New Dune novels
| Part of the series on the New Dune novels of Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson | |
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Prelude to Dune trilogy Dune: House Atreides | |
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Legends of Dune trilogy Dune: The Butlerian Jihad | |
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Sequels to the originals | |
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Heroes of Dune | |
The new Dune novels are a number of books set in the Dune universe and written by Brian Herbert (son of Frank Herbert) together with Kevin J. Anderson. So far two trilogies of prequels have been released, as well as two sequel books to the original books. Four more books have been announced.
There is an ongoing debate as to whether the new Dune novels can be considered part of the Dune canon. Some consider them a faithful continuation of Frank Herbert's work, while others see them as something akin to fan fiction.
Contents |
Prelude to Dune trilogy
House Atreides
House Harkonnen
House Corrino
Legends of Dune trilogy
The Butlerian Jihad
The Machine Crusade
The Battle of Corrin
Sequels to the original series
Hunters of Dune
Sandworms of Dune
Heroes of Dune
Paul of Dune
Jessica of Dune
Irulan of Dune
Leto of Dune
Debate on the canon or non-canon status of the new books
It would seem that there is a readily available precedent for the treatment of canon status of any Dune materials: Star Wars Canon. Obviously the original 6 Dune novels would be treated as the 6 Star Wars films. Next would come licensed works by the owners of the Dune property-the Prelude and Legends Novels. Finally would come other materials-games, Encyclopedia, and any other works. Any piece of information should be considered canon as long as it does not directly contradict information from a higher level (unless a reasonably believable explanation can be provided how a seeming contradiction is not really as it seems).
