Dune: The Machine Crusade

Book Two of the Legends of Dune Trilogy

De: Brian Herbert, Kevin J. Anderson

Narrado por: Scott Brick

The breathtaking vision and incomparable storytelling of Brian Herbert and Kevin Anderson's Dune: The Butlerian Jihad, a prequel to Frank Herbert's classic Dune, propelled it to the ranks of speculative fiction's classics in its own right. Now, with all the color, scope, and fascination of the prior novel, comes Dune: The Machine Crusade.

More than two decades have passed since the events chronicled in The Butlerian Jihad. The crusade against thinking robots has ground on for years, but the forces led by Serena Butler and Irbis Ginjo have made only slight gains; the human worlds grow weary of war, of the bloody, inconclusive swing from victory to defeat.

The fearsome cymeks, led by Agamemnon, hatch new plots to regain their lost power from Omnius--as their numbers dwindle and time begins to run out. The fighters of Ginaz, led by Jool Noret, forge themselves into an elite warrior class, a weapon against the machine-dominated worlds. Aurelius Venport and Norma Cenva are on the verge of the most important discovery in human history-a way to "fold" space and travel instantaneously to any place in the galaxy.

And on the faraway, nearly worthless planet of Arrakis, Selim Wormrider and his band of outlaws take the first steps to making themselves the feared fighters who will change the course of history: the Fremen.

Here is the unrivaled imaginative power that has put Brian Herbert and Kevin Anderson on bestseller lists everywhere and earned them the high regard of readers around the globe. The fantastic saga of Dune continues in Dune: The Machine Crusade.

Reading these in chronological order = very best way to experience the Duneiverse!!

I am starting the Dune sega in Chronilogical Order and I HIGHLY RECOMMEND You do the same :^)
Phenomenal book!!
-The story,
-The payoffs from the 2 (Real) DUNE movies!
-The voice acting in this book is Essential as the story as it skips around constantly, but do to his phenomenal voice work, you are able to keep track as he seamlessly transitions between the stories.

very good

I think the butlerian series tries a little too hard to explain in one generation how everything in the Dune universe came to be. it's a good story but I think it is pretty corny at times.

lots of repetitive information

the authors are very repetitive throughout the book. which makes the book a bit sense to listen to.

Robots, witches and spice. Oh my.

Brian and Kevin are superior writers . I’m so glad I delved into the other books in the Dune series. I highly recommend it.

excellent narration

loved this prequel to Dune and was enraptured by the characters, the plot and the fantastic narrator. excellent read and can't wait to download the next installment.

Thrilling

I laughed, I cried, shivers ran down my spine. Truly amazing work by both the authors and the voice actor.

Fantastic!

I loved the Dune series when I read it 20 years ago. Scott Brick's reading of this book is fantastic. A must read if you love Dune.

Beyond amazing

I listened to the first book on CD then got the audible version of this second book. I highly recommend the biggest format audible file for clearer listening.

Overall Id have to say that this was one of the best books ever as far as man vs machine goes. Amazingly well written and well read. Of course there is the "dune" story here but this takes place 10,000 years before the original Dune book. This is an amazing story of human success and failure and sticks to the reality of war and human frailty. It was amazing to hear some of the familiar family names of the Dune series even though this is 10k years prior to the story. This book makes Terminator 3 and Matrix look like childrens stories. Great battle stories, great sci-fi possibilities and virtually no fake fantasy stories like you see on tv.

Im extremely depressed that the 3rd book isnt out yet. The ending left me silent. An added bonus is Herbert and Anderson explaining how they came to write this story and how the Dune series came to be.

How long do I have to wait?

All I can say is I hope that the authors are busy writing the next sequel. Even though we know the ultimate outcome of the story it has been really great to learn all the details behind the history of the original Dune.

Almost reads like a history book

Would you consider the audio edition of Dune to be better than the print version?

Yes.
Only because of the length of the book, it becomes much easier to listen than take the time to read the words.

How would you have changed the story to make it more enjoyable?

I don't think there is anything to do to make the story more enjoyable. This is basically a history lesson on the past 10000 years.

What does Scott Brick bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

Brick brings familiarity to the story.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

There was no way I could listen to this book in one sitting. I wouldn't even consider trying it.