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Dune

Book One in the Dune Chronicles

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Dune

By: Frank Herbert
Narrated by: Scott Brick, Orlagh Cassidy, Euan Morton, Simon Vance, Ilyana Kadushin, Byron Jennings, David R. Gordon, Jason Culp, Kent Broadhurst, Oliver Wyman, Patricia Kilgarriff, Scott Sowers
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Set on the desert planet Arrakis, Dune is the story of the boy Paul Atreides, who would become the mysterious man known as Muad'dib. He would avenge the traitorous plot against his noble family—and would bring to fruition humankind's most ancient and unattainable dream.

A stunning blend of adventure and mysticism, environmentalism and politics, Dune won the first Nebula Award, shared the Hugo Award, and formed the basis of what is undoubtedly the grandest epic in science fiction. Frank Herbert's death in 1986 was a tragic loss, yet the astounding legacy of his visionary fiction will live forever.

Long-listed, Audible.com Best of the Year, 2007

Long-listed, Audible.com 100 Audible Essentials, 2007

Audie Award winner, 2008

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Critic reviews

“Unique...I know nothing comparable to it except Lord of the Rings.” —Arthur C. Clarke

“One of the monuments of modern science fiction.” —Chicago Tribune

“Powerful, convincing, and most ingenious.” —Robert A. Heinlein

“A portrayal of an alien society more complete and deeply detailed than any other author in the field has managed...a story absorbing equally for its action and philosophical vistas...An astonishing science fiction phenomenon.” —The Washington Post
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Took me a few hours to get into it, but enjoyed it once it got going.
Would say though that having a large voice cast is fine, but you have to be consistent. There were many occasions where even in the same chapter the same character would be first voiced by the narrator, then by a different actor... and Scott Brick has such a distinctive voice that if he's going to do several characters he really needs a different accent!

Good narration but inconsistent

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This is part one of three and it is excellent.
I have already read the book and found this an absolutely brilliantly read book. The characters are played with charisma while the narrator does a fantastic job. The book is read in a calm unhurried fashion and is very easy on the ear.
This one I will definitely listen to again

Loved it

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It's difficult to not give 5 stars to this as it's such a classic sc-fi read, George Lucas later pinched the basic plot for his Star Wars saga. There's a great cast of characters to meet, all well represented vocally, this is one book to totally immerse yourself in. Is it as good as it's hyped up to be? Well, not entirely for me, Herbert does like to think himself as something of a sage a bit too often for my liking, it's almost his 'bible' at times and can get a bit pious in a zen-like way. If I'd read it as a teenager, I'd probably have thought it the best thing ever, but as an adult I take it all with a small pinch of salt, but go with the swing of it and you'll enjoy it. A story most people will get something out of, sci-fi fans or not.

Fear is the mind killer

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Fantastic story and character's, coupled with a great performance. Do yourself a favor and get it now.

Magnificent

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To be honest, I expected more from Dune, which I delayed reading for years. Story is good, world believable, but I think character depth is not on a level such classic should have. Also, in some ways, story is beginning to show age. I know it has been written 60 years ago, but still...

Also, performance is bit confusing. Some of the chapters are acted and some narrated - and some even partly acted. In the beginning, this brings confusion at recognizing characters.

Good, not excellent story, confusing performance

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