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Frank Herbert Books in Order

Find every Frank Herbert book in order, including standalone titles and complete series reading orders with publication years.

Updated 2026-07-11 / 129 books / 9 series

American author best known for the Dune science fiction series. His books have sold over 20 million copies and won the Hugo and Nebula Awards. This page lists Frank Herbert books in order, including both chronological and series reading order.

All Frank Herbert Books in Chronological Order

1954 Operation Syndrome POoSS / 1 Buy
1955 Rat Race POoSS / 2 Buy
1955 Occupation Force POoSS / 3 Buy
1956 The Dragon in the Sea / Under Pressure / 21st Century Sub POoSN / 1 Buy
1959 Missing Link POoSN / 2 Buy
1959 Operation Haystack POoSN / 3 Buy
1961 A-W-F Unlimited POoSS / 4 Buy
1961 Try to Remember POoSN / 4 Buy
1961 Mating Call POoSS / 5 Buy
1963 Dune World POoDB / 1 Buy
1964 The Tactful Saboteur POoSS / 6 Buy
1965 The Illustrated Dune POoDC / 1 Buy
1965 Prophet of Dune POoDB / 2 Buy
1965 Dune POoDB / 3 Buy
1965 Committee of the Whole POoSS / 7 Buy
1965 The GM Effect POoSS / 8 Buy
1966 Destination Void POoTPSB / 1 Buy
1966 The Green Brain POoSN / 5 Buy
1966 The Eyes of Heisenberg POoSN / 6 Buy
1966 Escape Felicity POoSS / 9 Buy
1967 The Featherbedders POoSS / 10 Buy
1968 The Heaven Makers POoSN / 7 Buy
1968 The Santaroga Barrier POoSN / 8 Buy
1969 Whipping Star POoCUB / 1 Buy
1969 Dune Messiah POoDB / 4 Buy
1970 The Worlds of Frank Herbert POoSSC / 1 Buy
1970 New World Or No World POoNB / 1 Buy
1970 Seed Stock POoSS / 11 Buy
1972 Soul Catcher POoSN / 9 Buy
1972 The Godmakers POoSN / 10 Buy
1973 The Book of Frank Herbert POoSSC / 2 Buy
1973 Threshold: The Blue Angels Experience POoNB / 2 Buy
1973 Hellstrom's Hive POoSN / 11 Buy
1973 Gambling Device POoSS / 12 Buy
1975 The Best of Frank Herbert 1965-70 POoSSC / 3 Buy
1975 The Best of Frank Herbert POoSSC / 4 Buy
1976 Children of Dune POoDB / 5 Buy
1977 The Dosadi Experiment POoCUB / 2 Buy
1977 The Best of Frank Herbert 1952-1964 POoSSC / 5 Buy
1979 The Jesus Incident(With: Bill Ransom) POoTPSB / 2 Buy
1980 Without Me You're Nothing POoNB / 3 Buy
1980 Dune Genesis POoNB / 4 Buy
1980 Direct Descent POoSN / 12 Buy
1981 The Priests Of Psi POoSSC / 6 Buy
1981 God Emperor of Dune POoDB / 6 Buy
1982 The White Plague POoSN / 13 Buy
1983 The Lazarus Effect(With: Bill Ransom) POoTPSB / 3 Buy
1984 The Dune Encyclopedia(By: Willis Everett McNelly) POoDC / 2 Buy
1984 Heretics of Dune POoDB / 7 Buy
1985 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 1 POoLRHPWotFB / 1 Buy
1985 Maker of Dune POoNB / 5 Buy
1985 Eye POoSSC / 7 Buy
1985 Chapterhouse: Dune POoDB / 8 Buy
1986 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 2 POoLRHPWotFB / 2 Buy
1986 Man of Two Worlds POoSN / 14 Buy
1987 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 3 POoLRHPWotFB / 3 Buy
1988 The Ascension Factor(With: Bill Ransom) POoTPSB / 4 Buy
1988 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 4 POoLRHPWotFB / 4 Buy
1988 The Notebooks of Frank Herbert's Dune POoNB / 6 Buy
1989 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 5 POoLRHPWotFB / 5 Buy
1990 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 6 POoLRHPWotFB / 6 Buy
1991 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 7 POoLRHPWotFB / 7 Buy
1992 Songs of Muad'dib(By: Brian Herbert,Kevin J. Anderson) POoDC / 3 Buy
1992 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 8 POoLRHPWotFB / 8 Buy
1993 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future9 POoLRHPWotFB / 9 Buy
1994 The Battles of Dune(By: Felix Salten) POoDB / 9 Buy
1994 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 10 POoLRHPWotFB / 10 Buy
1995 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 11 POoLRHPWotFB / 11 Buy
1996 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 12 POoLRHPWotFB / 12 Buy
1997 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 13 POoLRHPWotFB / 13 Buy
1998 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 14 POoLRHPWotFB / 14 Buy
1999 House Atreides(By: Brian Herbert,Kevin J. Anderson) POoDB / 10 Buy
