How To Read All Dune Books In Chronological Order And Where Sisterhood Of Dune Fits Into Timeline

For those of you who are unfamiliar with the Dune Universe, the synopsis for the series, per MAX says, “Dune: Prophecy follows two Harkonnen sisters as they combat forces that threaten the future of humankind and establish the fabled sect that will become known as the Bene Gesserit.”

How to Read the Dune Books in Order

There are 23 books in all with the original six by Frank Herbert followed by 17 additional novels. Sisterhood of Dune was released in 2011 as the 17th book in the series, 46 years after Dune. WATCH: Dune: Prophecy, streaming on MAX Below are the release dates of each book.

How to Read the Dune Books in Chronological Order

If you’d like to read the series in chronological order, it’s a bit complicated… but not impossible! Just be prepared to jump around a lot with some newer releases even sliding between some of the original six.