THE WINDS OF DUNE

Scott Brick delivers an impressive one-man show. Brick's voice is ideally suited to this sprawling story, the second book in the Heroes of Dune trilogy. In many scenes Brick must handle differentiating between the speech and thoughts of the various characters, and he does so with aplomb. The book begins after the events of DUNE MESSIAH. Paul has walked off into the sand, blind, and now is presumed dead. Alia is trying to hold the Imperial government together with Duncan Idaho, while re-establishing her relationship with her mother. As the truth is revealed about Paul's relationship with the voice of dissent and his intent regarding the jihad is discovered, Brick never lets the tension dissipate. Listeners will be glued to the high drama. B.E. © AudioFile 2009, Portland, Maine [Published: DECEMBER 2009]