Order of Dune Books
Dune is a science fiction franchise created by American author Frank Herbert, with contributions made by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson. The first novel in the series, Dune, is considered by many to be the greatest sci-fi novels of all time. The series takes place in the distant future over several millennia. Its themes range from evolution to survival to religion to politics and much more.
The Dune series began in 1965 with Dune. Frank Herbert would go on to write five sequels to his sci-fi classic. Below is a list of all of the Dune books in order of when they were originally published (and in chronological order when necessary):
Publication Order of Dune Books
Dune | (1965) | |
Dune Messiah | (1969) | |
Children of Dune | (1976) | |
God Emperor of Dune | (1981) | |
Heretics of Dune | (1984) | |
Chapterhouse: Dune | (1985) | |
House Atreides | (1999) | |
House Harkonnen | (2000) | |
House Corrino | (2001) | |
Fremen Justice | (2001) | |
The Butlerian Jihad | (2002) | |
The Machine Crusade | (2002) | |
The Battle of Corrin | (2004) | |
Hunters of Dune | (2006) | |
Sandworms of Dune | (2007) | |
Paul of Dune | (2008) | |
The Winds of Dune | (2009) | |
Sisterhood of Dune | (2011) | |
Mentats of Dune | (2014) | |
Red Plague | (2016) | |
Navigators of Dune | (2016) | |
The Duke of Caladan | (2020) | |
The Lady of Caladan | (2021) | |
The Heir of Caladan | (2022) | |
Princess of Dune | (2023) |
Chronological Order of Dune Books
The Butlerian Jihad | (2002) | The Machine Crusade | (2002) | The Battle of Corrin | (2004) | Sisterhood of Dune | (2011) | Mentats of Dune | (2014) | Red Plague | (2016) | Navigators of Dune | (2016) | House Atreides | (1999) | House Harkonnen | (2000) | House Corrino | (2001) | Fremen Justice | (2001) | Princess of Dune | (2023) | The Duke of Caladan | (2020) | The Lady of Caladan | (2021) | The Heir of Caladan | (2022) | Dune | (1965) | Paul of Dune | (2008) | Dune Messiah | (1969) | The Winds of Dune | (2009) | Children of Dune | (1976) | God Emperor of Dune | (1981) | Heretics of Dune | (1984) | Chapterhouse: Dune | (1985) | Hunters of Dune | (2006) | Sandworms of Dune | (2007) |
Publication Order of Legends Of Dune Books
(By: Kevin J. Anderson, Brian Herbert)
The Butlerian Jihad | (2002) | Whipping Mek | (2002) | The Machine Crusade | (2002) | The Faces of a Martyr | (2004) | The Battle of Corrin | (2004) |
Publication Order of Great Schools Of Dune Books
(By: Brian Herbert, Kevin J. Anderson)
Sisterhood of Dune | (2011) | Mentats of Dune | (2014) | Navigators of Dune | (2016) |
Publication Order of Dune: Red Plague Books
(By: Brian Herbert, Kevin J. Anderson)
Red Plague | (2016) |
Publication Order of Dune: House Trilogy Books
(By: Brian Herbert, Kevin J. Anderson)
House Atreides | (1999) | House Harkonnen | (2000) | House Corrino | (2001) |
Publication Order of Dune: The Caladan Trilogy Books
(By: Kevin J. Anderson, Brian Herbert)
The Duke of Caladan | (2020) | The Lady of Caladan | (2021) | The Heir of Caladan | (2022) |
Publication Order of Heroes Of Dune Books
(By: Brian Herbert, Kevin J. Anderson)
Paul of Dune | (2008) | The Winds of Dune | (2009) | Princess of Dune | (2023) |
Publication Order of Dune Chapbooks
(By: Brian Herbert, Kevin J. Anderson)
Fremen Justice | (2001) |
Publication Order of Dune: The Graphic Novel Books
(By: Brian Herbert, Kevin J. Anderson)
Dune | (2020) | Muad’Dib | (2022) | The Prophet | (2024) |
Publication Order of Dune Collections
The Illustrated Dune | (1965) | The Dune Encyclopedia | (1984) | Songs of Muad’dib | (1992) | The Road to Dune | (2005) | Tales of Dune | (2011) | Sands of Dune | (2022) |
Publication Order of Dune Short Stories/Novellas
(By: Brian Herbert, Kevin J. Anderson)
Hunting Harkonnens | (2002) |
Notes: The first six Dune books were written by Frank Herbert. Songs of Muad’dub was written by Frank & Brian Herbert. The Road to Dune was written by Kevin J. Anderson and Frank & Brian Herbert. From Hunters of Dune on, the Dune books are written by Kevin J. Anderson and Brian Herbert. The spin-off series were written by Kevin J. Anderson and Brian Herbert.
The Dune: House Trilogy and Legends of Dune series are prequels to the original Dune series. The Dune: House Trilogy series is also known as the Prelude To Dune series.