The History of Dune is bigger than you probably know… Originating back in 1965 with the novel by Frank Herbert. It is often described as the best selling science fiction novel in history. We will be actively working on building a simple Dune Timeline for us to read.
Frank Herbert passed away in 1986. Beginning in 1999 his son Brian Herbert and science fiction author Kevin J. Anderson published a number of prequel novels as well as two sequels that complete the original Dune series. Hunters of Dune in 2006 and Sandworms of Dune in 2007. These were partially based of Frank Herberts notes which were discovered nearly a decade after his death. Today we take a quick look at the History of Dune.
The story of Dune begins with Paul Atreides.
“A young man born into a great destiny beyond his understanding, he must travel to the most dangerous planet in the universe to ensure the future of his family and his people. As malevolent forces explode into conflict over the galaxy’s exclusive supply of spice—a commodity capable of unlocking humanity’s greatest potential—only those who can conquer their fear will survive.”
History of Dune
| BOOKS | The Illustrated Dune (1978)The Dune Encyclopedia (1984)The Making of Dune (1984)The Dune Storybook (1984)Songs of Muad’dib (1992)The Road to Dune (2005)Tales of Dune (2011)Tales of Dune: Expanded Edition (2017)Sands of Dune (2022) |
| NOVELS | Dune (1965) Dune Messiah (1969) Children of Dune (1976) God Emperor of Dune (1981) Heretics of Dune (1984) Chapterhouse: Dune (1985) Prelude to Dune series:House Atreides (1999) House Harkonnen (2000) House Corrino (2001) Legends of Dune series:The Butlerian Jihad (2002) The Machine Crusade (2003) The Battle of Corrin (2004) Hunters of Dune (2006) Sandworms of Dune (2007) Heroes of Dune series:Paul of Dune (2008) The Winds of Dune (2009) Great Schools of Dune series:Sisterhood of Dune (2012) Mentats of Dune (2014) Navigators of Dune (2016) The Caladan Trilogy series:The Duke of Caladan (2020) The Lady of Caladan (2021) The Heir of Caladan (2022) |
| SHORT STORIES | “The Road to Dune” (1985) “A Whisper of Caladan Seas” (2001) “Hunting Harkonnens” (2002) “Whipping Mek” (2003) “The Faces of a Martyr” (2004) “Sea Child” (2006) “Treasure in the Sand” (2006) “Wedding Silk” (2011) “Red Plague” (2016) “The Waters of Kanly” (2017) “Dune: Blood of the Sardaukar” (2019) “Dune: The Edge of a Crysknife” (2022) “Dune: Imperial Court” (2022) |
| COMICS | Dune: The Official Comic Book (1984) Marvel Comics Super Special #36: Dune (1985) Dune (1985 series) Dune: House Atreides (2020–2022 series) Frank Herbert’s Dune: The Graphic Novel, Book 1 (2020) Dune: Blood of the Sardaukar (2021) Dune: A Whisper of Caladan Seas (2021) Frank Herbert’s Dune: The Graphic Novel, Book 2: Muad’Dib (2022) |
| FILMS | Dune (1984) Dune (2021) Dune: Part Two (2023; forthcoming) |
| TV | Frank Herbert’s Dune (2000) Frank Herbert’s Children of Dune (2003) Dune: The Sisterhood (forthcoming) |
| TRADITIONAL GAMES | Avalon Hill’s Dune board game (1979) Parker Brothers’ Dune board game (1984) Dune card game (1997) |
| ROLE-PLAYING GAME | Dune: Chronicles of the Imperium (2000) |
| VIDEO GAMES | Dune (1992) Dune II (1992) Dune 2000 (1998) Emperor: Battle for Dune (2001) Frank Herbert’s Dune (2001) Dune: Spice Wars (2022; forthcoming) |
| SOUNDTRACKS | Dune (1984) Dune: Spice Opera (games, 1992) Frank Herbert’s Dune (2000) Emperor: Battle for Dune (2001) Frank Herbert’s Children of Dune (2003) Dune (2021) |
History of Dune Timeline
The Dune Universe Timeline stretches over 30,000 years with a detailed history, ecosystem, and characters. This page will be updated as we learn more about Dune.
