The Road to Dune (Audio CD)

by Brian Herbert (Author), Kevin J. Anderson (Author), Frank Herbert (Author), Scott Brick (Author)

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Audio CD
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1593978057
ISBN-13: 978-1593978051
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From Publishers Weekly

This companion volume to Frank Herbert's 1965 science fiction classic collects manuscript material, correspondence and cut chapters related to Dune as well as previously published Dune-related short stories coauthored by his son Brian and Kevin J. Anderson. Particularly interesting are texts related to Dune's publication, including letters, reviews and press releases that acknowledge the dizzying scope of the ambitious novel. Its length meant that Herbert had a hard time placing it, and he ended up selling it to automotive-guide publisher Chilton, but its publication-and the awards it won-ushered in a new era for science fiction publishing. The sheer novelty of Dune stands in contrast to B. Herbert and Anderson's Spice Planet, an alternate Dune novelette constructed from Herbert's original notes and a by-the-numbers action-adventure of interest only in contrast to the book Herbert ultimately wrote. Three of B. Herbert and Anderson's short stories bridge some of the events in their coauthored novel prequels; the fourth takes place during one of the battles in Dune and provides an interesting point-of-view switch. Although this miscellany of material fails to cohere, the glimpse it provides into Herbert's thoughts and the difficulty of writing and publishing illuminate one of the most important SF novels ever published.
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Frank Herbert's road to fame with his science fiction novel DUNE wasn't smooth; he dealt with the negative response of Editor John W. Campbell, Jr., and initial apathy from the reading public. Scott Brick reads this collection, which includes SPICE PLANET, a short novel written from the late Herbert's original outline, along with lost short stories and novel fragments by Herbert and anecdotes about how DUNE journeyed to iconic status. Brick's narration hits the mark for both the fiction and nonfiction pieces, giving the stories a poetic quality and making the publishing minutiae intriguing. Some of the fragments, however, will disappoint all but the most devoted DUNE fans. J.A.S. © AudioFile 2006, Portland, Maine-- Copyright © AudioFile, Portland, Maine --This text refers to an alternate Audio CD edition.

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