Chronological Order of Dune Books

 



Here is the much requested list of Dune novels and short stories
in Chronological Order


(Novels are in bold)

    1. "Hunting Harkonnens" (Included in Tales of Dune)
    2. The Butlerian Jihad
    3. "Whipping Mek" (Included in Tales of Dune)
    4. The Machine Crusade
    5. "The Faces of a Martyr" (Included in Tales of Dune)
    6. The Battle of Corrin
    7. Sisterhood of Dune
    8. Mentats of Dune
    9. "Red Plague" (takes place immediately before Navigators of Dune; Included in Tales of Dune)
    10. Navigators of Dune
    11. "Imperial Court" (included in Sands of Dune)
    12. "Edge of a Crysknife" (included in Sands of Dune)
    13. House Atreides
    14. House Harkonnen
    15. "Blood and Water" (standalone excerpt from House Harkonnen)
    16. House Corrino
    17. “Fremen Justice” (Also published as “Nighttime Shadows of Open Sand,” standalone excerpt from House Corrino)
    18. “Wedding Silk” (Included in Tales of Dune)
    19. Princess of Dune
    20. The Duke of Caladan
    21. The Lady of Caladan
    22. The Heir of Caladan
    23. Frank Herbert's Dune
    24. “A Whisper of Caladan Seas” (takes place during events of Dune; Included in Tales of Dune)
    25. "Blood of the Sardaukar" (takes place during events of Dune; Included in Sands of Dune)
    26. "The Waters of Kanly" (takes place during events of Dune; Included in Sands of Dune)
    27. Paul of Dune
    28. Frank Herbert's Dune Messiah
    29. The Winds of Dune
    30. Frank Herbert's Children of Dune
    31. Frank Herbert's God-Emperor of Dune
    32. Frank Herbert's Heretics of Dune
    33. Frank Herbert's Chapterhouse; Dune
    34. “Sea Child” (takes place during events of Chapterhouse; Dune; Included in Tales of Dune)
    35. Hunters of Dune
    36. “Treasure in the Sand” (takes place immediately before Sandworms of Dune; Included in Tales of Dune)
    37. Sandworms of Dune


Also of interest

 
Short Story Publication History

“Whisper of Caladan Seas” (1999)
“Blood and Water” (2000)
“Fremen Justice” (also published as “Nighttime Shadows of Open Sand”) (2001)
“Hunting Harkonnens” (2002)
“Whipping Mek” (2003)
“The Faces of a Martyr” (2004)
“Sea Child” (2006)
“Treasure in the Sand” (2009)
“Wedding Silk” (2011)
“Red Plague” (2016)
“The Waters of Kanly” (2017)
“Blood of the Sardukar” (2019)
“Imperial Court” (2022)
“Edge of a Crysknife” (2022)
 
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