![]() With voices that are very easy to listen to. While it is generaly assumed that this is a sci-fi book there is no space battles and the way that Frank explains each place it is easy to fall into the assumption that its a simple fiction book. ![]() Frank Herbert(author) has created an entire universe with great detail helping you to imagine each environment easily. One of the most detailed and compelling books i have ever read and now its even better to listen to. I will still finish listening to the audiobook, just to enjoy the marvellous story, but I feel the oddities of the recording will always keep me from being completely immersed in the tale. Ironically, I think it works far better with the narrator alone providing all dialogue - so the company could have saved themselves the cost and trouble of getting other people in and would still have ended up with a better, more choherent performance of the book. Then at other sections of the story all the voices of dialogue are provided by the main narrator, which makes the whole thing sadly disjointed. Therefore, at some points, we have dialogue of the main characters read by other actors (often with some annoying 'atmospheric' sound effects, music or irritating echoic effects in the background). But they didn't bother to use them to complete the unabridged recording. However, my guess is that originally the production company brought in other actors to read the dialogue - but for an ABRIDGED version. The main narrator has a voice fitting to the scope of the book and reads well. Unfortunately this is a bit of a fragmented production. So I was looking forward to having the audiobook so I could re-live the wonder. I read 'Dune' in my teens and adored it - the complexities of the story and the depth to which the eco-system of the desert planet is planned are quite breathtaking. Rather fragmented production of a wonderful book A very highly recommended listen! And what great news that the sequels will be available over the upcoming months! And while I love the Audio Renaissance team, I actually found the solo Vance chapters even better. Although it's billed as a full-cast reading (from the superb Audio Renaissance team), the full cast are only used on some chapters, while Simon Vance reads many chapters solo. ![]() Potential listeners should have no hesitation in downloading this immediately! Simon Vance is the main reader, and - as always! - his reading is of the highest calibre - clear, faultless pronounciation, and with a fine balance of character voicing without over-acting. Rather, I'd like to comment on the audio presentation. But PLEASE DO NOT use this as your introduction to the dune universe, just read the book for yourself.I won't dwell on the book itself - it is for many the highwater mark of the sci fi genre superbly written, richly detailed, boiling with wonderful ideas and concepts, and giving an impression of historical depth that (almost) rivals Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings. 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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