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Dune: The Battle of Corrin: Book Three of the Legends of Dune Trilogy Audiobook
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Dune: The Battle of Corrin It has been fifty-six hard years since the events of The Machine Crusade. Following the death of Serena Butler, the bloodiest decades of the Jihad take place. Synchronized Worlds and Unallied Planets are liberated one by one, and at long last, after years of struggle, the human worlds begin to hope that the end of the centuries-long conflict with the thinking machines is finally in sight. Unfortunately, Omnius has one last, deadly card to play. In a last-ditch effort to destroy humankind, virulent plagues are let loose throughout the galaxy, decimating the populations of whole planets . . . and once again, the tide of the titanic struggle shifts against the warriors of the human race. At last, the war that has lasted many lifetimes will be decided in the apocalyptic Battle of Corrin. In the greatest battle in science fiction history, human and machine face off one last time. . . . And on the desert planet of Arrakis, the legendary Fremen of Dune become the feared fighting force to be discovered by Paul Muad'Dib in Frank Herbert's classic, Dune.
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"While the second installment of the prequel series was a little flat in my opinion, this third book makes for a nice conclusion of the epic story. It is a little confusing that entirely new characters get introduced in every book, but in the end, the generations-spanning story that is told in the book works out. While I am uncertain what role certain parties in these books play (there seem to be some dead ends?), I am excited to venture into the original Dune now.On a side note, Scott Brick does a terrific job. There is this one incident including Beowulf that really had me on the edge just by the way he told it!"
— Matthias (4 out of 5 stars)
Dune: The Battle of Corrin Listener Reviews
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" The "Legends of Dune" series ends on an exciting note. Most of the stories flow well; others, like the lead up to the final battle for Corrin, are strangely boring in some places and rushed in others--there could have been more description in what I considered some exciting moments and less in the ones I considered boring ones. The book does explain the origins of the Fremen, the Bene Gesserit (but not the origin of their name), the Spacing Guild, and the three main houses who compete for power in the Dune series. I assumed these all came from Frank Herbert's notes, and it's good to know where they came from. But did we have to get this information in this less-than-stellar fiction? "
— Angie, 2/20/2014 -
" Book was good and interesting, it just took too long to get to the the climax. The Battle of Corrin, the name of the book and final battle, didn't even start to happen until there less than 100 pages left. Things didn't develop very well throughout the book and changes happened very fast and not gradually. It was a decent finish to the trilogy. Probably would have been better if I had taken a break between The Machine Crusade and this one. That's a lot of pages to read in a row. "
— Matthew, 2/15/2014 -
" Again, this ends up reading more like a history book for fans of the Dune universe. More than the other two books, though, this book seems to force certain plot revelations and pacing in order to fulfill the objective of setting the foundation for the later novels. Also, there is much less connection to all of the characters since most of the main ones are introduced in this novel (the book takes place decades after the end of the second one when most of those characters have died off). "
— Aaron, 2/12/2014 -
" If you lied the first two in this trilogy, this is a must. A little slow in once you get through the first part, but very important story telling to explain a larger story. "
— Dan, 1/30/2014 -
" All the seeds of what will become my beloved Duniverse are planted here. "
— Jackie, 1/1/2014 -
" Not nearly as good as Frank Herbert's original writings, but still a good read. "
— Brock, 12/18/2013 -
" Good story, but too many short explanations behind the world that Frank Herbert created. It was like reading a checklist of the how's and why's of the universe in Dune. "
— Dusty, 11/9/2013 -
" Finally the connections to the original are a little more apparent. Great finish to the Trilogy. "
— Allen, 10/31/2013 -
" Avoid like the plague. Even worse than the prior two. Felt like having my colon examined with a tambourine. "
— Dufour, 7/15/2012 -
" Huge dune fan and this lived up to his father's books. "
— Wood, 4/8/2012 -
" Overall, it was fun...but...it dragged a lot. I wasn't as attached to the characters as I am to the original Herbert series. If you take it based on its own merits...its ok. "
— Ghola, 4/1/2012 -
" Fails to live up to the original series. "
— Brian, 11/24/2011 -
" Really enjoyed getting more of the backstory on the origins of the Bene Gesserit, the Space Guild and the Navigators, and Mentats, each with an unexpected twist. Such a fascinating and rich universe. "
— Lychee, 11/1/2011 -
" Very good and exciting. Time consuming, but worth the effort. "
— Codybo, 8/22/2011 -
" Long, I listened to this on audio and it took me forever. "
— Christie, 2/25/2011 -
" an interesting end, the best in this trilogy, but i wasn't overly impressed. the writing seemed a little uninspired, and didn't present many new ideas. "
— Darren, 1/25/2011 -
" at least better than the book before "
— Kevin, 12/22/2010 -
" Currently reading aloud to Kenneth. Anxious to get through this series so we can jump to the sequels to original Dune series. "
— Mark, 9/7/2010 -
" Huge dune fan and this lived up to his father's books. "
— Wood, 3/17/2010 -
" Good. I recommend if you are a fan of the classic Dune series. "
— Christopher, 3/16/2010 -
" A little long winded, but a pretty good read. Didn't have the same atmosphere as the other Dune books, but still pretty good. "
— Vincent, 3/9/2010 -
" Very good and exciting. Time consuming, but worth the effort. "
— Codybo, 3/7/2010
About the Authors
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.
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).
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.