How many books are there in the Dune series?

Question

I am looking for the total number of books in the Dune series so that I can make sure that I have them all for a gift for someone. Any help would be great, thanks!

Answer 1

The original series of Dune
Dune (1965)
Dune Messiah (1969)
Children of Dune (1976)
God Emperor of Dune (1981)
Heretics of Dune (1984)
Chapterhouse: Dune (1985)

Prelude to Dune
There is also a prequel trilogy to Dune, known as the Prelude to Dune. It was written by Brian Herbert (son of Frank) and Kevin J. Anderson and are based on Frank Herbert's notes, found after his death. This trilogy is set in the years leading up to the events in Dune.

Dune: House Atreides
Dune: House Harkonnen
Dune: House Corrino

Legends of Dune
Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson followed with a second prequel trilogy called the Legends of Dune. This trilogy is set at an earlier time in the history of the Dune universe, when humans and sentient machines waged war with one another.

Dune: The Butlerian Jihad
Dune: The Machine Crusade
Dune: The Battle of Corrin

Completion of the original series (A.K.A. "Dune 7")
Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson have scheduled the release of three more books. These books (two novels and a compilation of short stories) are based off of an existing framework that Frank Herbert wrote prior to his death (the working title of that framework is known as Dune 7).

The Road to Dune
Hunters of Dune
Sandworms of Dune

Answer 2

The first book is Dune, plain and simple. The following book is Dune Messiah and then Children of Dune and God Emperor of Dune. They're all great. And nowadays, we have a new Dune series by Kevin J. Anderson and Frank Herbert's son, Brian Herbert. The original 'new' books were House Atreides, House Harkonnen and House Corrino. After this, they wrote a 'prelude' series to "Dune", which took place years before the original Dune. The series began with "The Butlerian Jihad", carried onto "The Machine Crusade" and ended with "The Battle of Corrin." All are great to read. -kaedajnor

Answer 3

Dune Saga

Answer 4

Dune
Dune Messiah
Children Of Dune
God Emperor Of Dune
Heretics Of Dune
Chapterhouse Dune
House Atreides
House Harkonnen

Answer 5

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Well, it all depends on what order you want to read them in and if you are interested in reading the new Dune novels by Frank Herbert's son, Brian. So decide, do you want to read them in order of publication or chronologically, all the Dune books or just those by Frank Herbert? I have placed both orders below in full (including the book coming out this fall) with which Herbert authored it. By Chronology: The Butlerian Jihad, Brian Herbert The Machine Crusade, Brian Herbert The Battle of Corrin, Brian Herbert House Atreides, Brian Herbert House Harkonnen, Brian Herbert House Corrino, Brian Herbert Dune, Frank Herbert Dune Messiah, Frank Herbert Children of Dune, Frank Herbert God Emperor of Dune, Frank Herbert Heretics of Dune, Frank Herbert Chapterhouse: Dune, Frank Herbert Hunters of Dune, Brian Herbert The Road to Dune, Brian Herbert Sandworms of Dune (September 2007), Brian Herbert By Publishing: Dune, Frank Herbert Dune Messiah, Frank Herbert Children of Dune, Frank Herbert God Emperor of Dune, Frank Herbert Heretics of Dune, Frank Herbert Chapterhouse: Dune, Frank Herbert House Atreides, Brian Herbert House Harkonnen, Brian Herbert House Corrino, Brian Herbert The Butlerian Jihad, Brian Herbert The Machine Crusade, Brian Herbert The Battle of Corrin, Brian Herbert Hunters of Dune, Brian Herbert The Road to Dune, Brian Herbert Sandworms of Dune (September 2007), Brian Herbert Hope that helps. I happen to love the Dune's by Frank Herbert, but have not read any written by his son, Brian. But a word of caution. While the first Dune is well liked by most readers, the rest get extremely complicated as they go on. I have met very few people that have read and liked all of the originals. I did, but I enjoy all the complicated characters, twists, turns and political intrigue.

Answer 6

The above list is very thorough but if you really want to impress you can add the short stories as well…

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The other short stories can be found in “Road to Dune”

Answer 7

I agree with most of what's been answered

Answer 8

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