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Chapterhouse Dune

Book Six in the Dune Chronicles

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Chapterhouse Dune

By: Frank Herbert
Narrated by: Scott Brick, Simon Vance, Katherine Kellgren, Euan Morton
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The desert planet Arrakis, called Dune, has been destroyed. Now, the Bene Gesserit, heirs to Dune's power, have colonized a green world—and are tuning it into a desert, mile by scorched mile.

Chapterhouse Dune is the last book Frank Herbert wrote before his death: A stunning climax to the epic Dune legend that will live on forever.

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“Even if you've already read the entire series (or heard another version), the great production and voice work in this release makes it worth the time spent listening. Like me, you'll probably gain some additional insights after hearing Macmillan Audio's rendition of this classic.” —SF Site

“...the talented cast--Euan Morton, Katherine Kellgren, Scott Brick and Simon Vance--do yeoman's labor. Each reads from a different point of view, a move that could easily be confusing but for the superb direction.” —Publishers Weekly

“This science-fiction novel works exceptionally well as a full-cast recording…Simon Vance helps listeners conjure vivid mind pictures from Herbert's poetic descriptions.” —AudioFile

“Euan Morton, Katherine Kellgren, Scott Brick and Simon Vance do an excellent job of distinguishing the wide variety of male and female characters involved in this episode... [I] recommend that other Dune fans try the audiobooks.” —Bookloons.com
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Dune was a magnificent book; but it pales in comparison with the final two books in the Frank Herbert timeline - Heretics of Dune and Chapterhouse Dune.

These two books stand together and follow on one from the other. The story focuses around the struggle of the Bene Gesserit (post Dune), the race to establish a supply of melange and a new threat that has merged from the scattering.

The best part about these books is the ingenious social insight that Frank Herbert displayed as he explored principles of power, control, and minority rule. He teaches through the story also - principles of a supply and demand economy, different political and social structures, ecology....

The Saga could not have finished in a finer way. The Author's family should be very proud of this accomplishment because it is far more than a compelling story.

Compelling Socio-Political fantasy drama

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The story is on par with Frank Herberts other titles, I enjoyed it though it does concentrate on one group a little too much. The main problem with this recording is the voice actors themselves. A 16+ hour book itself is not unusual, so I can't understand why they chose to divide the recording bewteen so many different actors, they don't even give each actor specific plot lines to read, they just change the reader randomly and what is worse absolutely no consideration is given to pronounciation, every actor pronounces names or titles differently, it's very jarring and spoils the feel of the book.

TLDR: A good book spoiled by inconsistent readers.

Poor Production Values

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I have all the books in this series and have had them for many years, if your in to sci-fi then you can't go wrong.
I must have read this book 10 or more times over the years and never get board of it.

a great read

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Herbert can write some amazing fiction and this book has elements of that. unfortunately it is somewhat turgid in places and the pace is off. The end is rushed and really let's it down. Accents are mixed in effectiveness for me and can detract further from the enjoyment. Overall not the best Herbert experience.

Sluggish and the story jumps

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too many readers with different voices and pronunciations ruined the experience for me- very annoying

spoiled by annoying switches between readers

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