Dune by Frank Herbert: Audiobook Review
Dune by Frank Herbert – An Audio Book Review
- Dune
- Author: Frank Herbert
- Narrated by: Scott Brick, Orlagh Cassidy, Euan Morton, Simon Vance and Ilyana Kadushin
- Length: 21 hours and 8 minutes
- Unabridged
- Genre: Science Fiction
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Audio book Summary:
One of the greatest science fiction novels gets an audiobook treatment. Dune is the story of Paul Atreides who in the future will become the enigmatic Maud’dib. A story of revenge interwoven into a fantastic setting mixing the excitement of adventure, the wonder of mysticism, the importance of environmentalism and intriguing world of politics.
Frank Herbert’s epic science fiction story won the very first Nebula Award and shared the Hugo Award. Dune is a milestone in science fiction storytelling that every fan should listen to.
One reason to listen:
If you were disappointed with the Dune movie then this full cast audiobook is the one you have been waiting for. This is a must for every science fiction fan.
Reactions:
“The story is fantastic. The only reason I give it 4 stars instead of 5 is because of the structure of this audio book.
It is theatrical with many characters (many voices) and then it changes to the main narrator who will also do his own versions of the character’s voices. It would have been better if it was either narrated by one person or a theatrical presentation with many actors, but not both. I hope that I made this review clear.” – Zachariah
“I have listened to over 100 audiobooks on audible.com and can say, without reservation, that this performance of Dune is in my all-time Top Ten. If you have never read (or heard) Dune before, understand it as a masterpiece of future fiction. It is comparable to Lord of the Rings in its detailed other-worldliness and its steady hold on the reader. The book is of a sand world populated by evolved humans and replete with political intrigue, religious overtones, love, death and battle. This performance is rich and theater-like. Each character has a voice. It never sounds contrived or overdone. I know you will not regret purchasing this book.” – Scott
“I first read this book in 1980 in the back seat as my family did a two week camping road trip, and I loved this story. I must have read Dune over 20 times; it was that good to me. When I heard about the audio book I was a bit hesitant that they might ruin one of my favorite stories (like they did with the movie!!). But the narration and characterization of the actors were wonderful, giving the story a richness and fullness, a 3D immersive experience. It made a great story that much better.” – Charles
“Overall this was a great listen. However, I was somewhat annoyed how sometimes the voice of different characters were spoken by different actors, and sometimes they weren’t. At one point even within one chapter they switched back and forth which mad it somewhat confusing. I did enjoy some of the sound effects though. Great listen!” – Scott SA
“As someone who has read Dune numerous times, I found it a bit like seeing a movie of a favorite book–some things just aren’t like you envisioned them. I had a problem with some of the voices because they were so different from anything I imagined from reading the book. The worst voice was that of Gurney–he sounded like a California surfer. I kept expecting him to say, “Dude!” It was really bad. The second worst, although it did improved over the course of the book, was with Stilgar. He sounded like Count Dracula at first. And there were inconsistencies in the voices because sometimes the narrator would just voice the character instead of the reader who was originally voicing him. Those complaints aside, I really love the book, and thought it was very well done. I am anxiously awaiting Book Two.” – F. Girlando
Score on Audible: 4.4 out of 5
Score on Amazon: 4.5 out of 5
