Memorymakers (16 page)

Epilogue

When at long last the young alpha-mother beheld the great fortress of Homaal, it is said that a susurration of sound escaped her lips. “This is my Revelation,” she said. “I am the Alpha and the Omega, who is, who was, and who will always be.”

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About the Authors

Brian Herbert
, the son of Frank Herbert, is the author of numerous
New York Times
bestsellers. He has won many literary honors and has been nominated for the highest awards in science fiction. In 2003, he published
Dreamer of Dune
, a moving biography of his father that was nominated for the Hugo Award. After writing ten D
UNE
-universe novels with Kevin J. Anderson, the coauthors created their own epic series, H
ELLHOLE
. Brian began his own galaxy-spanning science fiction series in 2006, T
IMEWEB
. His other acclaimed solo novels include
Sidney’s Comet; Sudanna, Sudanna; The Race for God;
and
Man of Two Worlds
(written with Frank Herbert).

Marie Landis
worked as a freelance writer for more than a decade and published numerous short stories. In the late 1980s, after more than 30 years apart, she and her cousin Brian Herbert reunited and decided to write the novel
Memorymakers
together—her first. Marie’s other occupations have included labor arbitrator, assistant city manager, reporter, commercial artist, and cryptographer.