Each year as the holidays approach, our household gets ready for an invasion of relatives, a whirlwind of family activities, and not a lot of writing time. So, in early December I try to take a writing trip just to get caught up and to recharge my creative batteries, as well as to gather some alone time.  My two favorite places are Estes Park, CO on the edge of Rocky Mountain National Park, and Moab, Utah, the heart of Arches and Canyonlands, red rock, deep canyons, and very few people this time of year. Because a big part of my...
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Macmillan Audio has provided a free sample audio clip of the unabridged SISTERHOOD OF DUNE audiobook, read by Scott Brick.  Click to listen to the first part of the book.  Both the novel and the audio will be in US stores on January 3. CLICK THE LINK BELOW TO LISTEN Sisterhood of Dune, Web Clip
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We've just released the print version of VEILED ALLIANCES, the original prequel to my epic Saga of Seven Suns series.  Based on my 2004 graphic novel from Wildstorm/DC Comics, VEILED ALLIANCES tells the origin of the green priests on Theroc, the first Roamer skymining operations on a gas-giant planet, the discovery of the Klikiss robots entombed in an abandoned alien city, the initial Ildiran expedition to Earth, the rescue of the generation ship Burton and the tragedy that leads to sinister breeding experiments on Dobro. Veiled Alliances is an excellent starting point for readers new to the Saga, as well as an unforgettable...
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One month from today, SISTERHOOD OF DUNE will be released.  To whet your appetite, here is the opening material and the first chapter of the novel. It was a time of geniuses, of people stretching the limits of their imagination and wondering about the possibilities for their race. —History of the Great Schools One might think that humanity would have peace and prosperity after the defeat of the thinking machines and the formation of the Landsraad League to replace the old League of Nobles, but the battles had just begun. Without an external enemy to fight, we began to fight...
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