Frank Herbert Dune Series 6 Books Set Children Of Dune, God Emperor Of Dune & more

Frank Herbert Dune Series gathers six novels set on and around Arrakis, the sand-blasted world known as Dune. Across the collection, the planet’s shifting fortunes influence the wider galaxy, touching on the rise of political and religious power, the effects of environmental change and the pressures of conflict.

The set begins with Dune and continues through its sequels, with events spanning millennia. Throughout the series, the stories refer to the value of melange (or “spice”), changing balances of power and the return of groups from the Scattering, alongside ongoing struggle between forces including the Bene Gesserit and the Honoured Matres.

Included titles

• Dune
• Dune Messiah
• Children Of Dune
• God Emperor Of Dune
• Heretics Of Dune
• Chapter House Dune

Key details

• Six-book collection set on and around Arrakis (Dune)
• Includes Dune and five sequels
• Events span millennia across the series
• References melange (“spice”) and its importance
• Includes the Bene Gesserit and the Honoured Matres

Synopses

Dune

Presented as a landmark science fiction novel and described as a winner of the Hugo and Nebula awards. It introduces melange, or “spice”, described as the most valuable and rarest element in the universe, noted for extending life-span and enabling interstellar travel.

Dune Messiah

Set twelve years after victory over House Harkonnen, Paul Atreides rules as emperor from Arrakis. His triumph has far-reaching consequences, with war spreading across the known universe and billions already dead.

Children Of Dune

Arrakis has become green, watered and fertile after Paul Atreides led the Fremen to domination of the galaxy and then disappeared. The planet’s altered climate threatens the giant sandworms, bringing disastrous consequences for its economy.

God Emperor Of Dune

More than three thousand years after the first events recorded in Dune, one link remains: Leto Atreides, son of Paul Muad’Dib, now the virtually immortal God Emperor. He believes the future depends on breeding new qualities into the species to prevent its evolution reaching an end.

Heretics Of Dune

The cycle turns from desert to fertile land and back again, completing a full circle from Dune to Rakis to Dune. People of the Scattering return, including the mysterious Honoured Matres, described as adepts of an ecstatic cult.

Chapter House Dune

The established galactic order is fading after the Honoured Matres destroy the planet Dune. The Bene Gesserit co-ordinate resistance from Chapter House, their undiscovered home world, as a new Scattering is planned and they protect a carefully nurtured asset.