Frank Herbert - D01 - Dune (Scott Brick)[1975-MP3-64-44-2]

Read by Scott Brick (Amer.)
Published by Books on Tape, Inc. 2002
22 Audio CDs, Unabridged
ISBN 	978-0-7366-9240-3 or 0-7366-9240-1
Price  $140.80 	Retail $176.00

Description

Amazon.com
This Hugo and Nebula Award winner tells the sweeping tale of a desert planet called Arrakis, the focus of an intricate power struggle in a byzantine interstellar empire. Arrakis is the sole source of Melange, the "spice of spices." Melange is necessary for interstellar travel and grants psychic powers and longevity, so whoever controls it wields great influence.

The troubles begin when stewardship of Arrakis is transferred by the Emperor from the Harkonnen Noble House to House Atreides. The Harkonnens don't want to give up their privilege, though, and through sabotage and treachery they cast young Duke Paul Atreides out into the planet's harsh environment to die. There he falls in with the Fremen, a tribe of desert dwellers who become the basis of the army with which he will reclaim what's rightfully his. Paul Atreides, though, is far more than just a usurped duke. He might be the end product of a very long-term genetic experiment designed to breed a super human; he might be a messiah. His struggle is at the center of a nexus of powerful people and events, and the repercussions will be felt throughout the Imperium.

Dune is one of the most famous science fiction novels ever written, and deservedly so. The setting is elaborate and ornate, the plot labyrinthine, the adventures exciting.
Five sequels follow. --Brooks Peck

Editorial Review
One of the pre-eminent books in science fiction, this classic has endured in the imaginations of readers for over thirty years. It tells the tale of the desert planet Arrakis, which produces the "spice" needed for interstellar navigators to ply their way. The Galactic Emperor has transferred custody of the planet to the House of Atreides from the House of Harkonnen. However, the evil House of Harkonnen has other plans, and casts the young Duke Paul Atreides out into the desert to die. There, Paul comes into contact with the Fremen, the indigenous inhabitants of the planet, who can help him regain his position. But Paul may be more than a Duke; he may be the end-point of a genetic breeding program designed to create a messiah.

"Powerful, convincing, and most ingenious." (Robert A. Heinlein)

Customer Reviews
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Book rating: 5/5 stars   Reader rating: 4/5 stars
Reviewer: Mark T. Page (see other books I've reviewed)	July 31, 2004
Can't say enough good things about this book. One of the masterpieces of science fiction. The whole Dune series is comparable to the Foundation Series by Isaac Asimov. These stories take you on an adventure into the future that you start to believe is reality.

Book rating: 5/5 stars   Reader rating: 4/5 stars
Reviewer: Anonymous (see other books I've reviewed)	December 23, 2003
I have already listened to the Butlerian Jihad and The Machine Crusade and thoroughly enjoyed them and I think the reader does a very good job. I even got thirsty at one point while listening to the book, now thats a good book.

Book rating: 4/5 stars   Reader rating: 4/5 stars
Reviewer: Anonymous	August 18, 2003
Dune is an excellently composed story, made even better by the reading of Scott Brick, who manages several subtle accents, as well as the formal air of royalty, with enough skill to add ambiance to the story, but without allowing it to become distracting or annoying. And being presented as an audiobook, this version of course negates the difficulty of imagining how to pronounce the huge repertoire of new vocabulary that makes up Herbert?s universe. Brick manages that without a sweat.