The Road to Dune

By: Frank Herbert, Brian Herbert, Kevin J. Anderson

Narrated by: Scott Brick

At long last, millions of Dune fans can now hear the unpublished chapters and scenes from Dune and Dune Messiah.

The Road to Dune also includes the original correspondence between Frank Herbert and famed editor John W. Campbell, Jr.; excerpts from Herbert's correspondence during his years-long struggle to get his innovative work published; and the article, "They Stopped the Moving Sands", Herbert's original inspiration for Dune.

The Road to Dune features newly discovered papers and manuscripts and also "Spice Planet", an original 60,000 word short novel by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson, based on a detailed outline left by Frank Herbert. The Road to Dune is a treasure trove of essays, articles, and fiction that every Dune fan will want to add to their collection.

©2005 Herbert Properties LLC; (P)2005 Audio Renaissance, a division of Holtzbrinck Publishers, LLC

not what I expected

some of the alternate stories were great, but i didnt expect a lot of the letters and other fluff that padded out the minutes.

Neat history

It's awesome to find out more about this wonderful series! Lots of little things to inspire fans.

Fascinating Dunes

As a dedicated "Herberts'/Anderson" fan I found this audiobook, to say the least, fascinating and informative. I'm so very gald that "Spiceworld" never made it to publication in novel form, we would never have had "Dune" nor would have Frank Herbert become, at least not at that time, a household name or a very revered SF author. "The Road to Dune" is a great listen and I am pleased to have added it to my collection. I really enjoyed the "Dune" short stories, the possibilities are endless for the imagination, one can visualize any number of volumes based on any give character. Imagine "Erasmus Tales", if you would :)

this was great listening

the information and short stories in this book were great it was awesome to hear the progression from dune world to dune and all the rigmarole that mr. Herbert had to go through to get the book published in the first place a lot of history here great listen

good background

some of the material that was cut from the originals was rightfully left out. however it's great to hear all the background and some of the prototypes. this is a must read for anyone who loves behind the scenes type stories and the dune series.