10 audiobooks for fans of Dune
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Hellstrom's Hive
Narrated by Scott Brick
★ 3.55 ABR Score (4.2K ratings)★ 3.69 Goodreads (3.9K) ★ 3.88 Audible (328)More about this pick
Herbert imagines humanity's evolution toward insect-like social organization in this disturbing science fiction thriller about underground societies and government surveillance. Scott Brick captures the paranoid atmosphere perfectly.
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The White Plague
Narrated by Scott Brick
★ 3.51 ABR Score (7.4K ratings)★ 3.68 Goodreads (6.9K) ★ 3.82 Audible (460)More about this pick
A man's family murder drives him to unleash a plague that targets only women in Herbert's terrifying vision. Scott Brick handles this controversial premise with the gravity Herbert's dark speculation demands.
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The Lazarus Effect
The Pandora Sequence • Book 2
by Frank Herbert, Bill Ransom
Narrated by Scott Brick
★ 3.85 ABR Score (4.2K ratings)★ 3.77 Goodreads (4.0K) ★ 4.47 Audible (268)More about this pick
Centuries after being abandoned on the ocean world Pandora, humanity's descendants have split into warring Mermen and Islanders who must reunite against extinction. Scott Brick returns to guide listeners through Herbert and Ransom's ambitious aquatic sequel.
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The Ascension Factor
The Pandora Sequence • Book 3
by Bill Ransom, Frank Herbert
Narrated by Scott Brick
★ 3.81 ABR Score (1.9K ratings)★ 3.74 Goodreads (1.7K) ★ 4.49 Audible (205)More about this pick
Herbert and Ransom conclude their Pandora trilogy twenty-five years after the previous book, with Brick providing the narrative weight this finale deserves.
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The Godmakers
Narrated by Scott Brick
★ 3.72 ABR Score (4.8K ratings)★ 3.61 Goodreads (3.5K) ★ 4.25 Audible (1.4K)More about this pick
Lewis Orne arrives on Hamal to assess the planet's aggression levels, only to discover his own latent psychic powers awakening. Scott Brick captures Herbert's philosophical complexity with clear authority.
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High-Opp
Narrated by Scott Brick
★ 3.71 ABR Score (897 ratings)★ 3.45 Goodreads (509) ★ 4.35 Audible (388)More about this pick
Herbert's lost dystopia divides society by opinion poll scores, with high-ranking citizens enjoying luxury while low-scorers face persecution. Scott Brick's narration suits the sociological speculation and class warfare themes.
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Whipping Star
ConSentiency Universe • Book 1
Narrated by Scott Brick
★ 3.67 ABR Score (4.2K ratings)★ 3.67 Goodreads (4.0K) ★ 4.14 Audible (265)More about this pick
Jorj McKie races to save the last dying Caleban, a powerful alien whose death threatens all sentient life. Scott Brick's narration suits Herbert's compressed storytelling style in this lesser-known but essential sci-fi work.
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Great Classic Science Fiction
Great Classic Stories (BBC Audio)
by H.G. Wells, James H. Schmitz, Stanley G. Weinbaum, Philip K. Dick, Frank Herbert, Fritz Leiber, Andre Norton
Narrated by Simon Vance, Barbara Rosenblat, Nick Sullivan, Robert Fass, Katherine Kellgren, Scott Brick, Stephen Thorne, Greg Itzin
Why this book?
This anthology features Frank Herbert alongside other science fiction pioneers, offering the same immersive, thoughtful approach to speculative storytelling in a more compact format—perfect for exploring how Herbert's ideas about power, ecology, and human nature fit within the broader sci-fi tradition. Simon Vance and Scott Brick's narration ensures the same quality vocal performances that made Dune's audiobook experience so engaging.
★ 3.65 ABR Score (1.1K ratings)★ 3.42 Goodreads (522) ★ 4.23 Audible (566)More about this pick
H.G. Wells, Philip K. Dick, Frank Herbert and others in classic sci-fi anthology spanning decades. Eight different narrators including Simon Vance and Scott Brick handle the varied styles.
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The Dragon in the Sea
Narrated by Scott Brick
★ 3.60 ABR Score (2.1K ratings)★ 3.54 Goodreads (2.0K) ★ 4.08 Audible (125)More about this pick
Twenty submarines have vanished trying to steal oil from enemy undersea fields, and a psychologist-electronics expert goes undercover to discover why. Scott Brick's performance captures the claustrophobic underwater paranoia Herbert creates.
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The Eyes of Heisenberg
Narrated by Scott Brick
Why this book?
The Eyes of Heisenberg explores similar themes of genetic manipulation and human agency within constrained systems that define Dune's philosophical depth, while Scott Brick's narration delivers the same immersive intensity across a more compact, fast-paced narrative. This shorter work offers a concentrated dose of Herbert's signature blend of hard science fiction concepts and intimate character struggles.
★ 3.59 ABR Score (2.2K ratings)★ 3.44 Goodreads (2.2K) ★ 4.13 Audible (78)More about this pick
Herbert explores genetic manipulation in a future where parents can watch surgeons alter their unborn children—but never do. When one couple breaks protocol, revolution follows in this early Herbert mind-bender.
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