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Dune

By: Frank Herbert
Narrated by: Scott Brick, Orlagh Cassidy, Euan Morton, Simon Vance, Ilyana Kadushin, Byron Jennings, David R. Gordon, Jason Culp, Kent Broadhurst, Oliver Wyman, Patricia Kilgarriff, Scott Sowers
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Long-listed, Audible.com Best of the Year, 2007

Long-listed, Audible.com 100 Audible Essentials, 2007

Audie Award winner, 2008

NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE directed by Denis Villeneuve, starring Timothée Chalamet, Zendaya, Rebecca Ferguson, Javier Bardem, Josh Brolin, Austin Butler, Florence Pugh, Dave Bautista, Christopher Walken, Léa Seydoux, Stellan Skarsgård, and Charlotte Rampling

Set on the desert planet Arrakis, Dune is the story of the boy Paul Atreides, who would become the mysterious man known as Muad'dib. He would avenge the traitorous plot against his noble family—and would bring to fruition humankind's most ancient and unattainable dream.

A stunning blend of adventure and mysticism, environmentalism and politics, Dune won the first Nebula Award, shared the Hugo Award, and formed the basis of what is undoubtedly the grandest epic in science fiction. Frank Herbert's death in 1986 was a tragic loss, yet the astounding legacy of his visionary fiction will live forever.

©1965 Frank Herbert (P)2007 Audio Renaissance, a division of Holtzbrinck Publishers LLC Fantasy Fiction Science Fiction Space Opera

Critic Reviews

Audie Award Winner, Science Fiction, 2008
Nebula Award winner, Best Novel, 1965
Hugo Award winner, Best Novel, 1966

"Unique...I know nothing comparable to it except Lord of the Rings." (Arthur C. Clarke)

"One of the monuments of modern science fiction." (Chicago Tribune)

"Powerful, convincing, and most ingenious." (Robert A. Heinlein)
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wow I feel like an idiot. I thought that it was an unabridged reading. I wish there was a full copy of this book that I could listen to because I love the story.

it's not unabridged

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Half way through - but of all the shifting performances (an overall narrator that sometimes read with inflection of characters other times he doesn’t, and sometimes is swapped altogether sometimes not, with particular characters) the Baron takes me out of the book altogether. The altered voice by a different actor is interesting and then to be read by the narrator in a normal voice it’s distracting. Distracting to the point that sent me to write this review and wonder why would anyone do this? Why aren’t there any warnings on the write up to the audiobook? A small warning would really be helpful. I loved the book and the performances aren’t bad, but they are irregular and inconsistent. Considering to return the book, depending on how it feels at the end.

Distracting shifting of performers

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The same characters played by different voice actors was ridiculous. Try and find another version if you can.

Not the best

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An amazing story but got lost in the different voice actors on the main characters at times. Having multiple people speak for one character gets a little fustrating.

All and all loved the book, will definitely listen to it again to have a more in-depth thoughts into it.

Duuuunnnnnnnneeeeeee

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amazing bookletsecond go around, great performance, music Is mesmerising and multiple readers absolute must read!

bloody fantastic

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A cast of voice actors that occasionally aren't used.
The narrator takes back over but uses different intonations as well as obviously a different voice.
It's pretty off putting.

I personally struggled with the different voices and pronunciations from the old movie.

Great Story, Alright Listening

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There is a lot of world-building within the first few chapters. I love how we have a lot of time to get to know what is happening. Watching Paul grow into a man from being a pampered aristocrat was written brilliantly. It is probably best to describe this as a slow-burn book.

I can definitely see how this inspired George Lucas to write Star Wars. There are many similarities, but this is so grand. However, while I loved the book, there were many times I found myself quite confused by what was happening. I know right now that I will need to reread this book to understand it more. So many things make me want to keep reading the series to know what happens next and ties things up well.

Epic Space Opera Book

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This more than 50-year-old book is a beautiful piece of writing. The story comes alive with the voices of the artists narrating it. It keeps you on your toes till the very end. I wish I had discovered it earlier.

Great book and a narration that’s worthy of it

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So much talent in the reading of this. very enjoyable to get such a rich sense of the world from those who have taken the time to know it well enough to let us live it through their words.

Wonderful telling with many great actors

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The voices of various characters are changed awkwardly which is quite off-putting. Otherwise, enjoyed the story thoroughly and will continue the series

A must read for sci-fi enthusiasts

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