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):

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Publication Order of Dune Books

Dune(1965)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Dune Messiah(1969)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Children of Dune(1976)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
God Emperor of Dune(1981)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Heretics of Dune(1984)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Chapterhouse: Dune(1985)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
House Atreides(1999)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
House Harkonnen(2000)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
House Corrino(2001)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Fremen Justice(2001)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Butlerian Jihad(2002)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Machine Crusade(2002)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Battle of Corrin(2004)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Hunters of Dune(2006)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Sandworms of Dune(2007)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Paul of Dune(2008)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Winds of Dune(2009)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Sisterhood of Dune(2011)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Mentats of Dune(2014)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Red Plague(2016)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Navigators of Dune(2016)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Duke of Caladan(2020)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Lady of Caladan(2021)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Heir of Caladan(2022)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Princess of Dune(2023)Description / Buy at Amazon.com

Chronological Order of Dune Books

The Butlerian Jihad(2002)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Machine Crusade(2002)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Battle of Corrin(2004)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Sisterhood of Dune(2011)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Mentats of Dune(2014)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Red Plague(2016)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Navigators of Dune(2016)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
House Atreides(1999)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
House Harkonnen(2000)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
House Corrino(2001)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Fremen Justice(2001)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Princess of Dune(2023)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Duke of Caladan(2020)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Lady of Caladan(2021)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Heir of Caladan(2022)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Dune(1965)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Paul of Dune(2008)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Dune Messiah(1969)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Winds of Dune(2009)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Children of Dune(1976)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
God Emperor of Dune(1981)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Heretics of Dune(1984)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Chapterhouse: Dune(1985)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Hunters of Dune(2006)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Sandworms of Dune(2007)Description / Buy at Amazon.com

Publication Order of Legends Of Dune Books

(By: Kevin J. Anderson, Brian Herbert)

The Butlerian Jihad(2002)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Whipping Mek(2002)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Machine Crusade(2002)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Faces of a Martyr(2004)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Battle of Corrin(2004)Description / Buy at Amazon.com

Publication Order of Great Schools Of Dune Books

(By: Brian Herbert, Kevin J. Anderson)

Sisterhood of Dune(2011)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Mentats of Dune(2014)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Navigators of Dune(2016)Description / Buy at Amazon.com

Publication Order of Dune: Red Plague Books

(By: Brian Herbert, Kevin J. Anderson)

Publication Order of Dune: House Trilogy Books

(By: Brian Herbert, Kevin J. Anderson)

Publication Order of Dune: The Caladan Trilogy Books

(By: Kevin J. Anderson, Brian Herbert)

The Duke of Caladan(2020)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Lady of Caladan(2021)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Heir of Caladan(2022)Description / Buy at Amazon.com

Publication Order of Heroes Of Dune Books

(By: Brian Herbert, Kevin J. Anderson)

Paul of Dune(2008)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Winds of Dune(2009)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Princess of Dune(2023)Description / Buy at Amazon.com

Publication Order of Dune Chapbooks

(By: Brian Herbert, Kevin J. Anderson)

Publication Order of Dune: The Graphic Novel Books

(By: Brian Herbert, Frank Herbert, Kevin J. Anderson)

Dune: The Graphic Novel, Book 1(2020)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Dune: The Graphic Novel, Book 2(2022)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
DUNE: The Graphic Novel, Book 3: The Prophet(2024)Description / Buy at Amazon.com

Publication Order of Dune Collections

(By: Brian Herbert, Frank Herbert, Kevin J. Anderson)

The Illustrated Dune(1965)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Dune Encyclopedia(1984)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Songs of Muad'dib(1992)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Road to Dune(2005)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Tales of Dune(2011)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Sands of Dune(2022)Description / Buy at Amazon.com

Publication Order of Dune Short Stories/Novellas

(By: Brian Herbert, Kevin J. Anderson)

Hunting Harkonnens(2002)Description / Buy at Amazon.com

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.

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