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Dune Messiah

By: Frank Herbert
Narrated by: Scott Brick, Katherine Kellgren, Euan Morton, Simon Vance
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The epic, multimillion-selling science-fiction series continues! The second Dune installment explores new developments on the planet Arrakis, with its intricate social order and strange, threatening environment.

Dune Messiah picks up the story of the man known as Muad'Dib, heir to a power unimaginable, bringing to fruition an ambition of unparalleled scale: the centuries-old scheme to create a superbeing who reigns not in the heavens but among men.

But the question is: DO all paths of glory lead to the grave?

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Excellent follow up to the original!

Good voice performances. Looking forward to the next in the series. Great science fiction never ages.

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Good Read if you want more Dune

The performance was great and there are some profound moments but I'm certainly not walking away like I did after the first book. If you NEED more Dune in your life then check it out, but don't feel too bad if you decide to skip it.

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Fine Addition

This book continues where the first leaves off. It does a fine job keeping the story going but it's not as exciting as the first book.

This time the different narrators read whole chapters instead of sometimes (and sometimes not) reading a line or two which could be confusing at times. This is, in my opinion, a great improvement.

Recommended for fans of the first Dune book.

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10/10 would see without sight again

really digging the full chapters as read by the different voice actors. the prose was read beautifully.

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u liked it

The complexity lost me several times. But I liked the story. What I understood anyway.

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An insightful extension to Dune

The story extends from the Dune and is insightful into to complexities of being a Messiah . it is more in depth with less spread in story.

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Too many readers

A classic series but difficult to listen to with different narrators taking turns for no apparent reason.

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Good but not as captivating as the first

Love the performance but liked the plot of the first book better. Overall would definitely recommend if you liked the first book.

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It's fine.

So I'm a big fan of the first Dune book. I genuinely think it's a classic in terms of sci-fi literature. I went into this very excited but I'm kind of disappointed. It's not a bad book by any means but I just feel as a sequel it's a severe step down

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I'm speechless.

I'll try to say what I can. This book changed me. it came at a time of great anxiety, and being sucked into the story, the characters, and the philosophy has challenged me, and made me grow. I'm very eager to continue the journey.

The mix of actors was splended. The performances were lovely.

Enjoy this. It's worth it

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