Dune Timeline (release order)
Dune
The first novel by Frank Herbert and beginning of the Dune saga. Currently being adapted by Denis Villeneuve into two films.Dune Messiah
The second novel in Frank Herbert’s Dune series, set 12 years after the events of Dune.
Children of Dune
The third novel in Frank Herbert’s Dune series.
God Emperor of Dune
The fourth novel in Frank Herbert’s Dune series, taking place over 3,500 years after the ending of Children of Dune.
Heretics of Dune
The fifth novel in Frank Herbert’s Dune series.
Chapterhouse: Dune
The sixth and final novel in Frank Herbert’s Dune series.
Dune: House Atreides
The first Dune novel written by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson: Book one of their Prelude to Dune trilogy, set ~35 years before the events of Frank Herbert’s Dune.
Dune: House Harkonnen
The second book in the Prelude to Dune trilogy by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson.
Dune: House Corrino
The conclusion of the Prelude to Dune trilogy by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson.
Dune: The Butlerian Jihad
The first book in the Legends of Dune trilogy by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson, set over ten thousand years before the events of Dune.
Dune: The Machine Crusade
The second book in the Legends of Dune trilogy by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson.
Dune: The Battle of Corrin
The conclusion of the Legends of Dune trilogy by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson.
Hunters of Dune
First book of the Dune Sequels by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson, continuing the story from Frank Herbert’s Chapterhouse: Dune.
Sandworms of Dune
The conclusion of the Dune Sequels by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson, their only two books that take place after the events of Frank Herbert’s Dune series.
Paul of Dune
Book one (of two) in the Heroes of Dune series by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson, set in between the events of Frank Herbert’s Dune and Dune Messiah.
The Winds of Dune
Book two in the Heroes of Dune series by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson, set in between the events of Frank Herbert’s Dune Messiah and Children of Dune.
Sisterhood of Dune
Book one in the Great Schools of Dune trilogy by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson, set 80 years after Dune: The Battle of Corrin.
Mentats of Dune
Book two in the Great Schools of Dune trilogy by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson.
Navigators of Dune
The conclusion of the Great Schools of Dune trilogy by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson.
Tales of Dune: Expanded Edition
A complete collection of short stories set in the Dune Universe, written by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson. These take place across all of the different time periods, sometimes tying into events of the novels.
Dune: The Duke of Caladan
First book in The Caladan Trilogy, taking place in the year prior to the events of the original Dune.
