of his men against the Baron's spice stores. While it proves his men were willing to die for him, it doesn't match the supposedly noble nature of the Duke.

I googled Hunters of Dune, then went to Amazon.com to see the reviews. The site listed that book for me on its main page. Scary.

I'm going to have to buy the Kindle versions of Frank Herbert's sequels since I left the printed copies behind in the US. I read the Wikipedia entries for the two books that close out the series. Those were based on Herbert's notes. I didn't care for the plot summaries. Way too complicated to follow. I'll probably get around to them eventually. I read them years ago and vaguely recall not liking them much. I read a few of the prequel novels over the years but it got it of control. Talk about milking a franchise to death.

I finally started writing new material again: the interrogation of Father Copolla, accused by the gravedigger of being the dark figure/Antichrist. I also resumed reading Dune. I'd forgotten that Paul and his mother were both Atreides *and* Harkonnens. I remember Paul's line from the David Lynch film: We will kill until no Harkonnen breathes Arakeen air.

Sorry about your book, Bill. It makes me wonder how many books are pirated in general, especially of self-published ones where the author has little or no recourse due to the cost of lawsuits.

Bit of a plot hole in three of my scenes that I'd like to address, although I'm not sure how. Scene 1.1 (the healing of Alessandro's epilepsy) has Alessandro clearly know what happened during the seizure, although epileptics normally don't remember anything. In scene 1.3 he discusses it with Connor at breakfast as having felt the Holy Spirit bathe him in healing energy. Scene 2.1 has Connor kiss Cardinal Nnamani's ring on the cardinal's paralyzed arm, which leads to tingling in the fingers by the end of the scene and a full recovery within a day.

Question is, how come Alessandro felt himself being healed even while unconscious, while Nnamani felt no such rush through his body? The best answer I can come up with is that Connor was pouring healing energy directly into Alessandro's brain (he was holding Alessandro's head at the time), whereas he only held the cardinal's arm and kissed his ring. Seems like an asspull, though, since the entire right side of the cardinal's body is healed within 24 hours, which in theory ought to include his brain. Another possible answer is that the cardinal didn't feel it right away because his right side is paralyzed, including damage to the relevant part of his brain. Both options seem lame.

Or, I can just say screw it and ignore the problem. No reviewers have brought it up, although that could be because they're reading my scenes weeks apart and it doesn't stand out.

Thoughts?
Dirk

That brings my previous novel to mind, John, because it was crap. I only admit this to see how long we can keep a thread about white space going.

Got it: red-winged blackbirds. Not very big, but the bright red markings are reminiscent of fresh blood. Plus, they'll seem like a harmless curiosity at first.

Yeah, they're big in Norse mythology. They also act as psychopomps between the real and spirit worlds. They're considered bad luck in some cultures. I wouldn't want to piss one off.

Almost had a heart attack after rechecking my research about Satan fathering the Antichrist. Folks on my Catholic forum say angels and demons can't reproduce. Fortunately, I eventually (re)stumbled on Genesis 6:1-4. It clearly distinguishes sons of God from men. The former are generally understood to be angels according to the NABRE, the most commonly used Catholic Bible in the US. Also, Wikipedia has an article about sex with demons, although it's not as clear as the Bible verses.