I think I mentioned this once, but there was no mention of
Leto of Dune in the list of upcoming books in what I saw. But then again, maybe they only list the
next upcoming book.
LoD was not part of this series when they first started talking about it. It was added later when they signed the contracts for
Jessica(Winds) and
Irulan(Throne), maybe to round things out to three books. (
PoD, remember, was part of the "Dune 7" contract.)
WoD sets the scene for events in the next book with Shaddam ordering and taking receipt of ghola troops for a new army and sending Irulan a secret message calling on her to be loyal to her family.
The Throne of Dune will at the very least be about an attempt by Shaddam to retake the Imperial throne, with whatever other bullshit Kevin can come up with over the next year-and-a-half thrown in for good measure. (Bene Gesserit with exploding tit missiles, anyone? A Mammaria Projectiliva?
) Since Shaddam is dead as a doornail (or is he just in hiding somewhere, like Hitler, Kevin?) by
CoD,
ToD has to be set in the same pre-
CoD period ... of which I've already pointed out that
KJA STILL HAS NINE YEARS LEFT.
It could be that he's just referring to the story arcs begun in
WoD being completed in
ToD.
LoD could still be a very real threat, since it will be set after
CoD (barring more flashbacks
) during the first century or so(?) of Leto's reign.
Still too early to be relieved, I'm afraid. And come on, do you really think Kevin would willingly turn away from the opportunity to fuck with Leto firsthand?
)
