Order of Frank Herbert Books
Frank Herbert (1920-1986) was an American author of science fiction. He is best known for his Dune series, which is set in the future and covers issues such as leadership, ecology, religion, evolution, sociobiology. He is considered part of the New Wave literary movement. Following his death, the Dune series was taken over by his son Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson.
Frank Herbert came a published author in 1952 with the publication of the non-fiction book Survival and the Atom. He would go on to write his first novel in 1956, which was titled The Dragon in the Sea. Nine years later, he would write Dune. Below is a list of Frank Herbert’s books in order of when they were originally published:
Publication Order of Dune Books
| Dune | (1965) |    |
| Dune Messiah | (1969) | |
| Children of Dune | (1976) | |
| God Emperor of Dune | (1981) | |
| Heretics of Dune | (1984) | |
| The Dune Encyclopedia | (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) | |
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) | |
| The Duke of Caladan | (2020) | |
| The Lady of Caladan | (2021) | |
| 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) | |
| The Dune Encyclopedia | (1984) | |
Publication Order of Dune Collections
(with Brian Herbert, Kevin J. Anderson)
| 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 ConSentiency Universe Books
| Whipping Star | (1969) | |
| The Dosadi Experiment | (1977) | |
Publication Order of The Pandora Sequence Books
| Destination Void | (1966) | |
| The Jesus Incident | (1979) | |
| The Lazarus Effect | (1983) | |
| The Ascension Factor | (1988) | |
Publication Order of Nebula Awards Books
| Nebula Awards 1 | (1966) | |
| Nebula Awards 2 | (1966) | |
| Nebula Awards 3 | (1968) | |
| Nebula Awards 4 | (1968) | |
| Nebula Awards 5 | (1969) | |
| Nebula Awards 6 | (1971) | |
| Nebula Awards 7 | (1972) | |
| Nebula Awards 8 | (1973) | |
| Nebula Awards 9 | (1974) | |
| Nebula Awards 10 | (1975) | |
| Nebula Awards 11 | (1976) | |
| Nebula Awards 14 | (1980) | |
| Nebula Awards 15 | (1981) | |
| Nebula Awards 16 | (1982) | |
| Nebula Awards 17 | (1983) | |
| Nebula Awards 19 | (1984) | |
| Nebula Awards 20 | (1985) | |
| Nebula Awards 21 | (1985) | |
| Nebula Awards 22 | (1988) | |
| Nebula Awards 23 | (1989) | |
| Nebula Awards 24 | (1990) | |
| Nebula Awards 25 | (1991) | |
| Nebula Awards 26 | (1992) | |
| Nebula Awards 27 | (1993) | |
| Nebula Awards 28 | (1994) | |
| Nebula Awards 29 | (1995) | |
| Nebula Awards 30 | (1996) | |
| Nebula Awards31 | (1997) | |
| Nebula Awards 33 | (1999) | |
| Nebula Awards 34 (2000) | (2000) | |
| Nebula Awards 36 (2002) | (2002) | |
| Nebula Awards 37 (2003) | (2003) | |
| Nebula Awards 38 (2004) | (2004) | |
| Nebula Awards 39 (2005) | (2005) | |
| Nebula Awards 40 (2006) | (2006) | |
| Nebula Awards 42 (2008) | (2008) | |
| Nebula Awards 43 (2009) | (2009) | |
| Nebula Awards 44 (2010) | (2010) | |
| Nebula Awards 45 (2011) | (2011) | |
| Nebula Awards 46 (2012) | (2012) | |
| Nebula Awards 47 (2013) | (2013) | |
| Nebula Awards 50 (2016) | (2016) | |
| Nebula Awards 51 (2017) | (2017) | |
| Nebula Awards 52 (2018) | (2018) | |
| Nebula Awards 53 (2019) | (2019) | |
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Publication Order of SF Authors Choice Books
| SF Authors' Choice 2 | (1970) | |
| SF Authors' Choice 3 | (1973) | |
Publication Order of Standalone Novels
| The Dragon in the Sea | (1956) | |
| Missing Link | (1959) | |
| Operation Haystack | (1959) | |
| Try to Remember | (1961) | |
| The Green Brain | (1966) | |
| The Eyes of Heisenberg | (1966) | |
| The Heaven Makers | (1968) | |
| The Santaroga Barrier | (1968) | |
| Soul Catcher | (1972) | |
| The Godmakers | (1972) | |
| Hellstrom's Hive | (1973) | |
| Direct Descent | (1980) | |
| The White Plague | (1982) | |
| Man of Two Worlds | (1986) | |
| Old Rambling House | (2010) | |
| High-Opp | (2012) | |
| Angels' Fall | (2013) | |
| A Game of Authors | (2013) | |
| A Thorn in the Bush | (2014) | |
Publication Order of Short Story Collections
| The Worlds of Frank Herbert | (1970) | |
| The Book of Frank Herbert | (1973) | |
| The Best of Frank Herbert 1965-70 | (1975) | |
| The Best of Frank Herbert | (1975) | |
| The Best of Frank Herbert 1952-1964 | (1977) | |
| The Priests Of Psi | (1981) | |
| Eye | (1985) | |
| Classic Science Fiction Stories | (2009) | |
| The Collected Stories of Frank Herbert | (2014) | |
| Frank Herbert: Unpublished Stories | (2016) | |
Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books
| New World Or No World | (1970) | |
| Threshold: The Blue Angels Experience | (1973) | |
| Without Me You're Nothing | (1980) | |
| Maker of Dune | (1985) | |
| The Notebooks of Frank Herbert's Dune | (1988) | |
Publication Order of Dune: The Graphic Novel Books
(with Brian Herbert, Kevin J. Anderson)
| Dune: The Graphic Novel, Book 1 | (2020) | |
| Dune: The Graphic Novel, Book 2 | (2022) | |
Publication Order of Anthologies
| Amazing Stories, Vol. 41, No. 4 | (1967) | |
| Backdrop of Stars | (1968) | |
| Election Day 2084 | (1984) | |
| Battlefields Beyond Tomorrow | (1987) | |
| More Fantastic Stories | (2009) | |
| The Wesleyan Anthology of Science Fiction | (2010) | |
| Pulse Pounders | (2015) | |
Notes: All of the Pandora Sequence books, except for Destination: Void, were co-authored by Bill Ransom. Man of Two Worlds, The Notebooks of Frank Herbert’s Dune and Songs of Muad’dib were co-authored by Brian Herbert. The Road to Dune was co-authored by Kevin J. Anderson and Brian Herbert. The Dragon in the Sea was also published as Under Pressure and as 21st Century Sub.