Dune Guía y cronología

The first Dune introduces an empire through people trying to control Arrakis, and lets older institutions remain partly mysterious. An expanded prequel history offers answers to different questions and is not required before Paul reaches the desert.

The modern films, older screen versions and graphic retellings adapt material differently. Games can also reinvent the conflict, especially Awakening's alternate history, so a familiar house name does not put all routes in the same events.

Read Frank Herbert's original sequence before choosing expanded chronology: Dune, Messiah, Children, God Emperor, Heretics and Chapterhouse. Choose one screen adaptation route for viewing rather than interleaving all versions of the same novel.

The groups distinguish modern screen, expanded books, Lynch, Syfy, RTS games, the graphic adaptation of the first novel and Awakening. Their scope and version relationships differ; none is mandatory preparation for all others.

• Modern (5 entries)

  The modern film and television interpretation, with the central films and earlier-set Prophecy material considered in their own screen context.

• Books (22 entries)

  Frank Herbert's novels and the expanded literary universe. Original publication reading begins with Dune; the much earlier prequels are optional chronology exploration.

• Lynch 1984 (1 entry)

  The standalone 1984 film interpretation, not an earlier chapter before the modern adaptation.

• Syfy TV (2 entries)

  The Syfy miniseries adaptation route, separate from the other screen versions.

• RTS Games (3 entries)

  The classic RTS games' reinterpretation of Arrakis conflict, not a guaranteed literal extension of every novel event.

• Graphic Novels (3 entries)

  The graphic retelling of the first Dune novel in successive volumes, an alternative presentation rather than new post-novel chapters.

• Dune: Awakening (1 entry)

  Awakening's alternate-history survival game setting, whose premise differs from following Paul's original path unchanged.

Begin with Dune for reading, or the modern film pair for that viewing route. Earlier-set material such as Prophecy is not required before Part One.

1. 1
   The Butlerian JihadNovel · 2002
2. 2
   The Machine CrusadeNovel · 2004
3. 3
   The Battle of CorrinNovel · 2004
4. 4
   Sisterhood of DuneNovel · 2012
5. 5
   Mentats of DuneNovel · 2014
6. 6
   Navigators of DuneNovel · 2016
7. 7
   House AtreidesNovel · 1999
8. 8
   House HarkonnenNovel · 2000
9. 9
   House CorrinoNovel · 2001
10. 10
    The Duke of CaladanNovel · 2020
11. 11
    The Lady of CaladanNovel · 2021
12. 12
    The Heir of CaladanNovel · 2022
13. 13
    DuneNovel · 1965
14. 14
    Paul of DuneNovel · 2008
15. 15
    Dune MessiahNovel · 1969
16. 16
    The Winds of DuneNovel · 2009
17. 17
    Children of DuneNovel · 1976
18. 18
    God Emperor of DuneNovel · 1981
19. 19
    Heretics of DuneNovel · 1984
20. 20
    Chapterhouse: DuneNovel · 1985
21. 21
    Hunters of DuneNovel · 2006
22. 22
    Sandworms of DuneNovel · 2007
23. 23
    DuneFilm · 2021
24. 24
    Dune: Part TwoFilm · 2024
25. 25
    Dune: ProphecySeries · 2024
26. 26
    Dune: Part ThreeFilm · Dec 16, 2026Upcoming
27. 27
    DuneFilm · 1984
28. 28
    Frank Herbert's DuneSeries · 2000
29. 29
    Frank Herbert's Children of DuneSeries · 2003
30. 30
    Dune II: The Building of a DynastyGame · 1992
31. 31
    Dune 2000Game · 1998
32. 32
    Emperor: Battle for DuneGame · 2001
33. 33
    Dune: The Graphic Novel - Book 1: DuneNovel · 2020
34. 34
    Dune: The Graphic Novel - Book 2: Muad'DibNovel · 2022
35. 35
    Dune: The Graphic Novel - Book 3: The ProphetNovel · 2024
36. 36
    Dune: ProphecySeries · 2026Upcoming
37. 37
    Dune: AwakeningGame · 2025

Literary story order differs from publication, and some absolute BG/AG labels remain qualified. A timeline of expanded books should not be imported unchanged into every screen or game version.

