Dune — Reading Order
by Frank Herbert
Begin with Dune — one of the greatest sci-fi novels ever written. Continue through Frank Herbert's original saga before exploring Brian Herbert's prequels.
Dune
Frank Herbert · 1965
Paul Atreides must survive betrayal and lead a revolution on the desert planet Arrakis — the only source of the most valuable substance in the universe.
Dune Messiah
Frank Herbert · 1969
Twelve years after Dune — Paul Muad'Dib rules the universe but faces a conspiracy that could destroy everything.
Children of Dune
Frank Herbert · 1976
Paul's twin children, Leto and Ghanima, must navigate a dangerous world where prophecy and power collide.
God Emperor of Dune
Frank Herbert · 1981
Leto II has ruled for 3,500 years, transformed into a human-sandworm hybrid, guiding humanity on the Golden Path.
Heretics of Dune
Frank Herbert · 1984
Fifteen hundred years after God Emperor — Bene Gesserit and a ghola of Duncan Idaho face threats from a mysterious return.
Chapterhouse: Dune
Frank Herbert · 1985
The Bene Gesserit face annihilation. The final book in Frank Herbert's original saga.