Dune Series

This epic saga delves into the deep historical roots of a beloved universe, set millennia before the original story. It meticulously charts the rise of powerful noble houses, the formation of influential religious orders, and pivotal technological advancements. Readers will explore the origins of Arrakis, the mysteries of the spice melange, and the formative conflicts that shaped the galaxy. It's a captivating journey into the past that expands and enriches the established lore.

Legends of Dune Mass Market Paperback Boxed Set: The Butlerian Jihad, the Machine Crusade, the Battle of Corrin

Recommended Reading Order

Dune - The butlerian jihad
Brian Herbert
624 pages
22 hours of reading
It began in the Time of Tyrants, when ambitious men and women used high-powered computers to seize control of the heart of the Old Empire including Earth itself. The tyrants translated their brains into mobile mechanical bodies and created a new race, the immortal man-machine hybrids called cymeks. Then the cymeks' world-controlling planetary computers - each known as Omnius - seized control from their overlords and a thousand years of brutal rule by the thinking machines began. But their world faces disaster. Impatient with human beings' endless disobedience and the cymeks' continual plotting to regain their power, Omnius has decided that it no longer needs them. Only victory can save the human race from extermination.
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4.0
Dune: The Machine Crusade
Kevin J. Anderson
672 pages
24 hours of reading
Earth is a radioactive ruin. But the initial campaign of the Butlerian Jihad has given new hope to mankind. Serena Butler, whose murdered child has become a symbol for oppressed humanity, inspires a war against the thinking computers led by Xavier Harkonnen and Vorian Atreides. But four of the Titans - murderous machines with human brains and human cunning - still remain. And the universal computer mind, Omnius, still wields most of its power.
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3.8
Dune: The Battle of Corrin
Brian Herbert
592 pages
21 hours of reading
Human and machine face off one last time in this "New York Times" bestseller. ""Dune" addicts will happily devour Herbert and Anderson's spicy conclusion to their second prequel trilogy."--"Publishers Weekly."
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3.8