Dune: The Machine Crusade

Book Two of the Legends of Dune Trilogy

By: Brian Herbert, Kevin J. Anderson

Narrated by: 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.

Well Done

Very engrossing material....thought-provoking...

I can not say enough good things about Mr. Brick's Narration: I will look for other Audible books based upon his talent (of course, other Dune Books go without saying....).


This continues a well thought-through vision of "Mental Man", that is much more nuanced and political than a Julian May "Utopian" Millieu, or a "Dorsai" perfect warrior...

I had stopped reading Dune Books when I got bogged down in the whole flawed "Genetic Memory" of the later books (Amominations, Baron taking over, etc...), but now this series has renewed my interest in the Dune Setting.

Great job.

LB

Great story telling bout a universe I know & love

a great narration of a good story.. I felt the pain of the characters, sorrow at the tragedies and pride at the accomplishments

great book!

iblis Gino's accent was mildly off putting. performance was amazing, just that didnt mesh for what I felt he would sound like.

Worth a listen if you liked the final book of dune

If your a dune fan this is a great set of prequels worth listening to especially if you enjoyed the last 2 books written by these authors that finished the original dune series.

love it

this was a great follow-up to the previous storyline really.looking forward to the next one