just plane brilliant

this is the first Dune book I've read and I'm blown away. looking forward to the next in the prequels. then on to the original series.

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Great start to a prequel.

Loved the Dune books when I read them many years ago.

I initially struggled with this audible as I’m not a fan of the Narration or the narrator. I’ve really struggle over the years with American narrators. To me it’s flat with no noticeable difference in characters. Best American narrator to date has to be Will Wheaton.

Be careful listening to this book Scott Brick the perfect tone (not unlike white noise) to send you to sleep. So use that timer.

You can see where Frank Herbert was going with the story. Going to take a break from this series.

The epilogue was extremely interesting. It should the passion of Brian and Kevin to do this universe justice.

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Fantastic read

Wasn’t sure what to expect from this but can honestly say that as a Dune fan, this was brilliant! It filled in some back stories in really wonderful and inventive ways. I didn’t want it to end.

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An absolute must!!

I loved every second of this book. Not only was it wonderfully written, but it was wonderfully narrated. If you’re a fan of the series, or if you’re just getting into it, you can’t go wrong with this book.

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Dune

A really long story that you had to keep you attention as it went from 1 household to another. The cloak and dagger going on behind the scenes was at times hard to keep up. I did enjoy it but before I started it I made sure I had a lot of time to listen to it.

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A suitable prequel

Brilliant work and a suitable prequel to a sci-fi great. Long awaited and worth it.

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Great Story and Characters

I really enjoyed this audio book. Having read the paperback years ago, I wanted to revisit the prequel stories particularly in the wake of the Dune part 1 film. While many of the purists in the Dune fandom dislike many of the entries in the series post Frank Herbert I really enjoy these prequels. Although I agree that they are less cerebral and philosophical than Frank's books they still tell a good story and are arguably more accessible to a new audience unfamiliar with the original Dune novels.

For people unfamiliar with the Dune saga, if you enjoyed the action and political intrigue of Game of Thrones you will like this prequel series.

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Epic

I was a bit nervous about this as it was the first book I have experienced which was not written by the great Frank Herbert himself, but my nervousness ended very early on. True to the form, this is an epic tale which crosses houses and fills in some of the back story behind Dune. Well worth a read or a listen, or both.

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Another Great Addition

Now we need Sandworms and Hinters of Dune to be made available on Audible so we have the full saga.

Please continue to record what the rest of Brian Herbert's Dune books.

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Great

I had watched the two new dune movies and I think this helped me understand what was happening, also I have a good idea what the characters and machinery looks like, helped me enjoy the story.

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