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God Emperor of Dune
- Narrated by: Simon Vance
- Length: 15 hrs and 48 mins
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- Joel D Offenberg
- 12-03-09
Almost as good as the original
God Emperor of Dune compares well with the original Dune, better than the previous two sequels (Dune Messiah and Children of Dune). It doesn't quite measure up to the standard of the first book, but few books, anywhere, do.
Warning: God Emperor of Dune is the third sequel to Dune. Ignore this book until you are familiar with Dune and the first 2 sequels.
It is 3500 years since Leto II Atreides donned his living sandtrout armor. Leto is now a living deity as well as galactic emperor...prescient, super-intelligent, supremely strong, vengeful...and more sandworm than man. Arrakis is now lush and green; the sandworms (except for Leto) are all but extinct. There is no more spice, excepting centuries-old stockpiles.
This is Leto's Golden Path...the future for humanity that he foresaw and planned 3500 years ago.
Like most of Herbert's Dune books, this book has an operatic feel...it moves slowly and most of the book is taken up with dialogue. The story really is the people, their motives and their schemes. This book revolves almost entirely around the title character (more so than the prior books), but, then, the God Emperor is the dominant story of this time and place.
The narration is very well done; Simon Vance narrates most of the book, with Katherine Kellgren reading the occasional female-dominated chapter and Scott Brick delivering the epigraphs at the start of each chapter. Three excellent readers who did a great job.
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- Emilio Cobanera
- 11-17-08
The art of reading.
There is little need of me further commending the Dune series. My main purpose here is to praise Simon Vance's reading of this extremely long book - as it is perhaps most natural to think of all six of them as one book. He manages to balance an extremely clear enunciation with the right sense of emotion and complex character composition required. I'm eagerly waiting for Audible's publication of "Chapterhouse Dune" , and I certainly expect that Simon Vance will be entrusted with the whole project. He's given new life to a book which is already very alive.
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- John Porter
- 07-23-19
Heavy but excellent book
I was 15 when I first tried reading the Dune series. I quickly devoured the books until I reached God Emperor. Despite trying to push through, I had made it about 2/3 of the way before giving up. After going back to it all these years later, I understand why.
God Emperor of Dune is a book about how a person can choose to act in a way completely counter to how most feel that someone should act in order to bring about an outcome meant for the greater good. The novel is somewhat dense, highly political, and very introspective. After going through God Emperor today, it's easy to understand why my 15 year old self struggled with making it through, as I hadn't experienced enough life to prepare me for the subject matter the novel deals with.
The novel is seen from the point of view of the guide, rather than the adventurer. It's a more mature view that it rare in science fiction, and for those who can identify with that mindset, the novel is very natural and free flowing. This story includes preparing a protege, passing the torch to those that will follow, and the joy that comes from that experience.
All in all, the piece is well written, remains relevant, and worth reading for anyone who wants to understand mentorship. The reading was very well done. It uses the same cast from the previous Dune novels who keep up the same level of quality.
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- Thomas
- 07-05-08
Excellent production
Frank Herbert's Dune series are among my all time favorite books. God Emperor is by far my favorite of the series. I have been waiting anxiously for the release of this production. I have not been disappointed. The story is at least as compelling in audio as it is in print. This production does the job excellently.
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- Hbomb
- 04-11-16
Great performance.
After I read God Emperor about five years ago, to me, it was one of the most engrossing book I had ever read.
This audiobook does the novel justice. Each of the voice actors match the mood and atmosphere nicely.
My one dislike I have with the audiobook, in my opinion, would have to be the woman narrator. She was great up until she did the voice of Leto. Having the male narrator do all the voices even the women kind of became stale. So allowing a lady to add a touch of feminism sure kept me listening. That being said, the male should have jumped in. Again that is my opinion.
I would definitely recommend this audio to all the fans of the dune novels for sure. Also, to individuals who may of had a hard time reading the novel.
And of course, to those who enjoy audiobooks in general.
My rating comes from my true opinions which I have just expressed.
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- Aaron
- 01-10-09
Wonderful continuation of the Dune saga
Im working my way through all of the Dune books. While there is a significant amount of time passed between Children of Dune and this book the plot continues well with out the sense that a significant amount of the story is lost. This book is a little long in the tooth and IMO could have been a few hours shorter and not have lost the overall story. This book defiantly leaves me wanting to listen to the next part of the saga.
6 people found this helpful
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- Robert
- 08-19-16
God, this was horrible
I love the Dune series, and especially like the prequel books. But this book is just God awful. A 4000 year old worm God? Come on, and the entire book is just Leto Atreides rambling and rambling.
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- Ross Gibson
- 08-11-16
an actual mess.
this is less a story, and more the conservative ramblings of a mad man. I would say that it is a very disappointing and somewhat disgusting long essay with the most flimsy trappings of story surrounding it. what is most upsetting is the underlying casual homophobia and sexism hidden in the throwaway lines, bringing real truth to the anecdotes in dreamers of dune. This is as far in the series I once called my favorite, Time and education have made me too aware of the problems.
There are also problems with the writing, but I will sum those up with this fact; While Frank Herbert converted to buddhism, he still conceives of a universe where not only is there a self, but the cells are capable of containing that self and reproducing it.
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- MoonUnit
- 02-02-21
I’d skip it
I liked it better than Dune Messiah. That’s not saying much, but it’s the only praise I have to give this book.
