In Which Order Do You Read Dune
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What is the all-time order to read the Dune books in?Recommending not to read specific books is off-white game, merely please proceed the discussion positive.
Please avoid spoilers, other than minimum 'book-jacket' type facts needed to make your instance. Assume your audience has not read any of the books.
Feel complimentary to post multiple orderings. There are many paths through the Dune universe.
Here is my own nominal reading guild. I'm trying it equally an experiment, following chronological gild in blocks starting from Dune: 'present', 'firsthand past', 'remote past', 'future'. present:
- Dune
- Paul of Dune
- Dune Messiah
- The Winds of Dune
- Children of Dune
immediate by:
- Dune: Firm Atreides
- Dune: House Harkonnen
- Dune: Firm Corrino
remote past:
- Dune: Hunting Harkonnens (short story)
- Dune: The Butlerian Jihad
- Dune: Whipping Mek (short story)
- Dune: The Machine Crusade
- Dune: The Faces of a Martyr (brusk story)
- Dune: The Battle of Corrin
time to come:
- God Emperor of Dune
- Heretics of Dune
- Chapterhouse: Dune
- Hunters of Dune
- Sandworms of Dune
Some notes.. I have already deviated slightly from this ordering because of convenience and uncertainty. I actually read Dune, Dune Messiah, and Children of Dune first, then proceded to Paul of Dune and Winds of Dune. Also, I read the short story A Whisper of Caladan Seas subsequently Dune, simply do not include it in this list, because I advise confronting reading information technology. It is truly awful. I oasis't decided where to identify Sisterhood of Dune in the list — it volition go either at the finish of 'remote by' or at the end of of the whole list, in a new block.
I'd recommend to a new reader the six original by Frank Herbert showtime (Dune through Chapterhouse), only touching on the BH/KJA novels if they've however not had plenty. Then I'd say the essentials are the Jihad/Crusade/Corrin trilogy, followed by Hunters/Sandworms. All the rest can be sampled in whatsoever order (although the Firm trilogy should exist read in club, if you go there.) 
Dune and then Dune MessiahIf yous go past those ii the quality really starts to drib off.
- Dune: House Atreides- Dune: House Harkonnen
- Dune: Firm Corrino
- Dune
- Paul of Dune
- Dune Messiah
- The Winds of Dune
- Children of Dune
- The God Emperor of Dune
- Dune: The Butlerian Jihad
- Dune: The Machine Crusade
- Dune: The Boxing of Corrin
- Sisterhood of Dune
- Heretics of Dune
- Chapterhouse: Dune
- Hunters of Dune
- Sandworms of Dune
Thats the order I read them in, simply for a offset time reader:
- Dune
- Paul of Dune
- Dune Messiah
- The Winds of Dune
- Children of Dune
- God Emperor of Dune
- Heretics of Dune
- Chapterhouse: Dune
- Dune: The Butlerian Jihad
- Dune: The Machine Crusade
- Dune: The Boxing of Corrin
- Sisterhood of Dune
- Hunters of Dune
- Sandworms of Dune
- Dune: Firm Atreides
- Dune: House Harkonnen
- Dune: House Corrino
Equally a new reader in the by couple of years now, I'll tell you how I'1000 reading them. I read Dune first, then I went back and accept been reading everything else in chronological order. I'll leave out the short stories and just focus on the actual books hither:Dune: The Butlerian Jihad
Dune: The Machine Crusade
Dune: The Battle of Corrin
Dune: Firm Atreides
Dune: House Harkonnen
Dune: House Corrino
Dune
Paul of Dune
Dune Messiah
The Winds of Dune
Children of Dune
God Emperor of Dune
Heretics of Dune
Chapterhouse: Dune
The Road to Dune (not a novel, but was published but earlier the next two books and later almost everything else before this, so I will read information technology at this point rather than any other time)
Hunters of Dune
Sandworms of Dune
Maybe I'g not reading it as other people would suggest, simply I've been enjoying it profoundly simply reading things chronologically.
With Sisterhood of Dune coming out in January as the first volume in a new trilogy, I'd set those upcoming books betwixt Dune: The Battle of Corrin and Dune: House Atriedes.
A very skilful series to read for sure.
I'm comparing everything - whether written but past Frank or something written by both Brian and Kevin - confronting the very offset Dune novel. As I've been going through these I've gone back to Dune and have even re-read it for clarity.
I started with Dune considering I only wanted to give my mind the right way to have it set from the very start thinking I might non "get" things if I started with The Butlerian Jihad, but as I've been going through all of these, I think that ane can start with The Butlerian Jihad if they choose to do and then, and when they get to Dune can appreciate it even more than as it becomes the culmination of what they had read earlier leading upwardly to it. Plus Dune shows itself as the forerunner in that what was "read before" never would have existed if Dune had never been written.
