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God Emperor of Dune

By: Frank Herbert
Narrated by: Simon Vance
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 More than 3,000 years have passed since the first events recorded in Dune. Only one link survives with those tumultuous times: the grotesque figure of Leto Atreides, son of the prophet Paul Muad'Dib, and now the virtually immortal God Emperor of Dune. He alone understands the future, and he knows with a terrible certainty that the evolution of his race is at an end unless he can breed new qualities into his species.

But to achieve his final victory, Leto Atreides must also bring about his own downfall.

Don't miss other titles in the Dune series.©1981 Frank Herbert (P)2008 Macmillan Audio Fantasy Fiction Science Fiction Space Opera

Critic Reviews

"A fourth visit to Arrakis that is every bit as fascinating as the other three - every bit as timely." ( Time)
"Rich fare...Heady stuff." ( Los Angeles Times)

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ive enjoyed every book for the dune series so far but this one Was the hardest to get through.

more of a philosophical book than anything

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loved this work of Dune I think i loved it as the first one.

good story, amazing

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The series really is a twisting saga that is nearly timeless.
On to the next one

Heady

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After a lackluckster second book, Frank Herbert set a new standard with the third and fourth in the series.

God Emperor was as thrilling and grand as the original Dune and the originality stands alone as a titan of sciencr fiction.

The narration was fantastic as always. Multiple actors, real emotion in the lines.

One of the best reads ever in my opinion.

All round brilliance.

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its funny when you see a series going on and on you expect that it would lose its capture but this book was amazing and has me look forward to continuing listening to the series 😊

my favorite of the series so far!

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An excellent rendition of the classic Herbert book by a great series of narrators. I highly recommend this version to all lovers of the Dune series.

Brilliantly narrated

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pacing was kind of slow, but story quality makes up for it easily, I'll be reading the sequels

pretty good

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Frank Herbert had a beautiful mind.
And wonderfully delivered by (mostly) Simon Vance 🫶

Sorry to say it, but Scott Brick nearly ruins it with his style of narration.

Scott has a tendency to apply the same intense, melodramatic inflection to every sentence, regardless of the content, making mundane lines sound as urgent as major plot points, and turning them into a "cringe-fest" or a "dreadful" experience, "Bricking"
many of his 700+ books i would otherwise enjoy.

Apologies for the harsh criticism, dude. I know many love you, but, respectfully,

maybe try other styles of delivery?

Great story!

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Enjoying this series greatly.
Have watch the movie and also have enjoyed. Awaiting next story

Dune Saga

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Sad worm monologue.
Takes a while to get interesting, Only in the ending does it pick up speed. Worth listening to continue the story

It’s alright

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