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- Sergey Zakuraev
- 05-31-20
Only downhill from here
If you are absolutely happy with Messiah and Children, you might want to keep reading, otherwise better stop. Having just finished the 6th book, I regret reading each of the 5 sequels. They only get worse with each book.
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- Nicholas Tuck
- 03-02-20
Pretentious and pompous ramblings of a narcissist
The seeds of an interesting story and characters ruined by pompous and pretentious rambling. It’s Dune Messiah, but double the length. Not only is it boring (and oddly homophobic?) but it’s also made me think less of Children of Dune and Mark that down from a 4 to 3. I came into this after Children of Dune hyped to read the next instalment, and was even more excited after a really great and effective first chapter, but now I’m done with the series. Maybe someday I’ll come back, but for now I’m done.
At one point I accidentally skipped forward 2 hours in the audiobook and listened to a forty minute chapter, without noticing. That’s how little happens.
I hate this. Shame.
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- Mr. DJ Rendell
- 10-03-20
another weird , thought provoking installment
this is by far the weirdest of the Dune books but also the mist thought provoking. it is si different to other books in the series but still has the distinctive feel of Dune. this a must listen for all those who have listened to the previous books but not one that could be understood without them.
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- jennifer
- 11-24-19
Confusing and boring in equal measure
I love the Dune books and expect to have my brain tested and expanded in order to capture the vast universe that Herbert has cast us into however this book, placed thousands of years after Children of Dune and thousands of years before the next book does not hold sufficiently new information, the storyline such as it is becomes mind numbingly boring and stilted and its impossible to empathise or even dislike any of the characters as they are all so one dimensional and stereotypical.
Furthermore the audiobook has some really annoying background noises and every now and then at the beginning of some of the chapters, a different narrator appears with a very weird and annoying way of speaking and it sound like he is speaking through a trumpet. This also happened in the first Dune book but the storyline was so fascinating I managed to ignore it most of the time.
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- John
- 05-07-19
Only one problem
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- Andras Kovacs
- 04-09-21
The complete Saga review
In short
(the first trilogy)
Book 1: Excellent
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Book 5: Good
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- MR P TOPPING
- 08-28-20
God emperor
Read all of the books, this one seems to ramble, then after a good stroll, finds the road at last. Saying that, the finality of the the last chapter, in my opinion, was rushed
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- Eatsh Itt
- 11-01-21
A shockingly gross protuberance.
Bounced on my Golden Path to this for hours. Duncan climbs that mountain like a king.
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- 07-03-16
God Awful
Like listening to Winston Churchill drone on for 16 hours. That is who the voice of the God Emperor puts me in mind of. Slow, unengaging and uneventful. More of a diatribe of portentous waffle. Pseudo-profundity for hour after hour after hour. I made it to 10 hours. Not sure how. Disappointing as I enjoyed the first 3 audio books.
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- Dorian
- 08-04-21
always my fav of series. audiobook is no let down!
my personal favourite of F Herbert's work. having recently listened to it (the dune series) from the start the continued narrator helps in cementing the story and letos many selfs. I found listening to it gave me new aspects and thoughts that I'd not glimpsed on my many readings of the book.
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- Theo lord
- 12-21-20
Herbert's at it again!
So the story is great but the homophobia was jarring and upsetting. Grow up Frank!
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- Anonymous User
- 12-27-20
A change of pace
I found this book to be quite different from the first three instalments in the Dune series. The cast of characters is much more focused. It also felt “smaller”, by which I mean it seemed the wider universe intruded less on the story.
Speaking of the story, it did not engage me as much as the first three books did. I found the relationships between the main characters strange, particularly Leto and Siona. The book also ends fairly abruptly.
The narration was good, and I much prefer the consistent use of a single narrator over the mixed approach the other titles take.
If you’re already a fan of the series, of have become enthralled, you’ll buy this book. For me personally however, it really didn't grab me. I found the first three books much more satisfying.
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- BooksAreAwesome
- 08-01-19
Way way too much pretentious philosophy
It seems that almost half the book was pretentious philosophy. Apart from that, the story was ok, but still not a good as the earlier books.
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- Anonymous User
- 03-30-20
A Very Distinct Decline.
Give this one a pass.
I really liked Dune, tolerated Messiah and liked CoD.
God Emperor, however, is worse than each and every one. There are few characters and none of them are interesting. There's not much of a plot, and none of it is interesting.
Gone is the Dune you loved. Pretend it ended with CoD.
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- Anonymous User
- 08-10-19
All round brilliance.
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.
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- Anonymous User
- 06-12-22
my favorite of the series so far!
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 😊
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- Anonymous User
- 10-25-21
Great listen
Great sequel to the continuing Dune saga. Good to get into in the audio book format
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- Anonymous User
- 11-27-19
Dense, meandering and self glorifying
Having audioread the earlier books over the past month, I was compelled to continue and complete the story. This book significantly is half baked philosophical dialogue and little action by the characters. It was disappointing.
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- Anonymous User
- 03-15-22
Another one finished. Next!
Always enjoyable and transporting. I want a sand worm to ride to the office, but need parking solution
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- Anonymous User
- 02-05-22
more of a philosophical book than anything
ive enjoyed every book for the dune series so far but this one Was the hardest to get through.
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- Anonymous User
- 01-12-22
Dune Saga
Enjoying this series greatly.
Have watch the movie and also have enjoyed. Awaiting next story