The Dune Audio Collection

De: Frank Herbert

Narrado por: Frank Herbert

Read by the author, this compilation of key excerpts from the brilliant Dune trilogy is melded with connective text written by Frank Herbert specifically for these recordings. Includes selections from Dune: The Banquet Scene, Sandworms of Dune, The Battles of Dune, and The Truths of Dune: Fear Is the Mind Killer.©1965, 1969, 1976, 1978, 1979 Frank Herbert (P)1977, 1978, 1979, 1994 HarperCollins Publishers

Dune by the author

I loved hearing Frank read his own works. It makes me super happy to have Scott Brick narrate his series (he’s clearly listened to this). He didn’t use the Lynch Translations. I can’t recommend this enough.

Narrated by Frank Herbert

It was wonderful to hear Frank Herbert read exerts from his books. If only he had narrated all his books.

Listen at 3/4 Speed!!

It’s a treat listening to passages from Dune novels read by the Author. This recording was made in the 1970s. Original run times of those LP/cassette are over four hours. All the content is there on this three hour download but somebody sped it up a bit making Mr. Herbert sound a bit too squeaky. Replay at 3/4 speed solves this but I sure would appreciate Audible engineers going back to ensure the integrity of this recording matches the original. Well worth a download regardless.

A Rare Insight

Here we get to delve a little into the mind of Frank Herbert and his ideas around parts of his opus, Dune. If you were ever curious what the man would sound like reading excerpts of his own work and commenting on it then look no further.

Insightful

It took me a long while to go through this audio as I had just read Dune. You will definitely find spoilers if you are considering reading the entire Dune book collection. If not, listen on, and make sure to listen to the last part and second to last part. Both are exceptionally insightful into the psychology and mythology of Frank Herbert's Dune.

herbert is the best!

Wish he were still around to make more magic for all of us. I did like him narrating in his own voice.

incredible

highly recommended. Herbert writes with powerful prose. His voice brings it to life all the more.

Dune in Frank Herbert's voice.

The audio quality isn't great, but serviceable. What's good is hearing Frank Herbert read sections from Dune and offer some commentary. If you want to pronounce the names and places -- Leto, Chani, Atreides, and more, as Herbert does, this is the best source.

How Would You Say That?

The pronunciation of words like Sietch and Muad'Dib. The reader hears the words in each their own head the way they think these words they've never heard spoken should sound. Hearing how the author heard the words when he wrote them. That is the depth of insight this kind of record provides.

Herbert himself explains

Frank Herbert narrates a 101 class on his Dune series up to the third book. If you have been familiar with the movies or absorbed Dune material elsewhere and yet to read the books, I recommend starting here. Then you can enjoy the books fully immersed in Herbert's voice and purpose, along with getting a leg up on some of the universe. Herbert goes beyond just reading snippets to explain some of the philosophy that drives the series. Technically reading this introduces some spoilers, but none so offensive to ruin Herbert's interwoven narratives of the books, since these snippets are no more spoiling the plot of the whole series than a trailer spoils a movie.