In an attempt for a conversation piece with my crush, I have discovered the following things related to the SF&F genre:

Goodkind's next book, Naked Empire, is TENTATIVELY set to release on June 2003.

Well, Brian Herbert lost the first edition signed copy of Dune given to him by his father (with a dedication "Number One Son") since he loaned it to a friend and his friend never found the damn thing. Well, there's a reward for its return...

Speaking of Dune, there's a sequel to the miniseries shown by the Scifi channel (aired at Cinemax and on AXN here in the Philippines). I don't know who these actors are but they're playing significant roles: Susan Sarandon (Wensicia), Julie Cox (Princess Irulan), Barbara Koodetova (Chani), Ian McNeice (Baron Harkonnen), P.H. Moriarty (Gurney Halleck), Alec Newman (Paul Atreides), Alice Krige (Lady Jessica), Edward Atterton (Duncan Idaho), Steven Berkoff (Stilgar), Jessica Brooks (Ghanima), Daniela Lunkewitz (Alia), and James McAvoy (Leto II). It's entitled Children of Dune and is based on the succeeding two novels, Dune Messiah and Children of Dune. Production began last April 3 in Prague and is set to release next year.