bh.houseatreides-第133节

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　Meanwhile；　my　own　writing　career　flourished。　I　was　nominated　for　the　Bram　Stoker　Award　and　the　Nebula　Award；　two　of　my　thrillers　were　bought　or　optioned　by　major　studios　in　Hollywood。　While　I　continued　to　write　original　novels；　I　also　found　a　great　deal　of　success　in　dipping　my　toes　into　established　universes；　such　as　Star　Wars　and　X…Files　（both　of　which　I　love）。　I　learned　how　to　study　the　rules　and　the　characters；　wrap　my　imagination　around　them；　and　tell　my　own　stories　within　the　boundaries　and　expectations　of　the　readers。
　Then　in　the　spring　of　1996　I　spent　a　week　in　Death　Valley；　California；　which　has　always　been　one　of　my　favorite　places　to　write。　I　went　hiking　for　an　afternoon　in　an　isolated　and　distant　canyon；　wrapped　up　in　my　plotting　and　dictating。　After　an　hour　or　so　I　discovered　that　I　had　wandered　off　on　the　wrong　trail　and　had　several　extra　miles　to　hike　back　to　my　car。　During　that　unexpectedly　long　walk；　out　in　the　stark　and　beautiful　desert　scenery；　my　thoughts　rambled　over　to　DUNE。
　It　had　been　ten　years　since　Frank　Herbert's　death；　and　by　now　I　had　pretty　much　decided　that　DUNE　was　always　going　to　end　on　a　cliffhanger。　I　still　very　much　wanted　to　know　how　the　story　wrapped　up。。。even　if　I　had　to　make　it　up　myself。
　I　had　never　met　Brian　Herbert　before；　had　no　reason　to　expect　he　would　even　consider　my　suggestion。　But　DUNE　was　my　favorite　science　fiction　novel　of　all　time；　and　I　could　think　of　nothing　I　would　rather　work　on。　I　decided　it　would　do　no　harm　to　ask。。。。
　We　hope　you　have　enjoyed　revisiting　the　Dune　universe　through　our　eyes。　It　has　been　an　immense　honor　to　sift　through　thousands　of　pages　of　Frank　Herbert's　original　notes；　so　that　we　might　re…create　some　of　the　vivid　realms　that　sprang　from　his　research；　his　imagination；　and　his　life。　I　still　find　DUNE　as　exciting　and　thought…provoking　as　I　did　when　I　first　encountered　it　many　years　ago。
　…Kevin　J。　Anderson
　　　
　　　
　　　
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