1.
The Butlerian Jihad (Legends of Dune, Book 1) by
Kevin J. Anderson
"The beginning of the Legends of Dune trilogy. Set
10,000 years before the events of Dune. Introduces
us to Vorian Atreides, Xavier Harkonnen, Serena
Butler, and Selim Wormrider."
2. The Machine Crusade (Legends of Dune, Book 2) by
Kevin J. Anderson
"Begins 23 years after the events of The Butlerian
Jihad. The beginnings of the Guild, Swordmasters,
Suk Doctors, and Bene Gesserit Sisterhood start
taking shape."
3. The Battle of Corrin (Legends of Dune, Book 3) by
Kevin J. Anderson
"Begins 56 years after the events of The Machine
Crusade. The conclusion of the Legends of Dune
trilogy and sets the stage for the next trilogy..."
4. Sisterhood of Dune by Brian Herbert
"Picking up where the Legends of Dune trilogy left
off, Sisterhood of Dune is the opening chapter of a
new trilogy exploring the formation of the Bene
Gesserit, the Mentats, the Suk Doctors, the Spacing
Guild and the Navigators, as well as the solidifying of
the Corrino imperium."
5. House Atreides (Dune: House Trilogy, Book 1) by
Kevin J. Anderson
"The beginning of the Prelude to Dune or "House"
trilogy. Begins approximately 20-30 years before the
events of Dune. Follows Leto Atreides, Vladimir
Harkonnen, Shaddam Corrino, and Dr. Pardot
Kynes."
6. House Harkonnen (Dune: House Trilogy, Book 2) by
Kevin J. Anderson
"The continuation of the struggles of House
Atreides, House Harkonnen, and House Corrino."
7. House Corrino (Dune: House Trilogy, Book 3) by
Kevin J. Anderson
"The conclusion of the Prelude to Dune trilogy which
sets the stage for the greatest chapter in the saga,
the original Dune."
8. Dune, 40th Anniversary Edition (Dune Chronicles,
Book 1) by Frank Herbert
"The original and also best of the Dune saga in my
opinion. Beginning of the Dune Chronicles."
9. Paul of Dune by Kevin J. Anderson
"The first in a new "Heroes of Dune" tetralogy (4
books). This new series jumps around a bit in the
timeline. "Paul of Dune" focuses mostly on the 12
year Fremen Jihad between "Dune" and "Dune
Messiah.""
10. Dune Messiah (Dune Chronicles) by Frank Herbert
"Set approx. 12 years after the conclusion of Dune.
Follows Paul Muad'Dib ad his struggle to control his
post-war empire."
11. The Winds of Dune (Heroes of Dune #2) by Kevin J.
Anderson
"The Winds of Dune occurs immediately after the
events of Dune Messiah and is part two of four in
the "Heroes of Dune" series."
12. Children of Dune by Frank Herbert
"Set approx. 9 years after "Messiah", the focus shifts
from Paul to his twin children Leto and Ghanima."
13. God Emperor of Dune (Dune Chronicles, Book 4) by
Frank Herbert
"Set approx. 3500 years after "Children." This book
serves as a bridge between trilogies. This chapter of
the series focuses more on the religion of Muad'Dib
than the characters and plot lines that made it's
predecessors and successors great. It sets the stage
for the next great trilogy but impatient readers
could jump from "Children" to "Heretics" without
missing much."
14. Heretics of Dune (Dune Chronicles, Book 5) by Frank
Herbert
"Set 1500 years after the end of "God Emperor."
This book begins the second trilogy of the "classic"
Dune novels and shifts the focus to the Bene
Gesserit Sisterhood, their newest Duncan Idaho
ghola, and their military genius Miles Teg."
15. Chapterhouse: Dune (Dune Chronicles, Book 6) by
Frank Herbert
"The final Dune novel written by Frank Herbert. This
book is part two if the "second trilogy" of classic
Dune books and finished with a cliffhanger that
lasted 20 years until..."
16. Hunters of Dune by Kevin J. Anderson
"The first of the 2-part "Book 7" concluding the
Dune Chronicles. Written from notes left by Frank
Herbert and found a decade after his death,
"Hunters" begins 3 years after the end of
"Chapterhouse.""
17. Sandworms of Dune by Kevin J. Anderson
"The second of the 2-part "Book 7" concluding the
grand Dune saga. Where "Hunters" began tying up
loose ends and story lines that Frank Herbert began
50 years ago, "Sandworms" finishes the job."