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The list follows in-universe chronology. Era and continuity remain visible on each record.

Showing 26 of 26 released stories.

  1. BookCanon

    The Butlerian Jihad

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    The distant-past conflict between humanity and thinking machines begins the Legends of Dune trilogy.

    Story eraLegends of DuneContinuityExpanded publishing continuityIn-world placementNot yet fixedFirst release2002
  2. BookCanon

    The Machine Crusade

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    The war against the thinking machines widens across the second Legends of Dune novel.

    Story eraLegends of DuneContinuityExpanded publishing continuityIn-world placementNot yet fixedFirst release2003
  3. BookCanon

    The Battle of Corrin

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    The trilogy closes with the battle and institutions that shape the far-future Dune universe.

    Story eraLegends of DuneContinuityExpanded publishing continuityIn-world placementNot yet fixedFirst release2004
  4. BookCanon

    Sisterhood of Dune

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    The first Great Schools novel follows the early Bene Gesserit, Mentats and other institutions after the machine wars.

    Story eraGreat SchoolsContinuityExpanded publishing continuityIn-world placementNot yet fixedFirst release2012
  5. BookCanon

    Mentats of Dune

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    The struggle over human computation and anti-technology factions continues the Great Schools sequence.

    Story eraGreat SchoolsContinuityExpanded publishing continuityIn-world placementNot yet fixedFirst release2014
  6. BookCanon

    Navigators of Dune

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    The Great Schools trilogy closes around the emergence of the Spacing Guild and its navigators.

    Story eraGreat SchoolsContinuityExpanded publishing continuityIn-world placementNot yet fixedFirst release2016
  7. Television prequelAdaptation continuity

    Dune: Prophecy

    WatchTV / streamingSearch JustWatch — title page not verified · Opens search resultsAdaptation continuity

    A screen prequel inspired by the Sisterhood era, following the emerging Bene Gesserit in the Legendary adaptation continuity.

    Story eraGreat SchoolsContinuityLegendary screen continuityIn-world placementNot yet fixedFirst release2024
  8. BookCanon

    Dune: House Atreides

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    The Prelude trilogy begins with the generation immediately before Paul Atreides.

    Story eraPrelude to DuneContinuityExpanded publishing continuityIn-world placementNot yet fixedFirst release1999
  9. BookCanon

    Dune: House Harkonnen

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    The second Prelude novel expands the rival houses and plots leading toward Dune.

    Story eraPrelude to DuneContinuityExpanded publishing continuityIn-world placementNot yet fixedFirst release2000
  10. BookCanon

    Dune: House Corrino

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    The Prelude trilogy closes as imperial plans and family histories approach the original novel.

    Story eraPrelude to DuneContinuityExpanded publishing continuityIn-world placementNot yet fixedFirst release2001
  11. BookCanon

    The Duke of Caladan

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    Duke Leto’s final years on Caladan open a trilogy set just before Dune.

    Story eraCaladan trilogyContinuityExpanded publishing continuityIn-world placementNot yet fixedFirst release2020
  12. BookCanon

    The Lady of Caladan

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    Jessica’s loyalties and Bene Gesserit ties drive the second Caladan novel.

    Story eraCaladan trilogyContinuityExpanded publishing continuityIn-world placementNot yet fixedFirst release2021
  13. BookCanon

    The Heir of Caladan

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    Paul’s preparation and the family’s impending move to Arrakis close the Caladan trilogy.

    Story eraCaladan trilogyContinuityExpanded publishing continuityIn-world placementNot yet fixedFirst release2022
  14. Novel / comic / films / TV / audiobook / gameCanon unclear

    Dune

    ReadBook / comicSearch Open Library — edition not verified · Opens search resultsCanon unclearWatchMovieSearch JustWatch — title page not verified · Opens search resultsAdaptation continuityWatchTV / streamingSearch JustWatch — title page not verified · Opens search resultsAdaptation continuityListenAudiobook / audioSearch Audible — edition not verified · Opens search resultsCanon unclearPlayGameSearch IGDB — game page not verified · Opens search resultsAdaptation continuity

    Paul Atreides arrives on Arrakis in the source novel and its major graphic, screen, audio and interactive adaptations—including Cryo’s 1992 game.