1999 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 15 POoLRHPWotFB / 15 Buy
2000 House Harkonnen(By: Brian Herbert,Kevin J. Anderson) POoDB / 11 Buy
2000 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 16 POoLRHPWotFB / 16 Buy
2001 House Corrino(By: Brian Herbert,Kevin J. Anderson) POoDB / 12 Buy
2001 Fremen Justice(By: Brian Herbert,Kevin J. Anderson) POoDB / 13 Buy
2001 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 17 POoLRHPWotFB / 17 Buy
2002 The Butlerian Jihad(By: Brian Herbert,Kevin J. Anderson) POoDB / 14 Buy
2002 The Machine Crusade(By: Brian Herbert,Kevin J. Anderson) POoDB / 15 Buy
2002 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 18 POoLRHPWotFB / 18 Buy
2002 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 19 POoLRHPWotFB / 19 Buy
2004 The Battle of Corrin(By: Brian Herbert,Kevin J. Anderson) POoDB / 16 Buy
2004 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 20 POoLRHPWotFB / 20 Buy
2005 The Road to Dune(By: Brian Herbert,Kevin J. Anderson) POoDC / 4 Buy
2005 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 21 POoLRHPWotFB / 21 Buy
2006 Hunters of Dune(By: Brian Herbert,Kevin J. Anderson) POoDB / 17 Buy
2006 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 22 POoLRHPWotFB / 22 Buy
2007 Sandworms of Dune(By: Brian Herbert,Kevin J. Anderson) POoDB / 18 Buy
2007 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 23 POoLRHPWotFB / 23 Buy
2008 Paul of Dune(By: Brian Herbert,Kevin J. Anderson) POoDB / 19 Buy
2008 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 24 POoLRHPWotFB / 24 Buy
2009 Classic Science Fiction Stories POoSSC / 8 Buy
2009 The Winds of Dune(By: Brian Herbert,Kevin J. Anderson) POoDB / 20 Buy
2009 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 25 POoLRHPWotFB / 25 Buy
2010 Old Rambling House POoSN / 15 Buy
2010 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 26 POoLRHPWotFB / 26 Buy
2011 Tales of Dune(By: Brian Herbert,Kevin J. Anderson) POoDC / 5 Buy
2011 Sisterhood of Dune(By: Brian Herbert,Kevin J. Anderson) POoDB / 21 Buy
2011 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 27 POoLRHPWotFB / 27 Buy
2012 High-Opp POoSN / 16 Buy
2012 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 28 POoLRHPWotFB / 28 Buy
2013 Angels' Fall POoSN / 17 Buy
2013 A Game of Authors POoSN / 18 Buy
2013 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 29 POoLRHPWotFB / 29 Buy
2014 The Collected Stories of Frank Herbert POoSSC / 9 Buy
2014 A Thorn in the Bush POoSN / 19 Buy
2014 Mentats of Dune(By: Brian Herbert,Kevin J. Anderson) POoDB / 22 Buy
2014 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 30 POoLRHPWotFB / 30 Buy
2015 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 31 POoLRHPWotFB / 31 Buy
2016 Four Unpublished Novels POoSSC / 10 Buy
2016 Frank Herbert: Unpublished Stories POoSSC / 11 Buy
2016 Red Plague(By: Brian Herbert,Kevin J. Anderson) POoDB / 23 Buy
2016 Navigators of Dune(By: Brian Herbert,Kevin J. Anderson) POoDB / 24 Buy
2016 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 32 POoLRHPWotFB / 32 Buy
2017 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 33 POoLRHPWotFB / 33 Buy
2018 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 34 POoLRHPWotFB / 34 Buy
2019 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 35 POoLRHPWotFB / 35 Buy
2020 The Duke of Caladan(By: Brian Herbert,Kevin J. Anderson) POoDB / 25 Buy
2020 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 36 POoLRHPWotFB / 36 Buy
2021 The Lady of Caladan(By: Brian Herbert,Kevin J. Anderson) POoDB / 26 Buy
2021 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 37 POoLRHPWotFB / 37 Buy
2022 Sands of Dune(By: Brian Herbert,Kevin J. Anderson) POoDC / 6 Buy
2022 The Heir of Caladan(By: Brian Herbert,Kevin J. Anderson) POoDB / 27 Buy
2022 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 38 POoLRHPWotFB / 38 Buy
2023 Princess of Dune(By: Brian Herbert,Kevin J. Anderson) POoDB / 28 Buy
2023 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 39 POoLRHPWotFB / 39 Buy
2024 L. Ron Hubbard Presents: Writers of the Future 40 POoLRHPWotFB / 40 Buy
2025 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 41 POoLRHPWotFB / 41 Buy

