A Bored Admin wrote:Hi all. FYI, there's a scheduled change in the titles of the upcoming new DUNE releases (as you can see from the change in this forum's title). Jessica of Dune is being changed to JESSICA TO THE WINDS OF DUNE. And Irulan of Dune will be changed to IRULAN TO THE THRONE OF DUNE.
The first thing I thought when I read of the change in titles was that it's a marketing strategy to accomplish 2 things: 1. Free Publicity ( I wonder if this is the first time they’ve pulled this shite 6 months before the publication date of a new book ). 2. Would be to distance these new books from the less then mighty PoD.
Byron’s use of the word "scheduled" above of course does nothing to dissuade me.
TheDukester wrote:Sam here; I thought you guys were joking.
Hello, SAM! Welcome to the boards!
Leave it to "Gawd, I must be more tired that I thought" DUMBFUCK Byron to flub a simple message. When you want the straight shit, go to the asshole:
KJA on his MySpace blog wrote:NEW DUNE TITLE
After brainstorming together, Brian and I have decided to change the title of JESSICA OF DUNE to THE WINDS OF DUNE. We think it better conveys the large scope of the story, the epic feel of the novel, rather than implying it's just a small story about one person. Jessica is still the prominent character, but she isn't the only character and the story covers a lot of ground. The novel will be released August 4.
Along similar lines, and for similar reasons, we are also going to change the next Dune book from IRULAN to THE THRONE OF DUNE. But don't look for that one until 2011.
Sheesh.
This makes no sense at all, and therefore is typical of these idiots.
That's too bad, I wanted them to keep the titles because they reflect the theme of the Heroes of Dune. How are Winds and a Throne heroes?
Nekhrun wrote:That's too bad, I wanted them to keep the titles because they reflect the theme of the Heroes of Dune. How are Winds and a Throne heroes?
Well, let's see...
The wind was the real hero in Dune. Without it Paul may not have beaten the Sardaukar and Saddam was in a bad mood because they set the Lion throne down on his pinky toe.
Paul of Dune was so bad it gave me a seizure that dislocated both of my shoulders and prolapsed my anus. ~Pink Snowman
SandChigger wrote:
Leave it to "Gawd, I must be more tired that I thought" DUMBFUCK Byron to flub a simple message. When you want the straight shit, go to the asshole:
KJA on his MySpace blog wrote:NEW DUNE TITLE
After brainstorming together, Brian and I have decided to change the title of JESSICA OF DUNE to THE WINDS OF DUNE. We think it better conveys the large scope of the story, the epic feel of the novel, rather than implying it's just a small story about one person. Jessica is still the prominent character, but she isn't the only character and the story covers a lot of ground. The novel will be released August 4.
Along similar lines, and for similar reasons, we are also going to change the next Dune book from IRULAN to THE THRONE OF DUNE. But don't look for that one until 2011.
Sheesh.
This makes no sense at all, and therefore is typical of these idiots.
Oh No! now I have to go back to DN and harass the real new title too!
It is by will alone I set my mind in motion. It is by the juice of sapho that the thoughts acquire speed; the lips aquire stains; the stains become a warning. It is by will alone I set my mind in motion.
Bullshit. What it does is make the book look less formulaic by giving it a unique title that does not reconcile with the titles of the shitty selling books that preceded it in the series.
How dumb does he think that we are?
I'll bet that the publisher is making them do this.
On Sat Feb 28, 2009 at 7:40 pm (board time), boardadmin wrote:The change in title is coming. Watch for it...
The time now is Sun Mar 01, 2009 12:19 am:
DUNE, DUNE, DUNE
Jessica to The Winds of Dune
Discussions about the Upcoming Release of JESSICA TO THE WINDS OF DUNE
Um ... what are we supposed to be watching for?
What a complete tool.
I'm still waiting. He did have more time after fucking with my profile to post some more of his own shitty reviews. Still now change to the thread. Maybe he meant that kja would be changing his blog to reflect the real title.
I'm completely embarrassed for Byron. Not even kidding.
At this point, I'm not convinced he gets it ... you know, the whole "Hey, dumbass, you copied-and-pasted the entire sentence, not just the part with the actual title" thing. How could anyone be so oblivious?
TheDukester wrote:I'm completely embarrassed for Byron. Not even kidding.
At this point, I'm not convinced he gets it ... you know, the whole "Hey, dumbass, you copied-and-pasted the entire sentence, not just the part with the actual title" thing. How could anyone be so oblivious?