1. 1
   201–108 BG (Butlerian Jihad)The Butlerian JihadNovel · 2002
2. 2
   c. 190 BG (Butlerian Jihad)The Machine CrusadeNovel · 2004
3. 3
   88 BG (Battle of Corrin)The Battle of CorrinNovel · 2004
4. 4
   83 years after the Battle of CorrinSisterhood of DuneNovel · 2012
5. 5
   c. 68 BG (Mentat order era)Mentats of DuneNovel · 2014
6. 6
   c. 1 BG / 1 AG (Guild formation era)Navigators of DuneNovel · 2016
7. 7
   c. 80 AG (≈10,000 years before Paul)Dune: ProphecySeries · 2024
8. 8
   Story period not yet confirmedDune: ProphecySeries · 2026Upcoming
9. 9
   c. 10176 AGHouse AtreidesNovel · 1999
10. 10
    c. 10177 AGHouse HarkonnenNovel · 2000
11. 11
    c. 10178 AGHouse CorrinoNovel · 2001
12. 12
    c. 10188–10189 AGThe Duke of CaladanNovel · 2020
13. 13
    c. 10189–10190 AGThe Lady of CaladanNovel · 2021
14. 14
    c. 10190 AGThe Heir of CaladanNovel · 2022
15. 15
    10191 AGDuneFilm · 2021
16. 16
    10191 AGDuneNovel · 1965
17. 17
    10191 AGDuneFilm · 1984
18. 18
    10191 AGFrank Herbert's DuneSeries · 2000
19. 19
    Alt 10191 AGDune II: The Building of a DynastyGame · 1992
20. 20
    10191 AGDune: The Graphic Novel - Book 1: DuneNovel · 2020
21. 21
    Alternate history around the era of DuneDune: AwakeningGame · 2025
22. 22
    10191–10192 AGDune: Part TwoFilm · 2024
23. 23
    Alt 10191 AG (re-telling / variant campaign)Dune 2000Game · 1998
24. 24
    10191 AG (later in the same year)Dune: The Graphic Novel - Book 2: Muad'DibNovel · 2022
25. 25
    c. 10192–10194 AG (Muad'Dib's Jihad era)Paul of DuneNovel · 2008
26. 26
    10191–10192 AG (end of Book 1 story)Dune: The Graphic Novel - Book 3: The ProphetNovel · 2024
27. 27
    Alt post-Arrakis conflict (early 10200s AG-ish)Emperor: Battle for DuneGame · 2001
28. 28
    Nearly two decades after Paul's riseDune: Part ThreeFilm · Dec 16, 2026Upcoming
29. 29
    10208 AGDune MessiahNovel · 1969
30. 30
    c. 10210 AG (between Messiah and Children)The Winds of DuneNovel · 2009
31. 31
    10224 AGChildren of DuneNovel · 1976
32. 32
    10208–10224 AGFrank Herbert's Children of DuneSeries · 2003
33. 33
    c. 13724 AGGod Emperor of DuneNovel · 1981
34. 34
    c. 15200+ AG (post-Scattering era)Heretics of DuneNovel · 1984
35. 35
    c. 15210+ AGChapterhouse: DuneNovel · 1985
36. 36
    c. 15220+ AGHunters of DuneNovel · 2006
37. 37
    c. 15230+ AGSandworms of DuneNovel · 2007

Publication-based reading lets the original novels establish their ideas before expanded histories and retellings revisit them.

1. 1
   DuneNovel · 1965
2. 2
   Dune MessiahNovel · 1969
3. 3
   Children of DuneNovel · 1976
4. 4
   God Emperor of DuneNovel · 1981
5. 5
   Heretics of DuneNovel · 1984
6. 6
   DuneFilm · 1984
7. 7
   Chapterhouse: DuneNovel · 1985
8. 8
   Dune II: The Building of a DynastyGame · 1992
9. 9
   Dune 2000Game · 1998
10. 10
    House AtreidesNovel · 1999
11. 11
    House HarkonnenNovel · 2000
12. 12
    Frank Herbert's DuneSeries · 2000
13. 13
    Emperor: Battle for DuneGame · 2001
14. 14
    House CorrinoNovel · 2001
15. 15
    The Butlerian JihadNovel · 2002
16. 16
    Frank Herbert's Children of DuneSeries · 2003
17. 17
    The Machine CrusadeNovel · 2004
18. 18
    The Battle of CorrinNovel · 2004
19. 19
    Hunters of DuneNovel · 2006
20. 20
    Sandworms of DuneNovel · 2007
21. 21
    Paul of DuneNovel · 2008
22. 22
    The Winds of DuneNovel · 2009
23. 23
    Sisterhood of DuneNovel · 2012
24. 24
    Mentats of DuneNovel · 2014
25. 25
    Navigators of DuneNovel · 2016
26. 26
    The Duke of CaladanNovel · 2020
27. 27
    Dune: The Graphic Novel - Book 1: DuneNovel · 2020
28. 28
    The Lady of CaladanNovel · 2021
29. 29
    DuneFilm · 2021
30. 30
    The Heir of CaladanNovel · 2022
31. 31
    Dune: The Graphic Novel - Book 2: Muad'DibNovel · 2022
32. 32
    Dune: Part TwoFilm · 2024
33. 33
    Dune: The Graphic Novel - Book 3: The ProphetNovel · 2024
34. 34
    Dune: ProphecySeries · 2024
35. 35
    Dune: AwakeningGame · 2025
36. 36
    Dune: ProphecySeries · 2026Upcoming
37. 37
    Dune: Part ThreeFilm · Dec 16, 2026Upcoming