Prelude to Dune series (it's about a period beginning about 35 years before the events of the original Dune and ending about 15 years before them): They are separated by thematic context, which is required as most have been written in trilogy form and need to be read in this particular order: It turned out these notes were actually rough guidelines about the legendary Dune 7, the missing part of the saga, the one which would complete the series, which no one had expected to see.īrian and Kevin have released 12 books so far (but we should be expecting more to come), which I'll cite below. Not only that but just after they'd started writing the first few books of the "modern" Dune era, they discovered long lost and forgotten material by late Frank, sealed for 15 odd years in a bank locker. Unfortunately Frank left his work unfinished and the story incomplete, because he passed away before he had the chance to finish the seventh book.īut his legacy lived on and it was his son Brian Herbert who resumed the Dune series, in collaboration with Kevin Anderson (widely known for contributing to the Star Wars universe by writing lots of original stories, especially "The Jedi Academy Trilogy"). One may read them in this exact order, as they're not only sorted by publishing date but it's also how the epic unfolds in chronological order.
These are::Ĥ) God Emperor of Dune (1981) (like I said, arguably the best book of its genre) The first six books were written by Frank Herbert in the period between 19. Long answer: The Dune saga practically consists of two parts. Moreover the saga of Dune by no means ends with that #1 book, as only in the second volume there are huge plot twists and the story develops drastically taking a whole new turn (quite unexpected too). Dune can be treated as a standalone book and story.īut why would you want to do that? You'll miss most of the fun, as some of the subsequent books are arguably better (especially God Emperor of Dune which, in my opinion, is probably the best and deepest sci-fi work of all time by far). Short answer: No, it's not necessary to read the rest of the series.
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