Frank Herbert Book Series Reading Orders / browse all ->

01 Whipping Star 1969 Buy
02 The Dosadi Experiment 1977 Buy
01 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 1 1985 Buy
02 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 2 1986 Buy
03 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 3 1987 Buy
04 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 4 1988 Buy
05 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 5 1989 Buy
06 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 6 1990 Buy
07 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 7 1991 Buy
08 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 8 1992 Buy
09 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future9 1993 Buy
10 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 10 1994 Buy
11 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 11 1995 Buy
12 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 12 1996 Buy
13 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 13 1997 Buy
14 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 14 1998 Buy
15 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 15 1999 Buy
16 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 16 2000 Buy
17 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 17 2001 Buy
18 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 18 2002 Buy
19 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 19 2002 Buy
20 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 20 2004 Buy
21 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 21 2005 Buy
22 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 22 2006 Buy
23 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 23 2007 Buy
24 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 24 2008 Buy
25 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 25 2009 Buy
26 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 26 2010 Buy
27 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 27 2011 Buy
28 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 28 2012 Buy
29 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 29 2013 Buy
30 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 30 2014 Buy
31 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 31 2015 Buy
32 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 32 2016 Buy
33 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 33 2017 Buy
34 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 34 2018 Buy
35 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 35 2019 Buy
36 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 36 2020 Buy
37 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 37 2021 Buy
38 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 38 2022 Buy
39 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 39 2023 Buy
40 L. Ron Hubbard Presents: Writers of the Future 40 2024 Buy
41 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 41 2025 Buy
01 The Illustrated Dune 1965 Buy
02 The Dune Encyclopedia(By: Willis Everett McNelly) 1984 Buy
03 Songs of Muad'dib(By: Brian Herbert,Kevin J. Anderson) 1992 Buy
04 The Road to Dune(By: Brian Herbert,Kevin J. Anderson) 2005 Buy
05 Tales of Dune(By: Brian Herbert,Kevin J. Anderson) 2011 Buy
06 Sands of Dune(By: Brian Herbert,Kevin J. Anderson) 2022 Buy
01 The Worlds of Frank Herbert 1970 Buy
02 The Book of Frank Herbert 1973 Buy