That's all if they choose to go that route. You certainly can't go wrong at all by reading Dune first though.
I tin can't say to not read whatsoever of the books every bit I haven't read one all the same that I didn't find an enjoyable story in it. Then withal you read them, definitely read them all if y'all intend to read more than than just the offset i.
David wrote: "As a new reader in the past couple of years now, I'll tell you how I'grand reading them. I read Dune get-go, and so I went back and take been reading everything else in chronological society." I've seen this order recommended elsewhere. Information technology seems very sensible to me. One really ought to read Dune first because it is the volume that invents the universe that all of the other books are set in. Reading Dune twice so makes good sense—once at the beginning, and once more at its place in chronological order. It probably (generally) takes two readings to absorb all of its nuances anyway, and it is certainly a skilful plenty book to hold interest for that many readings and more.
id say read all the books by Frank Herbert get-go......the books past his son Brian I would read last if at all because they do not compare to Frank Herbert's writing.They are nifty, just not as good.Dune
Dune Messiah
Children of Dune
God Emperor of Dune
Herectics of Dune
Chapeterhouse Dune
.........
House Atreides
House Harkonnen
Firm Corrino
........
Paul of Dune
Winds of Dune
With Dune, Dune Messiah, and Children of Dune fresh in my mind, I read Paul of Dune and and then The Winds of Dune. I finished The Winds of Dune just a few minutes ago. I was impressed by both of these contempo interquels, and I found that they enhanced my enjoyment of Frank Herbert's books. For anyone who would similar to read only some of the Dune serial then, but does not want to commit to all 17 (and counting), I recommend the following sub-sequence. You could even do just function of this list if y'all just want to read 2 or 3 books... - Dune
- Paul of Dune
- Dune Messiah
- The Winds of Dune
- Children of Dune
In these ii cases, I feel that Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson have risen to the quality of the original Dune sequels, and these books deserve pride of identify as equal canon.
I really retrieve people should just read Dune and forget the balance. Almost nix happens in Dune Messiah until the very finish, and the books go quite strange after that.I'yard not very fond of Frank Herbert's son's writing manner.
Then really, only read Dune. Everything else is a huge come-down from that.
ane. Dune2. Dune
3. Dune
And so on...you can skip the rest of them.
Concur mostly with John (message eleven), but more with Hamish (message 4). I kickoff read Dune in 1974, and re-read it at least 15 times over the next 10 years. I enjoyed Dune Messiah, trudged through Children and simply made it through God Emperor once (when information technology was published). My latest fail was 2 years agone. Every bit I've matured (generous term for gotten older), I recognize that Herbert didn't. His terminal works were strained reaches for the greatness that was Dune. Sort of the One thousand. Nighttime Shyamalan of sci fi. Some of his not Dune novels were proficient. Sadly, his terminal iii Dunes were non.I picked up most of Brian'due south books but haven't read them. None of my friends who have will recommend them. At the least, read Frank Herbert'due south first and decide. To a higher place all, Dune must exist first.
Hamish wrote: "Dune then Dune MessiahIf you lot go past those 2 the quality really starts to drib off."
I thought Dune Messiah was terrible but enjoyed Children Of Dune. Was quite a few years agone I read them though. Accept only read the first three as yet although I will probably revisit all six of the Frank Herbert ones at some point in the future...
Dune just. A truthful classic and top science fiction. And then skip all the others--actually uneven quality, many of them tough to get through and virtually of them I rate a "why bother?".
The six original Dune books [those written by Frank Herbert] are worth reading again and again - I've read the whole series through at least half a dozen times - but the prequels and sequels are disappointing... to say the least. If y'all are new to Dune and then delight, please read Frank Herbert's original six books first...and second and third before you even recollect well-nigh reading the 'others'.
Like about other Dune fans I read the kickoff two novels that Brian Herbert brought out merely I gave up afterwards that because they did not take me back to the Dune I loved. Sadly the 'lights were on but there was no-ane at dwelling house'.
Agree with a couple of letters here, but read "Dune" and forget the rest. I am rereading "Dune" 2nd time myself and I am not planning to read the rest. 
Personally I read children of Dune when i was eleven years old, read Affiliate House and went back to Dune. Probably best to read them in order though. Brian Herbert is not actually Dune, and then yous can read his books in any guild really. 
I read Dune when I was 19 or 20 and really liked it,re-read it 30 years later and was puzzled nigh what I ever institute to similar about it the start time effectually.At present apparently they're being churned out similar large macs. Hey,what practice I know,each and every i of them could exist succulent and special,merely personally...I've moved on. In that location are likewise many other books to read and only and then much time. Dune is a masterpiece. I've re-read it several times. The next five in the original series are good only I agree with many of you that they don't come up close to Dune. The residue are, well, I guess I'll read anything. 