    Story eraOriginal sixContinuityFrank Herbert novel / distinct adaptation continuitiesIn-world placementNot yet fixedFirst release1965 book · 1984/2021–2024 films · 1992 game · 2000 TV
  15. BookCanon

    Paul of Dune

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    A bridge novel that moves between Paul’s early reign and an earlier formative campaign.

    Story eraHeroes of DuneContinuityExpanded publishing continuityIn-world placementNot yet fixedFirst release2008
  16. BookCanon

    Princess of Dune

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    The Heroes sequence turns to Irulan and Chani before the original novel’s central conflict.

    Story eraHeroes of DuneContinuityExpanded publishing continuityIn-world placementNot yet fixedFirst release2023
  17. BookCanon

    The Winds of Dune

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    The second Heroes novel explores the political and personal aftermath around Paul’s disappearance.

    Story eraHeroes of DuneContinuityExpanded publishing continuityIn-world placementNot yet fixedFirst release2009
  18. Novel / TV adaptation / audiobookCanon unclear

    Dune Messiah

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    Paul’s rule faces conspiracy and the consequences of the jihad; the story also forms part of the 2003 Children of Dune miniseries.

    Story eraOriginal sixContinuityFrank Herbert novel / TV adaptation continuityIn-world placementNot yet fixedFirst release1969 book · 2003 TV
  19. Novel / TV adaptation / audiobookCanon unclear

    Children of Dune

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    The Atreides twins inherit an empire and a dangerous legacy in both the novel and its 2003 screen adaptation.

    Story eraOriginal sixContinuityFrank Herbert novel / TV adaptation continuityIn-world placementNot yet fixedFirst release1976 book · 2003 TV
  20. BookCanon

    God Emperor of Dune

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    A vast time jump reveals Leto II’s transformed empire and the price of his Golden Path.

    Story eraOriginal sixContinuityFrank Herbert’s original sagaIn-world placementNot yet fixedFirst release1981
  21. BookCanon

    Heretics of Dune

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    Millennia later, returning populations and new powers disrupt the order Leto created.

    Story eraOriginal sixContinuityFrank Herbert’s original sagaIn-world placementNot yet fixedFirst release1984
  22. BookCanon

    Chapterhouse: Dune

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    The Bene Gesserit face the Honored Matres in Frank Herbert’s sixth and final Dune novel.

    Story eraOriginal sixContinuityFrank Herbert’s original sagaIn-world placementNot yet fixedFirst release1985
  23. BookCanon

    Hunters of Dune

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    Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson continue the unresolved journey after Chapterhouse.

    Story eraPost-ChapterhouseContinuityExpanded publishing continuationIn-world placementNot yet fixedFirst release2006
  24. BookCanon

    Sandworms of Dune

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    The expanded continuation attempts to close the long conflict beyond Frank Herbert’s six novels.

    Story eraPost-ChapterhouseContinuityExpanded publishing continuationIn-world placementNot yet fixedFirst release2007
  25. Licensed strategy gameAlternate continuity

    Dune II: The Building of a Dynasty

    PlayGameSearch IGDB — game page not verified · Opens search resultsAlternate continuity

    Westwood’s strategy classic creates a separate three-house conflict that inspired its own game branch.

    Story eraGamesContinuityWestwood game continuityIn-world placementNot yet fixedFirst release1992
  26. Alternate-timeline gameAlternate continuity

    Dune: Awakening

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    An official alternate timeline around the first novel’s era imagines Arrakis without Paul Atreides.

    Story eraGamesContinuityAlternate game timelineIn-world placementNot yet fixedFirst release2025

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01 · Reader route

Frank Herbert’s six

Dune → Messiah → Children → God Emperor → Heretics → Chapterhouse.

02 · Film route

Dune + Part Two

The Villeneuve films form one current adaptation route.

03 · Expanded route

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Official Dune novels site ↗Frank Herbert’s original six ↗Official Dune: Awakening timeline note ↗

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