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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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Publisher's summary

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

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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Confusing change in actors

You get accustomed to Duke Leto’s voice, and can recognize it. Then, in the next chapter, they switch actors! Same with the Baron. Jarring. Pulls you out of the story. Seems cheap and/or careless.
The story and the writing are great. More fantasy than science fiction. A fantasy story about politics. Very imaginative.

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a simple masterpiece of science fiction

the performance was excellent. This book is not only a good read, but it is also an instrumental piece of literature in the space opera and science fiction in general. if you want to get into science fiction, this is a good place to start (especially if you like political thrillers)

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This is a must for Sci-fi lovers!

Great narration. It's a very interesting story; it transports you to another planet with different cultures and civilizations.

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Great listen

I loved the different voices and the subtle sound effects, they really added depth to the story.

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Best story ever told

I chose this book with the recent release of the film. I must say, this has quickly become one of if not my favorite story ever told! The growth and storytelling presented here is flawless !

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Just great.

the last third is a real sprint. I hope the next volume is as satisfying.

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Narration issues

The performers of specific characters changed throughout the whole audiobook. It was very distracting and made parts of the book hard to understand. Either use one narrator or have them perform consistently with each character

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Amazing book and good narration

The story is amazing, sci-fi but with a deep plot and thorough world building. The narrator has a good voice, but his raspy attempt at older or feminine voices can be very similar and confusing at times to understand which character is supposed to be speaking. Overall that didn’t detract from the book, those conversations just took more concentration.

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Turrific story.

Wonderful story emphasized by excellent narration. Different voices were used for different characters.
As fotlr the book itself, some characters were underdeveloped.

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WOW,

This is very in depth, suspenseful Sci Fi at its best, couldn't stop listening. Enjoy it too.

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