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Oct 13, 2024 · If you’re ready to dive into the written world of Dune, there are two basic ways to do it: in publication order and in chronological order. Each one has its merits, but neither one is quick...
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- How Many Dune Books Are There?
- Dune Books Chronological Reading Order
- The Butlerian Jihad by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson
- The Machine Crusade 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
By Rosie Knight
Updated: Jan 19, 2024 8:20 pm
Posted: Nov 27, 2023 8:00 pm
Ever since Frank Herbert released his seminal sci-fi novel Dune in 1965, readers have been consumed by the expansive and complex political wranglings of his influential stories. While Herbert only wrote six Dune novels while he was alive, since his death, his son Brian Herbert and bestselling author Kevin J. Anderson have authored many new canon Dune stories. In fact, the series is currently at an astounding 23 novels and counting; spanning 15,000 years. If you're wondering where to start and how you're supposed to read them, we're here to help.
There are technically a total of 23 Dune Books in the franchise, as there are only 6 novels officially written by Frank Herbert himself. All of the books listed below are canon, and fit somwhere in the Dune timeline, but many of them have been written by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson.
Warning: Each of the blurbs in this piece contains spoilers for the Dune book series.
The Machine Crusade by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson
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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 the pages of this book which builds on what's come before while setting the stage for an epic final battle.
Sisterhood of Dune
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 about the growing Butlerian movement, and the dangerous violence that's thrumming across the universe.
Mentats of Dune
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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 bring down everything. As the schools battle for survival, so does the universe as the Butlerian fanatics rise.
Navigators of Dune
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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 this growing chasm.
House Atreides
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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 games are played, loyalty is sought, and the stage is set for an epic battle that will change the universe.
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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.
How to Read the Dune Books in Chronological Order. In the second book in Herbert and Anderson's trilogy, readers get to meet more vital players in the wider world of Dune.
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Dane Eckerle. Producer. Writer. Additional Crew. IMDbPro Starmeter See rank. Dane is a Development Executive and Producer from New York, currently based in LA. He got his start at CAA and later began his producing career working for Randall Emmett and George Furla.
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