'Dune' is brilliant, 'Dune Messiah' is brusk, and 'God Emperor of Dune' has an interesting central conceit, just the rest are very weak. Heavily padded sequels churned out for the coin. If yous liked 'Dune, you're improve off skipping the sequels entirely, and trying out some of Herbert's other stand-alone books, many of which are brilliant. I particularly recommend 'The Dosadi Experiment' and 'The Godmakers'. 
The showtime four books, through God Emperor, are worth reading. Read those in guild. The rest, not so much.God Emperor is really the culmination of the idea begun in the first book, which remains the gilded standard in the genre. The rest, both the last Frank Herbert books and all of the Brian Herbert books, are filler.
I like reading them in the social club that they were written. I feel like it lays out the story better that manner. 
Like many have said, I highly suggest reading Frank Hebert's original in gild. And, one time again every bit someone else said, if yous still desire more then read the residuum.In that location is a lot of diverseness in Herbert'south original books, both in how he tells/paces the stories and the kind of stories they are. They are all amazing, merely I would be the kickoff to admit that not all of them are for every one (practise to story pacing or story type).
Read the original Frank Herbert works in the original society. I personally would recommend skipping his sons works, the quality is just not on par. Though I practice find it interesting some of the criticism of the later 4 Frank Herbert works. I have read the whole serial a few times, and though I do love Dune as one of my all fourth dimension favorite books, the quality of writing goes up with each of the later books. If you are also attached to Paul and a few characters y'all may have a hard time with the subsequently books like God Emperor and Chapter house which are devoid of most of the original characters. But, these are improve written books. 
Dune and so Dune Messiah then Dune over again. 
Hamish wrote: "Dune then Dune MessiahIf you become past those 2 the quality really starts to drop off."
I agree. Read Dune. If yous similar it, read Dune Messiah. Then stop.
Hamish wrote: "Dune and so Dune MessiahIf you lot go past those 2 the quality actually starts to driblet off."
Hamish wrote: "Dune then Dune Messiah
If you get by those 2 the quality really starts to drop off."
I violently agree. Dune changed my perspective on my life. Dune Messiah had it's own qualities, but Children was a chore to finish and I lost interest in reading further books.
Trike wrote: "Hamish wrote: "Dune then Dune MessiahIf you go past those 2 the quality really starts to drib off."
I agree. Read Dune. If you like it, read Dune Messiah. Then stop."
I agree also, the residuum weren't worth the try for me.
Tim wrote: "I actually think people should just read Dune and forget the balance. Almost nothing happens in Dune Messiah until the very end, and the books get quite strange later that.
I'grand not very fond of Frank ..."
Hamish wrote: "Dune then Dune MessiahIf you go by those 2 the quality really starts to drib off."
I agree: Dune, Dune Messiah--total terminate. (Except I'd add that even those two can become tiresome at times. I remember thinking, "Okay. He'due south got this Crawly destiny. Got it. PLEASE don't tell me again!")
Having been an avid fan of Frank Herbert's work for a long time at present, I remember that nigh of the posts on here are echoes of my ain personal views regarding the Dune books. Dune itself is first-class, Dune Messiah, short and non quite equally skilful, and Children of Dune wraps things up more or less equally far as you lot need to go. God Emperor, Heretics and Chapter Business firm are okay, only nowhere near essential reading, and having ploughed through most of Brian Herbert's work, felt rather deflated and annoyed at the notion of milking the Dune gravy train that his begetter had built and so long ago. Things start getting weird with God Emperor and so get weirder notwithstanding after it...and don't get me started about the awful film that they made during the eighties...the television version was not much meliorate either... 
DUNE -- the start 1 -- is a great work. Dune Messiah, Children of Dune, and God Emperor are interesting science fiction novels, just I lost involvement after Heretics. I don't even call back most of Heretics.The first novel goes across being an interesting and thought-provoking scientific discipline fiction novel about exotic cultures and planets. It is one of the all-time novels I've e'er read about spirituality in the real world. It has its flaws.
I concur that none of them capture the "Dune" we get in Dune an Dune Messiah; Children of Dune worth adding in there to kinda complete the "trilogy." The moving picture, equally far as movie adaptations in that time went, wasn't that horrid. The mini-series of Dune and Children of Dune were curiously uninteresting and somehow neither activeness packed or getting the atmosphere and ecological/spiritual stuff right -- weird considering I too thought both series followed the books extremely closely. I haven't made it thru all the Brian Herbert books; read one and a one-half in published order and I don't call up they are terrible books; but, I too don't think they capture the "Dune" worldbuilding/atmosphere very well either. (*shudder* definitely not as bad every bit the continuation of Isaac Asimov's Foundation series done later on his death and virtually definitely non equally proficient every bit Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time that Sanderson is currently doing)
I'll have to agree with John at Message xi; I read Dune, Messiah, Children, God-Emperor, and Heretics a long time ago, and I recollect my incredible disappointment in all but Dune. I've very recently re-read Dune, and that volume was written to stand lonely. Although I own the remaining ones I've mentioned, I have absolutely no desire to re-read any of them. In a way, they're merely taking upward valuable infinite other collections I own would appreciate occupying.
