Decisions, decisions

Sometimes it is difficult to decide which book to read next. Such is the case for me right now.

Here are my choices and my reasoning for each:

1) "Wolves of the Calla" by Stephen King - the next book in the 'Dark Tower' series, which just seems to get better and better. I can't wait to see what happens next.

2) "Hunters of Dune" by Brian Herbert - the seventh book in the original 'Dune' series. I need to write something about 'Dune' and how great I think it is. I think of it as the Science Fiction equivalent of "Lord of the Rings." The last of the series written by Frank Herbert, "Chapterhouse: Dune" was published in 1985 and I received a copy from my grandparents for my birthday that year. It left the reader with a big cliffhanger - and then Frank Herbert died. His son began writing some prequels to Dune, which are ok but not nearly as great as the original, and then found a safe deposit box with Frank Herbert's outline and notes for the rest of the series. And after years of work they published "Hunters" with a couple more books to come in the future. So, in some sense I have been waiting for this book for 21 years. (man, that makes me feel old.)

I have decided to read "Hunters of Dune" next. Why? Primarily because it is due back at the library in 9 days and I don't know when I will get it again....