Series
Prelude to Dune
Brian Herbert & Kevin J. Anderson · 3 novels · 2 short stories · 1999–2001
Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson's Prelude to Dune trilogy (House Atreides, House Harkonnen, House Corrino, 1999-2001) is set roughly forty years before Frank Herbert's Dune, tracing young Duke Leto Atreides' rise and his alliance with the technological world of Ix, Crown Prince Shaddam's maneuvering to succeed his father, and the Bene Gesserit's breeding program working toward the Kwisatz Haderach. The trilogy builds the rivalries and schemes -- including Baron Harkonnen's vendetta against the Bene Gesserit -- that set up the original novel.
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Reading order
The order the books came out.
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By decade
- 1990s1
- 2000s4
Shape
3 novels · 2 short stories
2 authors
reads like:science fictionpolitical intrigueother star systemsfar futuretenseadult
Mood
Grim and intense: 100% of this series' placed works, the catalog's 46%.
this series · the catalog · one dot = one book4 of 5 works carry a tone
Edges of the map
- House Harkonnendarkest · calmest
- Dune: Fremen Justicebrightest · most intense