![]() In 2003, it was described as the world's best-selling science fiction novel.ĭune is set in the distant future amidst a feudal interstellar society in which various noble houses control planetary fiefs. It is the first installment of the Dune saga. ![]() It tied with Roger Zelazny's This Immortal for the Hugo Award in 1966 and it won the inaugural Nebula Award for Best Novel. But PLEASE DO NOT use this as your introduction to the dune universe, just read the book for yourself.Dune is a 1965 epic science fiction novel by American author Frank Herbert, originally published as two separate serials in Analog magazine. If you really want to relive the book without sitting down with a paperback, it works. Definitely not worth $26 or whatever it is. On a positive note, they set background music for some parts which is actually really well done and the Princess Irulan excerpts are very, very good. It was so distracting at points (Count Fenring) that I just had to skip ahead. And let me tell you, he is BAD at doing voices. Halfway through a chapter, the voice acting will just stop and it will go back to the primary narrator reading all the dialogue. Unfortunately they only do this for part of the dialogue for some reason. They brought in voice actors for the dialogue and they read it like a stage play and it actually works really well and the voice actors are great. The most distracting thing though is the way the narration changes throughout. Many pronunciations deviate from the norm, and some change throughout the book. ![]() Unfortunately, this is one of the most poorly executed audiobooks I’ve encountered. This is one of my favorite books, so I bought it to relive the story passively while I drive and do housework.
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