I remember yous should read them in the order they were written. 
If you lot must read by Dune (the showtime written and the offset in the main plot arch), read them in the order written. I read the first i, and then either Dune Messiah or Children of Dune (all I really think is that it was weird and not at all like what I enjoyed almost Dune). I would say don't feel equally though you must read further than Dune. It is far, far superior to any of its sequels. Having said that, if you practise want to keep going a scrap I'd suggest Dune, Dune Messiah, Children of Dune, God Emperor of Dune. This seems to resolve the primary plot nicely and honestly I tin can't actually reccomend any of the farther books in the series equally I plant them extremely disappointing. 
I think it is important to read "Dune" as it was the first novel to be written. It sets the tone for everything else in a way that might exist hard to fill in reading some of the other books first. It makes sense from in that location to read them in guild, simply since I came beyond them randomly I read them out of club and seemed to have no problem keeping upwardly.Dave
I recommend the order of original publication. I am apparently one of the few who like Dune Messiah as much or more than Dune itself. Reading the newer prequels is by no means necessary. I'chiliad with 20 and 21 here. For me, God Emperor is essential. I usually tell people who haven't read any of them to read Dune, and if they like it then they should either try slogging through the adjacent two so they can read God Emperor of Dune or just skip straight to that 1. 
Hamish wrote: "Dune then Dune MessiahIf you get past those 2 the quality actually starts to drop off."
I agree with y'all!!
At that place seems to exist a consensus....Dune...then its all relative...Dune is the best. 
I read "Dune", love it and stop there! I still think I did the best thing.
Information technology's more assured that I'll reread "Dune" than go on its sequels.
I beloved these books. Frank Herbert was a genius. I actually believe this is a kind of moot point. The best line of reading is the way and order inwhich they were written. I'm not entirely sure why there are so many negative comments virtually many of the other books in the series. I read them all and enjoyed them. In creating a fictional universe Frank Herbert has given ascent to being able to sustain it with farther writings. Later books written by his son and co-writer were well done every bit well and worked out much of the history prior to the first book to be written. Sometimes information technology's a mater of some getting bored chop-chop and being unable to sustain or concentrate their enthusium for anything. Ordinarily critics never write well, since criticism tends to destroy the creativity in many of them. 
Jim wrote: "Concur mostly with John (message eleven), just more with Hamish (bulletin four). I first read Dune in 1974, and re-read it at to the lowest degree fifteen times over the side by side 10 years. I enjoyed Dune Messiah, trudged through C..." Jim:
It sounds like Frank Herbert was following in the footsteps of Arthur C. Clarke in his later years. The original Rama series. The first couple were good and then it seemed similar Clarke was getting senile and trying to just wrap up the series.
Rob wrote: "The original Rama series. The first couple were good then it seemed like Clarke was getting senile and trying to just wrap up the serial." Rama books 2 and later were more the work of Gentry Lee, I am given to empathize.
NibbledToDeathByCats wrote: "Rob wrote: "The original Rama series. The first couple were good and so it seemed like Clarke was getting senile and trying to just wrap upward the series."Rama books ii and after were more than the work..."
You are correct, Gentry Lee was involved with the books, just they were co-authors. :)
Read in the order of original publication. They were written deliberately - recall, the most urgent and compelling stories were told outset, considering they were what the author NEEDED to become out. If it could wait until the 8th book, then it just isn't as important. Rob wrote: "You are correct, Gentry Lee was involved with the books, only they were co-authors. :)" Ok, grant that I can't (or won't bother to) provide a source showing the true division of work on the Rama sequels. I would however like to speak to the comparing you made, Herbert following in footsteps of, and Clarke & Lee just trying to wrap up the series. I don't concur. At that place is the tangential point that all of the Dune sequels were published years before the Rama sequels (and so who follows whom?), simply more centrally, both the Rama books and the original Dune books have clearly designed story arcs fit squarely to the number of books in the series (excepting that Frank Herbert died before he could end). A ameliorate example of an author who wanted quits of his series and was just trying to wrap information technology up is Douglas Adams with the fifth H2G2 volume, but I see no comparison that can exist fabricated to Frank Herbert and Dune. Cheers.
That'south a play a trick on question every bit in that location's only one book in the Dune series :3 add together: link cover
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