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Dune: The Machine Crusade: Book Two of the Legends of Dune Trilogy Audiobook
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The breathtaking vision and incomparable storytelling of Brian Herbert and Kevin Anderson's Dune: The Butlerian Jihad, a prequel to Frank Herbert's classic Dune, propelled it to the ranks of speculative fiction's classics in its own right. Now, with all the color, scope, and fascination of the prior novel, comes Dune: The Machine Crusade. More than two decades have passed since the events chronicled in The Butlerian Jihad. The crusade against thinking robots has ground on for years, but the forces led by Serena Butler and Irbis Ginjo have made only slight gains; the human worlds grow weary of war, of the bloody, inconclusive swing from victory to defeat. The fearsome cymeks, led by Agamemnon, hatch new plots to regain their lost power from Omnius--as their numbers dwindle and time begins to run out. The fighters of Ginaz, led by Jool Noret, forge themselves into an elite warrior class, a weapon against the machine-dominated worlds. Aurelius Venport and Norma Cenva are on the verge of the most important discovery in human history-a way to "fold" space and travel instantaneously to any place in the galaxy. And on the faraway, nearly worthless planet of Arrakis, Selim Wormrider and his band of outlaws take the first steps to making themselves the feared fighters who will change the course of history: the Fremen. Here is the unrivaled imaginative power that has put Brian Herbert and Kevin Anderson on bestseller lists everywhere and earned them the high regard of readers around the globe. The fantastic saga of Dune continues in Dune: The Machine Crusade.
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"Another excellent chapter in the Legends of Dune trilogy. Epic space battles, entire planets being wiped out, sometimes by a single human/robot hybrid known as a cymek. The scale of this book has to be read to be believed."
— Ethan (4 out of 5 stars)
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Among shortlisted titles for Audie Award Finalist, 2004
Dune: The Machine Crusade Listener Reviews
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" it was alright. nothing fantastic. "
— Darren, 2/17/2014 -
" Again, this whole prequel isn't as solid as it could have been. Too long and lacking in substance. "
— David, 1/31/2014 -
" I kinda get the message. It was supposed to be a very moving story, the most tragic of the trilogy. A story of great despair and supreme sacrifice. If only it was better written... "
— Rizal, 1/30/2014 -
" Some trilogies have a weak second book, but the Machine Crusade was better than the Butlerian Jihad. I love all the connections between this book and the original Frank Herbert Dune Chronicles. Can't wait to read the third book "
— Takim, 1/16/2014 -
" I love Dune. The original books, and the Lynch film, are some of my favorite things. I like Anderson's other scifi writing, and the Dune prequels are decent, entertaining books. I'm halfway through this one though and realized some of the romantic interactions don't ring so true... it's not something I'd noticed before, so I don't know what that means. "
— Jeffrey, 1/6/2014 -
" Good clean fun, if you like the Dune Universe, this is a good place to park your brain and play for awhile. "
— Jonathan, 1/6/2014 -
" None of the books written by Brian Herbert and Kevin Anderson will compare to the Frank Herbert books, but they are good filler. "
— Christopher, 1/2/2014 -
" Again ... You can see a lot of his father in Herbert's writing, but he resolves conflicts and eliminates main characters much too easily. it's as if he gets stuck and isn't sure where to go, so he finds the quickest resolution and goes with it. "
— Glen, 12/27/2013 -
" The dune series is amazing!!! A must read for any sci-fi fan "
— Eric, 11/4/2013 -
" I keep hoping that these later written books are worth the read. They are not. Often they aren't even really on the topic of the title. This one was just a rambling "history" without any real plot. Even when one of the characters looses their life mate, no emotional response & she was human. "
— nooker, 11/2/2013 -
" Dune: The Machine Crusade (Legends of Dune) by Brian Herbert (2002) "
— Sean, 10/14/2013 -
" Good 2nd installment, still no connection to the original Dune, but stands well on its own. "
— Allen, 10/9/2013 -
" one of the best books in this series "
— Irionik, 9/6/2013 -
" Fails to live up to the original series. "
— Brian, 7/24/2013 -
" Really well done prequel series "
— Kevin, 5/7/2013 -
" worth reading, entertaining story that can be interesting for Dune-likers, and hey more readable for would-be fans turned off by what for some is Frank Herbert's occasionally challenging-to-penetrate writing. "
— Ben, 3/16/2013 -
" Not bad. Everybody you care about dies. Weird that. "
— James, 1/15/2013 -
" These books are interesting. But they're not nearly as well written or deep as Frank Herbert's and frankly there are inconsistencies with the main Dune books. That shouldn't be, since the only reason for these is to flesh out the back story. "
— Tom, 12/15/2012 -
" Though not as deep as the early Dune books of his father, Brian did these books just fine... "
— Spooky, 11/1/2012 -
" As good as the first in the series. "
— Tresuiri, 7/6/2012 -
" read review for Butlerian Jihad. same story "
— Dave, 6/29/2012 -
" I just love the Dune books....can't get enough. Rereading the whole series now plus a few I never got to... "
— Kim, 3/8/2012 -
" Though I felt that the story became a little far fetched and beyond the realms of belivability within the Dune Universe, I did enjoy the fantastical touches the Machine Crusade added to the series. "
— Jacques, 7/13/2011 -
" I liked this book in SPITE of Brian Herbert, not because of him. This is probably the best Dune book you are going to find from Brian Herbert. The story is interesting and he does a competent job of telling it. "
— Jeff, 5/6/2011 -
" Not the worst of the new series, but barely measures up to the title. "
— Will, 12/20/2010 -
" Some trilogies have a weak second book, but the Machine Crusade was better than the Butlerian Jihad. I love all the connections between this book and the original Frank Herbert Dune Chronicles. Can't wait to read the third book "
— Takim, 10/30/2010 -
" I couldn't finish it (which, for me, says a lot.) "
— Jacob, 8/12/2010 -
" a self-indulgent foray into what should have been left apocryphal "
— Larry, 6/21/2010 -
" Dune: The Machine Crusade (Legends of Dune) by Brian Herbert (2002) "
— Sean, 5/9/2010
About the Authors
Kevin J. Anderson has published more than 180 books, fifty-eight of which have been national or international bestsellers. He has written novels in the Star Wars, X-Files, and Dune universes, edited numerous anthologies, written comics and games, and the lyrics to two rock CDs. Anderson is the director of the graduate program in Publishing at Western Colorado University, and he and his wife Rebecca Moesta are the publishers of WordFire Press. There are twenty-four million copies of his books in print in thirty-four languages. His most recent novels are Bats in the Belfry, Skeleton in the Closet, Persephone, and Princess of Dune (with Brian Herbert).
Brian Herbert, the son of Frank Herbert, is a New York Times bestselling author who has won the New York Times Notable Book Award. He has been nominated for both the Hugo and the Nebula awards. In 2003 he published Dreamer of Dune, a moving biography of his father that was a Hugo Award finalist. Two of his recent novels are ecological thrillers—Ocean and The Little Green Book of Chairman Rahma.
About Scott Brick
Scott Brick, an acclaimed voice artist, screenwriter, and actor, has performed on film, television, and radio. He attended UCLA and spent ten years in a traveling Shakespeare company. Passionate about the spoken word, he has narrated a wide variety of audiobooks. winning won more than fifty AudioFile Earphones Awards and several of the prestigious Audie Awards. He was named a Golden Voice by AudioFile magazine and the Voice of Choice for 2016 by Booklist magazine.