FRANK HERBERT (1920 – 1986) was an American Science Fiction author most famous for his novel Dune. He worked a wide variety of jobs prior to becoming a full time fiction writer. Herbert’s work is now very well represented in audiobooks. There were six original “Dune” novels by Frank Herbert, all of which had been produced in UNABRIDGED editions prior to the current crop of multi-cast versions. in fact, the first novel had been commercially released three different times (with three different readers prior) to the Macmillan multi-narrator edition. Arguably, the best reading of Dune ever recorded is the Recorded Books version with George Guidall performing the entire novel solo. All subsequent novels in the original six book series had only been released only once, and are now out of print. Macmillan seems to be releasing the entire original six book run in unabridged multiple narrator editions. Also, listed below are some books not written by Herbert himself but by his son (Brian Herbert) and Kevin J. Anderson.
Dune
By Frank Herbert; Read by
22 Hours [UNABRIDGED]
Publisher: Macmillan Audio
Published: May 29th 2007
ISBN: 9781427201430
Read by Scott Brick, Orlagh Cassidy, Euan Morton, Simon Vance and others.
Dune
By Frank Herbert; Read by
18 CDs – Approx. 21 Hours [UNABRIDGED]
Publisher: Whole Story Audio Books
Published: July 2008
ISBN: 9781407424484
Commercial Audiobooks:
Dune
By Frank Herbert; Read by George Guidall
16 Casettes – 24 Hours [UNABRIDGED]
Publisher: Recorded Books LLC
Published: 1998
ISBN: 0788763334
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Dune
By Frank Herbert; Read by Scott Brick
18 Cassettes or 22 CDs – Approx. 27 Hours [UNABRIDGED]
Publisher: Books on Tape Inc.
Published: 2002
ISBN: 0736689591 (cassettes), 0736692401 (CDs)
Includes the complete appendices and the “Terminology of the Imperium” sections. This edition won an AudioFile Magazine Earphones Award.
Dune
By Frank Herbert; Read by Connor O’Brien
13 Cassettes – 19.5 Hours [UNABRIDGED]
Publisher: Books on Tape Inc.
Published: 1997
ISBN: 073663763X
Dune Messiah (book 2 in the Dune series)
By Frank Herbert; Read by Connor O’Brien
6 Cassettes – Approx. 9 Hours [UNABRIDGED]
Publisher: Books on Tape Inc.
Published: 1997
ISBN: 0736640185
Children Of Dune (book 3 in the Dune series)
By Frank Herbert; Read by Connor O’Brien
? Cassettes – ? Hours [UNABRIDGED]
Publisher: Books on Tape Inc.
Published: 1997
ISBN: 0736640193
God Emperor Of Dune (book 4 in the Dune series)
By Frank Herbert; Read by Connor O’Brien
10 Cassettes – Approx. 15 Hours [UNABRIDGED]
Publisher: Books on Tape Inc.
Published: 1998
ISBN: 0736644229
Heretics Of Dune (book 5 in the Dune series)
By Frank Herbert; Read by John Edwardson
14 Cassettes – Approx. 21 Hours [UNABRIDGED]
Publisher: Books on Tape Inc.
Published: 1998
ISBN: 0736654534
Chapterhouse: Dune (book 6 in the Dune series)
By Frank Herbert; Read by John Edwardson
? Cassettes – ? Hours [UNABRIDGED]
Publisher: Books on Tape Inc.
Published: 1998
ISBN: 0736643443
The last of the original Dune books written by Frank Herbert.
The Brian Herbert/Kevin J. Anderson “Prelude To Dune” Books:
A series of three novels set in the years leading up to the momentous events of Dune. These were the first new Dune books since Chapterhouse: Dune. They were co-written by Frank Herbert’s son Brian and Kevin J. anderson based on Frank Herbert’s notes.
Dune: House Atredies (Prelude To Dune Book #1)
By Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson; Read by Tim Curry
? Cassettes – [ABRIDGED]
Publisher: Random House Audio
Published: 1999
ISBN: 0553526650
Dune: House Harkonnen (Prelude To Dune Book #2)
By Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson; Read by Tim Curry
? Cassettes – [ABRIDGED]
Publisher: Random House Audio
Published: 2000
ISBN: 0553526669
Dune: House Corrino (Prelude To Dune Book #3)
By Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson; Read by Tim Curry
? Cassettes – [ABRIDGED]
Publisher: Random House Audio
Published: 2001
ISBN: 0553526677
The Brian Herbert/Kevin J. Anderson “Legends of Dune” Books:
The “Legends Of Dune” trilogy details the saga preceding the Dune prequels (prequels to prequels). Set well before the events of the original Frank Herbert Dune series.
