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- For anyone interested in reading Dune, you need to read the first book before anything else. It takes place, ultimately, toward the middle of the sprawling saga, but every other book builds off the world established in Dune, either working backward or forward.
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Sep 3, 2023 · If you want to read the books in literal chronological order within the Dune universe, i.e. the events are all in the right order, you can follow this order (bolded are Herbet's novels): Legends...
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Jun 10, 2024 · Read on for a full breakdown of all 26 Dune books, listed here in the order in which they were published.
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- The Butlerian Jihad by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson
- The Machine Crusade by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson
- The Battle of Corrin by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson
- Sisterhood of Dune by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson
- Mentats of Dune by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson
- Navigators of Dune by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson
- House Atreides by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson
- House Harkonnen by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson
- House Corrino by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson
- Princess of Dune by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson
Despite being written decades after the original Dune, Herbert and Anderson use this prequel — the first in a trilogy — to establish and expand on much of the world building and lore from the original. Chronologically this novel takes place earliest in the Dune canon around 10,000 years before the events of Herbert's original novel. Setting up the ...
In the second book in Herbert and Anderson's trilogy, readers get to meet more vital players in the wider world of Dune. As the war rages on, readers spend time with ancestors of House Atreides and House Harkonnen while the humans continue their battle with the evil sentient computer overlord Ominus. Dense worldbuilding and intricate plotting fill ...
Set 100 years after the events at the beginning of The Butlerian Jihad, the book finds Ominus' plan for universal domination moving ever closer to success. As the most gruesome era of the war begins, history is made. Ominus' dangerous games push the universe to breaking point as each planet does what it must to survive. Establishing much of the sta...
The next chronological step in Herbert and Anderson's trilogies is the "Schools of Dune." After another large time jump—this time 83 years—the story focuses on a burgeoning world without the so-called "thinking machines" and how that impacts the universe. Following disparate characters as they venture around the galaxy, there are important reveals ...
With the thinking machines all but destroyed a school is established to train "Mentats" humans of supreme intelligence who can essentially replace the machines the war demolished. Other academies are being founded too including a new school of the sisterhood on Wallach IX. But within their ranks is a young woman desperate for vengeance who could br...
Continuing the origin of the Bene Gesserit, Mentat and Suk Schools, this final book in this trilogy focuses on the ever-growing threat of the anti-technology forces who were inspired by the Butlerian Jihad. Can reason win out against the ever growing fanaticism spreading across the universe? That's the big question as Herbert and Anderson build on ...
Finally gaining on the original Dune novels, the first book in the Prelude to Dune trilogy takes place just 35 years before they begin. Complex threads come together as we get introductions to some major players like Leto Atredis, Duncan Idaho, Baron Harkonnen, and the Reverend Mother Gaius Helen Mohiam. Political shenanigans are at a high here as ...
Continuing the Prelude trilogy this novel continues to establish the drama and scheming that lays the groundwork for the original Dune novels. As Houses Harkonnen and Atredis struggle for power, the Bene Gesserit begin to plot towards their ultimate aim: creating the chosen one known as the Kwisatz Haderach, by introducing Leto to his concubine Jes...
Topping off the Prelude trilogy is this action-packed novel that centers around Leto, Jessica, and their soon to be born son Paul. As the parents eagerly await their new arrival, the witches of the Bene Gesserit couldn't be more excited as they know their chosen one is on the way. But if you've read the Dune books you'll know they might be less tha...
Telling the stories of the two women in Paul Atredis' life, this companion novel focuses on the wife he was forced to marry, Irulan, and the woman he fell in love with on his adventures, Chani. Their dueling stories drive forward this book that gives an expansive look at the women around Paul and how their lives and experiences led them to him for ...
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- Dune Books in Order of Release. Dune (1965) Dune Messiah (1969) Children of Dune (1976) God Emperor of Dune (1981) Heretics of Dune (1984) Chapterhouse: Dune (1985)
- Dune Books In Chronological Order. The Butlerian Jihad (2002) The Machine Crusade (2003) The Battle of Corrin (2004) Sisterhood of Dune (2011) Mentats of Dune (2014)
- Dune: The Original Series. Your browser does not support the video tag. The core of Dune remains the original series started by Frank Herbert in 1965. Herbert wrote six novels before his death in 1986: Dune, Dune Messiah, Children of Dune, God Emperor of Dune, Heretics of Dune, and Chapterhouse: Dune.
- Prelude to Dune Prequel Trilogy. Hunters of Dune and Sandworms of Dune may have concluded the original story, but they weren’t the first toes Brian Herbert and Anderson dipped into those literary waters.
Feb 21, 2017 · So, here is a possible book order for the Dune series. It’s not a chronological one, because I think that the best way to start is with the first book published. Dune – The first and only entry point that makes sense. This is the story of the boy Paul Atreides, who would become the mysterious man known as Muad’Dib.
Mar 16, 2022 · The starting point of everything is, as you might guess, Dune, published in 1965. In Dune, we see the beginning of Paul’s legend, from leaving his home planet of Caladan, the son of a Duke, to...
Apr 4, 2024 · Loved Dune 2? Read all the 23 Dune books in chronological order. From the seminal Frank Herbert saga to the prequels and sequels to follow
