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Dune: House Atreides: House Trilogy, Book 1

By: Brian Herbert, Kevin J. Anderson
Narrated by: Scott Brick
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Publisher's summary

Capturing all the complexity and grand themes of the original, this prequel to the Dune series weaves a new tapestry of betrayal, passion, and destiny into a saga that expands the tale written by Frank Herbert more than 30 years ago.

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" Dune: House Atreides chronicles the early life of Leto Atreides, prince of a minor House in the galactic Imperium. Leto comes to confront the realities of power when House Vernius is betrayed in an imperial plot involving a quest for an artificial substitute to melange, a substance vital to interstellar trade that is found only on the planet Dune. Meanwhile, House Harkonnen schemes to bring Leto into conflict with the Tleilax, and the Bene Gesserit manipulate Baron Harkonnen as part of a plan stretching back 100 generations. In the Imperial palace, treason is afoot, and on Dune itself, planetologist Pardot Kynes embarks on a secret project to transform the desert world into a paradise." (Amazon.com review)
"Though the plot here is intricate, even readers new to the saga will be able to follow it easily (minute repetitions of important points help immensely), as the narrative weaves among the many interconnected tales. The attendant excitement and myriad revelations not only make this novel a terrific read in its own right but will inspire readers to turn, or return, to its great predecessor." ( Publishers Weekly)

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Excellent piece of Science Fiction.

A vast and rich universe with complex charecters and incredible worlds. After listening to this book, I immediately bought the next 3 books in the line.

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Great book

Awesome book and excellent background stories to set up the original Dune book. Loved the detailed histories of the great houses and explanations of how they got to each position of the original.

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Fantastic

Amazing book! Provides a lot of interesting back story. Narrator is excellent. Dune universe is so intricate. Would encourage anyone to listen. Very enjoyable.

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Excellent Prequel Novel!

These prequel novels to Dune are extremely good. They explain a lot while keeping within the tone and style of the original 6 novels. I highly recommend them!

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A+

Great look into how it all started, plus gives lots of hints of more to come!

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Awesomeness

Have read this book over and over again. Now as an audible book I can listen just as often.

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Wonderful

Great book cant wait to read the next one, almost as Dune. Kevin J and Brain Herbert have out done themselves. These books have so much background material, its as vast a world as Star Wars or Lord of The Rings.

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A Beginning...

At last a series of primer stories set in the decades before Dune. A definite read for any sci-fi fan, especially the Dune fans out there.

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This is a Great Prelude

I started listening with the Butlerian Jihad and have really enjoyed the performance throughout each series. Thanks to Brian and Kevin for weaving intricate schemes and threads of adventure in the Dune Universe. Following the maturity of Duke Leto in this book, even as the developments of houses Harkonnen and Corino lead to the events in Dune are a joy to.listen to.

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Return to Dune !

Fantastic. Felt like the first time I read the original Dune. Fills in a lot of pieces.

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