03 The Best of Frank Herbert 1965-70 1975 Buy
04 The Best of Frank Herbert 1975 Buy
05 The Best of Frank Herbert 1952-1964 1977 Buy
06 The Priests Of Psi 1981 Buy
07 Eye 1985 Buy
08 Classic Science Fiction Stories 2009 Buy
09 The Collected Stories of Frank Herbert 2014 Buy
10 Four Unpublished Novels 2016 Buy
11 Frank Herbert: Unpublished Stories 2016 Buy
01 Operation Syndrome 1954 Buy
02 Rat Race 1955 Buy
03 Occupation Force 1955 Buy
04 A-W-F Unlimited 1961 Buy
05 Mating Call 1961 Buy
06 The Tactful Saboteur 1964 Buy
07 Committee of the Whole 1965 Buy
08 The GM Effect 1965 Buy
09 Escape Felicity 1966 Buy
10 The Featherbedders 1967 Buy
11 Seed Stock 1970 Buy
12 Gambling Device 1973 Buy
Standalone Books in Reading Order 19 books / 1956-2014
01 The Dragon in the Sea / Under Pressure / 21st Century Sub 1956 Buy
02 Missing Link 1959 Buy
03 Operation Haystack 1959 Buy
04 Try to Remember 1961 Buy
05 The Green Brain 1966 Buy
06 The Eyes of Heisenberg 1966 Buy
07 The Heaven Makers 1968 Buy
08 The Santaroga Barrier 1968 Buy
09 Soul Catcher 1972 Buy
10 The Godmakers 1972 Buy
11 Hellstrom's Hive 1973 Buy
12 Direct Descent 1980 Buy
13 The White Plague 1982 Buy
14 Man of Two Worlds 1986 Buy
15 Old Rambling House 2010 Buy
16 High-Opp 2012 Buy
17 Angels' Fall 2013 Buy
18 A Game of Authors 2013 Buy
19 A Thorn in the Bush 2014 Buy
Dune Books in Reading Order 28 books / 1963-2023
01 Dune World 1963 Buy
02 Prophet of Dune 1965 Buy
03 Dune 1965 Buy
04 Dune Messiah 1969 Buy
05 Children of Dune 1976 Buy
06 God Emperor of Dune 1981 Buy
07 Heretics of Dune 1984 Buy
08 Chapterhouse: Dune 1985 Buy
09 The Battles of Dune(By: Felix Salten) 1994 Buy
10 House Atreides(By: Brian Herbert,Kevin J. Anderson) 1999 Buy
11 House Harkonnen(By: Brian Herbert,Kevin J. Anderson) 2000 Buy
12 House Corrino(By: Brian Herbert,Kevin J. Anderson) 2001 Buy
13 Fremen Justice(By: Brian Herbert,Kevin J. Anderson) 2001 Buy
14 The Butlerian Jihad(By: Brian Herbert,Kevin J. Anderson) 2002 Buy
15 The Machine Crusade(By: Brian Herbert,Kevin J. Anderson) 2002 Buy
16 The Battle of Corrin(By: Brian Herbert,Kevin J. Anderson) 2004 Buy
17 Hunters of Dune(By: Brian Herbert,Kevin J. Anderson) 2006 Buy
18 Sandworms of Dune(By: Brian Herbert,Kevin J. Anderson) 2007 Buy
19 Paul of Dune(By: Brian Herbert,Kevin J. Anderson) 2008 Buy
20 The Winds of Dune(By: Brian Herbert,Kevin J. Anderson) 2009 Buy
21 Sisterhood of Dune(By: Brian Herbert,Kevin J. Anderson) 2011 Buy
22 Mentats of Dune(By: Brian Herbert,Kevin J. Anderson) 2014 Buy
23 Red Plague(By: Brian Herbert,Kevin J. Anderson) 2016 Buy
24 Navigators of Dune(By: Brian Herbert,Kevin J. Anderson) 2016 Buy
25 The Duke of Caladan(By: Brian Herbert,Kevin J. Anderson) 2020 Buy
26 The Lady of Caladan(By: Brian Herbert,Kevin J. Anderson) 2021 Buy
27 The Heir of Caladan(By: Brian Herbert,Kevin J. Anderson) 2022 Buy
28 Princess of Dune(By: Brian Herbert,Kevin J. Anderson) 2023 Buy
01 New World Or No World 1970 Buy
02 Threshold: The Blue Angels Experience 1973 Buy
03 Without Me You're Nothing 1980 Buy
04 Dune Genesis 1980 Buy
05 Maker of Dune 1985 Buy
06 The Notebooks of Frank Herbert's Dune 1988 Buy
01 Destination Void 1966 Buy
02 The Jesus Incident(With: Bill Ransom) 1979 Buy
03 The Lazarus Effect(With: Bill Ransom) 1983 Buy
04 The Ascension Factor(With: Bill Ransom) 1988 Buy

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