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Written by Frank Herbert - Audio book performed by Scott Brick, Katherine Kellgren, Euan Morton & Simon Vance - Unabridged Fiction - 7 COMPACT DISCS - 9 hours

Publisher, Macmillan Audio (October 2007)

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Praise for Dune:

“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

Introducing a true publishing event—an all-new recording of Frank Herbert’s “astonishing science fiction phenomenon” —Washington Post. Beginning with Dune and culminating with the masterwork Chapterouse Dune, Audio Renaissance brings a new generation to the classic, epic series that is a landmark of science fiction.

The bestselling science fiction series of all time continues! This second installment explores new developments on the desert planet Arrakis, with its intricate social order and its strange threatening environment. Dune Messiah picks up the story of the man known as Maud’dib, heir to a power unimaginable, bringing to fruition an ambition of unparalleled scale: the centuries-old scheme to create a superbeing who reigns not in the heavens but among men. But the question is: Do all paths of glory lead to the grave?

About the Author: Frank Herbert was born in Tacoma, Washington, and educated at the University of Washington, Seattle. He worked a wide variety of jobs—including TV cameraman, radio commentator, oyster diver, jungle survival instructor, lay analyst, creative writing teacher, reporter and editor of several West Coast newspapers—before becoming a full-time writer.