Dune: The Butlerian Jihad (“Legends Of Dune” Book 1),
By Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson; Read by Scott Brick
14 Cassettes or 20 CDs – 22 Hours [UNABRIDGED]
Publisher: Audio Renaissance
Published: 2002
ISBN: 1559277548 (Cassettes)
Dune: The Machine Crusade (“Legends Of Dune” Book 2)
By Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson; Read by Scott Brick
16 Cassettes or 22 CDs – 22 Hours [UNABRIDGED]
Publisher: Audio Renaissance
Published: 2003
ISBN: 1559279443 (Cassettes), 1559279451 (CDs)
Dune: The Battle of Corrin (“Legends Of Dune” Book 3)
By Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson: Read by Scott Brick
16 Cassettes or 22 CDs – 25 Hours [UNABRIDGED]
Publisher: Audio Renaissance
Published: 2004
ISBN: 1593974248 (Cassettes), 1593974256 (CDs)
Features an interview with Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson.
The Brian Herbert/Kevin J. Anderson Sequel Novels:
Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson Dune sequel novels set after Chapterhouse Dune.
Hunters Of Dune
By Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson
20 CDs – 24.5 Hours [UNABRIDGED]
Publisher: Audio Renaissance
Published: August 22, 2006
ISBN: 1593979754
Sandworms Of Dune
By Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson; Read by Scott Brick
Approx. 19.5 Hours [UNABRIDGED]
Publisher: Macmillan Audio
Published: August 2007
ISBN: 9781427201126
Paul Of Dune
By Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson; Read by Scott Brick
Publisher: Macmillan Audio
Published: September 2008
ISBN: 9781427204844
A “direct sequel to Dune.”
Dune Audio Extras:
In addition to those “extras” listed below there have been several music soundtrack releases and kids movie-tie in releases related to the David Lynch Dune film and the two Sci-Fi Channel Dune miniseries.
Dune: An Interview with Frank Herbert and David Lynch
1 Cassette – 1 Hour [INTERVIEW]
Publisher: Waldentapes
Published: 1983
ISBN: 0681308958
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The Road To Dune
By Frank Herbert, Brian Herbert, and Kevin J. Anderson; Read by Scott Brick
8 Cassettes or 12 CDs – 14 hours [UNABRIDGED]
Publisher: Audio Renaissance
Published: September 2005
ISBN: 1593978235 (Cassettes), 159397776X (CDs)
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Sandworms of Dune
By Frank Herbert; Read by Frank Herbert
1 LP – 41 Minutes 10 Seconds [UNABRIDGED EXPERPTS]
Publisher: Caedmon Audio
Published: 1978
Product #: TC 1565
Dune: The Banquet Scene
By Frank Herbert; Read by Frank Herbert
1 LP – 53 Minutes 34 Seconds [UNABRIDGED EXPERPTS]
Publisher: Caedmon Audio
Published: 1979
Product #: TC 1555
The Battles of Dune
By Frank Herbert; Read by Frank Herbert
1 LP – 62 Minutes 20 Seconds [UNABRIDGED EXPERPTS]
Publisher: Caedmon Audio
Published: 1979
Product #: TC 1601
This was re-released on a single cassette in 1994 by Harper Audio.
The Truths of Dune: Fear is the Mind Killer
By Frank Herbert; Read by Frank Herbert
1 LP – 45 Minutes 1 Seconds [UNABRIDGED EXPERPTS]
Publisher: Caedmon Audio
Published: 1979
Product #: TC 1616
This was re-released on a single cassette in 1994 by Harper Audio.
The Dune Collection
By Frank Herbert; Read by Frank Herbert
4 Cassettes – Approx. 3 Hours 22 Minutes [UNABRIDGED EXERPTS]
Publisher: Harper Audio (Caedmon Audio)
Published: 1994
ISBN: 1559949570
This is a collection of four late-1970s LPs reissued in one package. Each key excerpt is melded with connective text written by Frank Herbert specifically for these recordings. The LPs were titled: Dune: The Banquet Scene, Sandworms Of Dune, The Battles Of Dune and The Truths of Dune: Fear Is The Mind Killer.