Dune audiobooks in order
The six novels Frank Herbert wrote himself. The later Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson prequels and sequels are a separate, much larger, and much more divisive proposition.
Frank HerbertNarrated by Scott Brick and Simon Vance with a partial cast · 6 booksPhoto: Unknown photographer · Public domain · Wikimedia CommonsWhich order should you listen in?
Publication order. Be warned that the series changes character sharply after the first book, and again after the third — plenty of listeners stop at Children of Dune quite happily.
Dune in publication order
- 1
Dune (1965) - 2
Dune Messiah (1969) - 3
Children of Dune (1976) - 4
God Emperor of Dune (1981) - 5
Heretics of Dune (1984) - 6
Chapterhouse: Dune (1985)