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Dune: The Butlerian Jihad

Dune: Legends of Dune, Book 1

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Dune: The Butlerian Jihad

By: Kevin J Anderson, Brian Herbert
Narrated by: Scott Brick
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One hundred and ten centuries from now, humanity has spread across space. And all-powerful machines rule the humans who were once their masters.

It began in the Time of Tyrants, when ambitious men and women used high-powered computers to seize control of the heart of the Old Empire including Earth itself. The tyrants translated their brains into mobile mechanical bodies and created a new race, the immortal man-machine hybrids called cymeks. Then the cymeks' world-controlling planetary computers - each known as Omnius - seized control from their overlords and 1,000 years of brutal rule by the thinking machines began. But their world faces disaster. Impatient with human beings' endless disobedience and the cymeks' continual plotting to regain their power, Omnius has decided that it no longer needs them. Only victory can save the human race from extermination.

©2002 Herbert Enterprises LLC (P)2002 Macmillan Audio and Books on Tape, Inc. Adventure Science Fiction Space Opera Fiction Scary

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"Frank Herbert would surely be delighted and proud of the continuation of his vision." (Dean Koontz)
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I’ve read this book a few times over the years and it’s always surprised me. Now the audiobook version has taken it to another level. It’s superb. A lot of reviews complain about the musical interludes but they don’t make any difference in my opinion.

Fantasy fantastic

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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!

Just excellent!!

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Narration was off at times when attempting some accents this was off putting but the story was enjoyable. Random bursts of music seemed incongruous to the story.

Good

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I enjoyed every thrilling exciting moment of this backstory to Dune. Well written, well read. All round excellent!

Brilliant and Informative Backstory

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I had listened to Brian Herbert's Atredies Novel and didn't like it. I was curious to give this a chance because it would set up some things for the Frank Herbert books. While i still don't think that Brian and Kevin J. Anderson cannot equal Frank Herbert, I really liked this one. It was well written, well paced, there was plenty going on on different planets.

Spoilers (I didn't like that the first worm ride was an accident. It cheapened the symbiosis of the Fremen and the worms.)

A really interesting beginning

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