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
Chronological Order of Dune Books
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
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
Publication Order of SF Authors Choice Books
Publication Order of Standalone Novels
Publication Order of Short Story Collections
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)
Publication Order of Anthologies
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.