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Dune: The Butlerian Jihad
- Dune: Legends of Dune, Book 1
- Narrated by: Scott Brick
- Series: Legends of Dune, Book 1
- Length: 23 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged Audiobook
- Categories: Science Fiction & Fantasy, Science Fiction
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"Frank Herbert would surely be delighted and proud of the continuation of his vision." (Dean Koontz)
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- Martin
- 16-12-21
Great story, annoying background music!
Loved the story, (read the paperbacks) but audio ruined by constant intrusion of loud music.
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- B Plant
- 29-03-22
Fantastic tale ruined by terrible narration
Fantastic tale ruined by terrible narration. Ive read this series and loved it. The narrator makes this an incredibly tedious experience. It's read but it has no life to it.
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- Ashley Glynne
- 17-12-21
Much better than I expected
I really enjoyed this and although I'd recommend reading the original Dune novel first I actually think it stands up well in its own right or if you wanted to read the books chronologically. left me excited to read the next one.
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- Andras Kovacs
- 28-03-22
Better than the original Dune
I enjoyed this a lot. The original Dune series has a really interesting universe but this book really shows it better
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- Daniel Lee
- 24-12-21
Just excellent!!
Scott Brick is easily the best narrator, I can’t imagine anyone else doing it. This book is just unadulterated excellence. I’m a huge fan of the dune series as a whole, and I can’t recommend this more!! Enjoy!
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- Anonymous User
- 23-12-21
A stellar expansion to Dune
An amazing story of titanic struggle, deception, galactic warfare and deep cruelty masked as curiosity, the first installment of this trilogy left me instantly jumping to the next book.
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