Dune Reading Order (Expanded Universe)

Below is the Dune Saga Chronology for readers who want to explore the entire Dune universe in chronological sequence.

Each entry includes a concise time range (in the "Before Guild" 𝐵.𝐺. and "After Guild" 𝐴.𝐺. or approximate date references) and a short note on where that book or story fits in the grand sweep of Dune history. This reading order weaves together the novels by both Frank Herbert and Brian Herbert & Kevin J. Anderson, short stories, and other expansions. Where possible, references to the exact in-universe dates are drawn from the source material (cited as book name / part name / timeline-evidence) or from known official statements by the authors.

Dates and sequences below reflect one cohesive "grand timeline" gleaned from the evidence in each work, but be aware that alternate interpretations exist, and different editions sometimes shift chapters or numbering. Nonetheless, this represents a balanced approach for reading and placing each story in chronological order.

Hunting Harkonnens

Timeframe: ~11,000 𝐵.𝐺. (Butlerian Jihad era, thousands of years pre-Guild; references say it’s “roughly 11,000 years Before Guild”) Spotlights House Harkonnen ancestors under threat from cymeks and Omnius.