Dune series

## Genre Information

Sci Fi Epic
Sci Fi Colonization

Classic Science Fiction

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## About the Series

* **Genres:** Sci Fi Epic, Sci Fi Colonization, Classic Science Fiction
* **Theme:** Herbert said in 1979, "The bottom line of the Dune trilogy is: beware of heroes. Much better rely on your own judgment, and your own mistakes."
* **Narrative style**:

## Series titles

Original by Frank Herbert

1. Dune (Book 1) (1965)
2. Dune Messiah (Book 2) (1969)
3. Children of Dune (Book 3) (1976)
4. God Emperor of Dune (Book 4) (1981)
5. Heretics of Dune (Book 5) (1984)
6. Chapterhouse: Dune (Book 6) (1985)

### Dune prequel series

#### Prelude to Dune

* Dune: House Atreides (Prelude to Dune Book 1) (1999)
* Dune: House Harkonnen (Prelude to Dune Book 2) (2000)
* Dune: House Corrino (Prelude to Dune Book 3) (2001)

#### Legends of Dune

* Dune: The Butlerian Jihad (Legends of Dune Book 1) (2002)
* Dune: The Machine Crusade (Legends of Dune Book 2) (2003)
* Dune: The Battle of Corrin (Legends of Dune Book 3) (2004)

#### Heroes of Dune

* Paul of Dune (Heroes of Dune Book 1) (2008)
* The Winds of Dune (Heroes of Dune Book 2) (2009)
* The Throne of Dune (Heroes of Dune Book 3) (TBD) (Originally titled *Irulan of Dune* but now currently on hold until after Great Schools of Dune trilogy is completed)
* Leto of Dune (Heroes of Dune Book 4) (TBD) (Title may have changed to *Golden Path of Dune* but now currently on hold until after Great Schools of Dune trilogy is completed)

#### Great Schools of Dune

* Sisterhood of Dune (Great Schools of Dune Book 1) (2012)
* Mentats of Dune (Great Schools of Dune Book 2) (2014)
* Navigators of Dune (Great Schools of Dune Book 3) (2016)

#### The Caladan Trilogy

* The Duke of Caladan (The Caladan Trilogy Book 1) (2020)
* The Lady of Caladan (The Caladan Trilogy Book 2) (2021)
* The Heir of Caladan (The Caladan Trilogy Book 3) (Oct 18, 2022)

### Dune Sequels

* Hunters of Dune (Dune Sequels Book 1) (2006)
* Sandworms of Dune (Dune Sequels Book 2) (2007)

### Short stories

* "Dune: A Whisper of Caladan Seas"
* "Dune: Hunting Harkonnens"
* "Dune: Whipping Mek"
* "Dune: The Faces of a Martyr"
* "Dune: Sea Child"
* "Dune: Treasure in the Sand"

### Companion book

(Kevin J. Anderson with Frank Herbert)

* *The Road to Dune* (2005)

## World Building

### Fantasy or SciFi Elements

The *Dune* series is a landmark of soft science fiction. Herbert deliberately suppressed technology in his *Dune* universe so he could address the politics of humanity, rather than the future of humanity's technology. *Dune* considers the way humans and their institutions might change over time.

### World

Set in the distant future amidst a feudal interstellar society in which various noble houses control planetary fiefs, Dune tells the story of young Paul Atreides, whose family accepts the stewardship of the planet Arrakis. While the planet is an inhospitable and sparsely populated desert wasteland, it is the only source of melange, or "the spice", a drug that extends life and enhances mental abilities. Melange is also necessary for space navigation, which requires a kind of multidimensional awareness and foresight that only the drug provides. As melange can only be produced on Arrakis, control of the planet is thus a coveted and dangerous undertaking. The story explores the multi-layered interactions of politics, religion, ecology, technology, and human emotion, as the factions of the empire confront each other in a struggle for the control of Arrakis and its spice.

### Protagonist

Paul Atreides (later known as Paul Muad'Dib)
Paul is a prominent character in the first two novels in the series, Dune (1965) and Dune Messiah (1969), and returns in Children of Dune (1976). The character is brought back as two different gholas in the Brian Herbert/Kevin J. Anderson novels which conclude the original series, Hunters of Dune (2006) and Sandworms of Dune (2007), and appears in the prequels Paul of Dune (2008) and The Winds of Dune (2009). According to Brian Herbert, Frank Herbert's son and biographer, House Atreides was based on the heroic but ill-fated Greek mythological House Atreus.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 wikipedia:Dune (novel)
2. ↑ wikipedia:Paul Atreides