Frank Herbert’s Children of Dune is available on Audible as a 16 hrs 51 mins unabridged audiobook, narrated by Simon Vance and Scott Brick.
Publisher’s Summary
Frank Herbert’s bestselling science fiction series of all time continues! In this third installment, the sand-blasted world of Arrakis has become green, watered and fertile. Old Paul Atreides, who led the desert Fremen to political and religious domination of the galaxy, is gone. But for the children of Dune, the very blossoming of their land contains the seeds of its own destruction. The altered climate is destroying the giant sandworms, and this in turn is disastrous for the planet’s economy. Leto and Ghanima, Paul Atreides’s twin children and his heirs, can see possible solutions—but fanatics begin to challenge the rule of the all-powerful Atreides empire, and more than economic disaster threatens…
Audiobook Details
- Narrated by: Simon Vance and Scott Brick
- Length: 16 hrs 51 mins
- Publisher: Macmillan Audio
- Release year: 2008
- Audible category: Science Fiction & Fantasy / Fantasy / Epic
Listener Ratings
Children of Dune holds an average listener rating of 4.6/5 from 18388 Audible ratings.
On Audible, ratings for this title break down into narration performance and story separately:
- Performance (narration): 4.7/5
- Story: 4.6/5
- 5-star ratings: 71% of all ratings
What Audible Listeners Are Saying
4/5 stars — “Excellent”
This next installment makes Dune Messiah worth it. What seemed like a dragging sequel was actually a great prologue to Children of Dune. I love Frank Herbert’s writing and his world is so rich!Side note, a little odd to have patches done by a second narrator but it didnt interrupt my flow for more than a few moments.
— Dennis, Audible listener
5/5 stars — “Yuh”
In my opinion this is better than the original Dune. Master storytelling so obvious here— Parker, Audible listener
5/5 stars — “Great product “
I would like more interpreters for the female voices. Dune has a wide array of strong female characters and it would be nice to have them voiced by female artists.— David Morales, Audible listener
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