Woot!
Unlimber the big guns, ring the church bells, release the kraken, remit all executions, free the gladiators, gather the greenskinned Orion dancing girls, decree a clone parade of endless twins, and have the Death Star blow up the peaceful and unarmed planet Alderaan in joyful celebration! Two firkins of water shall be distributed to every Fremen!
I just typed the last period of the last sentence of VINDICATION OF MAN, which is the sequel to ARCHITECT OF AEONS. One last read through for glaring errors, cut some material to make room for my appendices, and then I ship it to the editor! Hurrah!
Boy, that Menelaus I Montrose, he has a life that just sucks lemons. A really, really long life that really, really sucks. So glad I am not he.
This is nothing of what the real book cover is like:
This, however, is the cover to Architect of Aeons:
http://www.amazon.com/The-Architect-Aeons-Count-Trillion/dp/0765329700